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Read the standard through the thing it makes possible.
A standards page should not make protocol culture the first obstacle. It should show what the NIP lets a product do, where it fits, what it risks and which parts of Nostr depend on it.
The complete index becomes a mapThe standards shelf works when a NIP number or the whole protocol surface is already the question.
Strategy turns standards into judgmentA feature needs a decision: adopt now, prepare, watch or avoid.
Events are the shared languageThe event model makes signatures, kinds, tags and content understandable.
NIP-01 is the floorThe first rules behind events, relays and clients belong at the front.
Identifiers make names portableNIP-05 gives a human handle to public keys without hiding the key model.
Addresses make links shareableNIP-19 explains the visible forms people copy, paste and recognize.
Long-form needs standards tooPublishing standards matter when articles should survive outside one feed.
Auth needs a product safety readNIP-98 turns HTTP access into a signing question that belongs near trust decisions.
Standards floor
Turn protocol detail into a useful next click.
NIPs become easier when they stop looking like a pile of numbers. Start with identity, events, publishing, wallets, relays, moderation or app data; then open the standard that explains the behavior.
Understand events firstThe event model clears up signatures, kinds and tags before the deeper standards appear.
Make identity readableNIP-05 and address pages explain how public keys become names and links.
Follow publishing standardsLong-form and media NIPs become clearer when tied to publishing and creator routes.
Connect wallets to behaviorValue standards matter when payments, wallet permissions or zaps drive the product.
Connect relays to identityRelay standards explain how clients know where a person expects events to live.
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Standards shelves
A standards archive needs decision shelves, not just numbers.
NIP pages become useful when direct explainers, strategy, event models, identity standards, value flows, relay behavior and research notes sit in a clear order.
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Complete Index
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Crays Nip Strategy
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Events And Kinds
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Guide
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NIP explainers
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Read standards through product consequences.
Start with the standards map, then open explainers, references and field guides when a NIP affects keys, media, relays, wallets or governance.
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Android Signer ApplicationBasic key derivation from mnemonic seed phraseBasic protocol flowbech32-encoded entitiesBLE CommunicationsBlossomBridged EventsCalendar EventsChatsChessClassified ListingsCode SnippetsCommentsComplete NIP Archive IndexCrays NIP StrategyCustom EmojiData Vending MachinesDealing with Unknown EventsDelegated Event SigningDraft EventsE2EE Messaging using MLSEcash Mint DiscoverabilityEncrypted Direct MessageEvent Deletion RequestExpiration TimestampExternal Content IDsExternal IdentitiesExtra metadata fields and tagsFile MetadataFollow ListForum ThreadsGeocachingGift Wrapgit stuffHandling MentionsHTTP AuthHTTP File Storage IntegrationLabelingListsLive ActivitiesMapping Nostr keys to DNS-based identifiersModerated CommunitiesNegentropy SyncingNIP and standards researchNIP-01: Basic protocol flowNIP-02: Follow ListNIP-03: OpenTimestamps AttestationsNIP-04: Encrypted Direct MessageNIP-05: Mapping Nostr keys to DNS-based identifiersNIP-5A: Static Websites / nsitesNIP-06: Basic key derivation from mnemonic seed phraseNIP-07: window.nostr capability for web browsersNIP-7D: Forum ThreadsNIP-08: Handling MentionsNIP-09: Event Deletion RequestNIP-10: Text Notes and ThreadsNIP-12: Generic tag queriesNIP-13: Proof of WorkNIP-14: Subject tagNIP-15: Nostr MarketplaceNIP-16: Event treatmentNIP-17: Private Direct MessagesNIP-18: RepostsNIP-19: bech32-encoded entitiesNIP-20: Command resultsNIP-21: nostr: URI schemeNIP-22: CommentsNIP-23: Long-form ContentNIP-24: Extra metadata fields and tagsNIP-25: ReactionsNIP-26: Delegated Event SigningNIP-27: Text Note ReferencesNIP-28: Public ChatNIP-29: Relay-based GroupsNIP-30: Custom EmojiNIP-31: Dealing with Unknown EventsNIP-32: LabelingNIP-33: Parameterized replaceable eventsNIP-34: git stuffNIP-35: TorrentsNIP-36: Sensitive ContentNIP-37: Draft EventsNIP-38: User StatusesNIP-39: External IdentitiesNIP-40: Expiration TimestampNIP-42: Authentication of clients to relaysNIP-43: Relay Access Metadata and RequestsNIP-44: Versioned EncryptionNIP-45: Counting ResultsNIP-46: Nostr Remote SigningNIP-47: Nostr Wallet ConnectNIP-48: Bridged EventsNIP-49: Private Key EncryptionNIP-50: Search CapabilityNIP-51: ListsNIP-52: Calendar EventsNIP-53: Live ActivitiesNIP-54: WikiNIP-55: Android Signer ApplicationNIP-56: ReportingNIP-57: Lightning ZapsNIP-58: BadgesNIP-59: Gift WrapNIP-60: Cashu WalletNIP-61: NutzapsNIP-62: Request to VanishNIP-64: ChessNIP-65: Relay List MetadataNIP-68: Picture-first feedsNIP-69: Peer-to-peer Order eventsNIP-70: Protected EventsNIP-71: Video EventsNIP-72: Moderated CommunitiesNIP-73: External Content IDsNIP-75: Zap GoalsNIP-77: Negentropy SyncingNIP-78: Application-specific dataNIP-84: HighlightsNIP-85: Trusted AssertionsNIP-86: Relay Management APINIP-87: Ecash Mint DiscoverabilityNIP-88: PollsNIP-89: Recommended Application HandlersNIP-90: Data Vending MachinesNIP-92: Media Attachments MetadataNIP-94: File MetadataNIP-96: HTTP File Storage IntegrationNIP-98: HTTP AuthNIP-99: Classified ListingsNIP-A0: Voice MessagesNIP-A4: Public MessagesNIP-B0: Web BookmarksNIP-B7: BlossomNIP-BE: BLE CommunicationsNIP-C0: Code SnippetsNIP-C7: ChatsNIP-CC: GeocachingNIP-EE: E2EE Messaging using MLSNIP-F4: PodcastsNIPs mirrorNostr NIPsNostr Remote Signingnostr-protocol/nipsnostr: URI schemeOpenTimestamps AttestationsPeer-to-peer Order eventsPicture-first feedsPodcastsPollsPrivate Direct MessagesPrivate Key EncryptionProof of WorkProtected EventsPublic ChatPublic MessagesReactionsReportingRepostsRequest to VanishSearch CapabilitySensitive ContentStatic Websites / nsitesSubject tagText Note ReferencesText Notes and ThreadsTorrentsTrusted AssertionsUser StatusesVersioned EncryptionVoice MessagesWeb BookmarksWikiwindow.nostr capability for web browsers
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Deep Research: Standards and NIPsResearch Source: Android Signer ApplicationResearch Source: Application-specific dataResearch Source: Authentication of clients to relaysResearch Source: Basic key derivation from mnemonic seed phraseResearch Source: Basic protocol flowResearch Source: BLE CommunicationsResearch Source: BlossomResearch Source: Bridged EventsResearch Source: Calendar EventsResearch Source: ChatsResearch Source: ChessResearch Source: Classified ListingsResearch Source: Code SnippetsResearch Source: CommentsResearch Source: Counting ResultsResearch Source: Custom EmojiResearch Source: Data Vending MachinesResearch Source: Dealing with Unknown EventsResearch Source: Delegated Event SigningResearch Source: Draft EventsResearch Source: E2EE Messaging using MLSResearch Source: Ecash Mint DiscoverabilityResearch Source: Encrypted Direct MessageResearch Source: Event Deletion RequestResearch Source: Expiration TimestampResearch Source: External Content IDsResearch Source: External IdentitiesResearch Source: Extra metadata fields and tagsResearch Source: File MetadataResearch Source: Follow ListResearch Source: Forum ThreadsResearch Source: GeocachingResearch Source: Gift WrapResearch Source: Groups NIP-29Research Source: Handling MentionsResearch Source: HighlightsResearch Source: HTTP AuthResearch Source: HTTP File Storage IntegrationResearch Source: LabelingResearch Source: ListsResearch Source: Live ActivitiesResearch Source: Mapping Nostr keys to DNS-based identifiersResearch Source: Moderated CommunitiesResearch Source: NIP-03: OpenTimestamps AttestationsResearch Source: NIP-5A: Static Websites / nsitesResearch Source: NIP-07: window.nostr capability for web browsersResearch Source: NIP-10: Text Notes and ThreadsResearch Source: NIP-11: Relay Information DocumentResearch Source: NIP-13: Proof of WorkResearch Source: NIP-14: Subject tagResearch Source: NIP-17: Private Direct MessagesResearch Source: NIP-18: RepostsResearch Source: NIP-19: bech32-encoded entitiesResearch Source: NIP-21: nostr: URI schemeResearch Source: NIP-25: ReactionsResearch Source: NIP-27: Text Note ReferencesResearch Source: NIP-28: Public ChatResearch Source: NIP-29 Groups RelayResearch Source: NIP-29: Relay-based GroupsResearch Source: NIP-34: git stuffResearch Source: NIP-35: TorrentsResearch Source: NIP-36: Sensitive ContentResearch Source: NIP-38: User StatusesResearch Source: NIP-43: Relay Access Metadata and RequestsResearch Source: NIP-44: Versioned EncryptionResearch Source: NIP-46: Nostr Remote SigningResearch Source: NIP-49: Private Key EncryptionResearch Source: NIP-50: Search CapabilityResearch Source: NIP-54: WikiResearch Source: NIP-56: ReportingResearch Source: NIP-62: Request to VanishResearch Source: NIP-65: Relay List MetadataResearch Source: NIP-66 / nostr-watch stackResearch Source: NIP-66: Relay Liveness MonitoringResearch Source: NIP-68: Picture-first feedsResearch Source: NIP-69: Peer-to-peer Order eventsResearch Source: NIP-70: Protected EventsResearch Source: NIP-77: Negentropy SyncingResearch Source: NIP-85: Trusted AssertionsResearch Source: NIP-86: Relay Management APIResearch Source: NIP-88: PollsResearch Source: NIP-89: Recommended Application HandlersResearch Source: NIP-A0: Voice MessagesResearch Source: NIP-A4: Public MessagesResearch Source: NIP-B0: Web BookmarksResearch Source: NIP-F4: PodcastsResearch Source: NIPs mirrorResearch Source: nostr-protocol/nips GitHub
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