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NIPs
NIPs stand for Nostr Implementation Possibilities. They exist to document what MUST, what SHOULD and what MAY be implemented by Nostr-compatible relay and client software.
- NIP-01: Basic protocol flow description
- NIP-02: Contact List and Petnames
- NIP-03: OpenTimestamps Attestations for Events
- NIP-04: Encrypted Direct Message
- NIP-05: Mapping Nostr keys to DNS-based internet identifiers
- NIP-06: Basic key derivation from mnemonic seed phrase
- NIP-07:
window.nostrcapability for web browsers - NIP-08: Handling Mentions
- NIP-09: Event Deletion
- NIP-10: Conventions for clients' use of
eandptags in text events. - NIP-11: Relay Information Document
- NIP-12: Generic Tag Queries
- NIP-13: Proof of Work
Event Kinds
| kind | description | NIP |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Metadata | 5 |
| 1 | Text | 1 |
| 2 | Recommend Relay | 1 |
| 3 | Contacts | 2 |
| 4 | Encrypted Direct Messages | 4 |
| 5 | Event Deletion | 9 |
Please update this list when proposing NIPs introducing new event kinds.
Criteria for acceptance of NIPs
- They should be implemented somewhere at least as a prototype somewhere.
- They should make sense.
- Other rules will be made up when necessary.
License
All NIPs are public domain.