This repository is dedicated to Convex Design and Documentation
Convex Architecture Documents (CADs) are defined for standards relating to the Convex network and ecosystem, in a manner inspired by Internet RFCs.
| Code | Title | Status | Editor |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAD000 | Design principles | Active | mikera |
| CAD001 | Vision & Architecture | Active | mikera |
| CAD002 | CVM Values | Active | mikera |
| CAD003 | Encoding Format | Active | mikera |
| CAD004 | Account Model | Pending | mikera |
| CAD005 | CVM Execution | Initial | mikera |
| CAD006 | Memory Accounting | Active | mikera |
| CAD007 | Juice Accounting | Pending | mikera |
| CAD008 | Convex Lisp Compiler | Pending | mikera |
| CAD009 | Expanders and Macros | Pending | mikera |
| CAD010 | Transactions | Pending | mikera |
| CAD011 | Error Handling | Active | mikera |
| CAD012 | Numerics | Pending | mikera |
| CAD013 | Metadata | Initial | helins |
| CAD014 | CNS Registry | Pending | mikera |
| CAD015 | Peer Connection Protocol | Pending | mikera |
| CAD016 | Peer Staking | Pending | mikera |
| CAD017 | Peer Operations | Pending | mikera |
| CAD018 | Scheduler | Pending | mikera |
| CAD019 | Asset Model | Draft | mikera |
| CAD020 | Tokenomics | Draft | mikera |
| CAD021 | Observability | Draft | mikera |
| CAD022 | Trust Monitors | Draft | mikera |
| CAD023 | Local Key Store | Draft | mikera |
| CAD024 | Data Lattice | Draft | mikera |
| CAD025 | HD Wallets | Draft | mikera |
| CAD026 | Convex Lisp | Draft | mikera |
| CAD027 | Event Logging | Draft | mikera |
| CAD028 | Data Lattice File System | Draft | mikera |
| CAD029 | Fungible Token Standard | Draft | mikera |
| CAD030 | Torus DEX | Draft | mikera |
There are the key repositories managed under the Convex-Dev organisation on GitHub.
The main Convex repository is the primary code base, and includes important modules including:
convex-core- the core Convex data structures and algorithms including CPoSconvex-peer- Convex peer implementation and P2P networkingconvex-gui- Convex Desktop GUI Applicationconvex-restapi- REST API Server implementation
| Name | Description | Status | Lead Dev. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convex | Main Convex distribution | Active | mikera |
| Convex Design | Architecture and design documents | Active | mikera |
| convex-web | Website and live sandbox (convex.world) | Active | pedrorgirardi |
| convexity | Mobile application and wallet | Active | pedrorgirardi |
| convex-api-py | Python REST client | Active | billbsing |
| convex-api-js | NodeJS REST client | Active | billbsing |
| convex.cljc | Clojure libraries, Convex Lisp Runner | Active | helins |
We maintain a list of Ecosystem Projects as a shared resource for the community.
If you would like your project listed, please send a PR for the linked page.
Contributions to this repository are welcome. Contributors may clarify existing design documents, or propose new formal specification changes to Convex by opening issues or pull requests.
For questions and broader discussions, please join the Convex Discord channel (https://discord.com/invite/xfYGq4CT7v).
Contributors are recommended to consult the broader community first before developing new proposals or improvements.
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