An annotated directory of the key GitHub repositories in the Kaspa and vProgs ecosystem. Each entry describes what the repository contains, its current status, and notable branches or pull requests.

Protocol Repositories

rusty-kaspa

  • URL: github.com/kaspanet/rusty-kaspa
  • Language: Rust
  • Description: The primary Kaspa node implementation. This is the reference implementation of the Kaspa protocol, including GHOSTDAG consensus, transaction processing, mining, and the network layer.
  • Status: Active development. v1.1.0 stable released March 4, 2026 (pre-Covenants++ baseline).
  • Key branches:
    • main – stable release branch
    • covpp – Covenants++ implementation branch (created January 1, 2026). Contains covenant scripts, ZK precompiles, covenant IDs, and Blake3 seqcommit
    • DagKnight branch – active as of February 27, 2026
  • Maintainers: Core team (Michael Sutton, Ori Newman, and others)

KIPs (Official)

  • URL: github.com/kaspanet/kips
  • Description: The official Kaspa Improvement Proposals repository. Contains the formal specifications for protocol changes, including KIP-10 (transaction introspection), KIP-14 (Crescendo), KIP-15 (sequencing commitments), KIP-17 (covenant scripts), and KIP-20 (covenant IDs).
  • Status: Active. New proposals added as they reach formal status.
  • Key files:
    • kip-0010.md – Transaction Introspection Opcodes
    • kip-0014.md – Crescendo Hardfork
    • kip-0015.md – Sequencing Commitments
  • See also: KIP Index for a complete table with status and summaries.

KIPs (Michael Sutton)

  • URL: github.com/michaelsutton/kips
  • Description: Michael Sutton’s fork of the KIPs repository, containing proposals in development before they are merged into the official repo.
  • Status: Active. Contains KIP-21 (Partitioned Sequencing Commitment).
  • Key branches:
    • kip21 – KIP-21 proposal (published February 24, 2026)
  • Key file: kip-0021.md – the foundational KIP for vProgs, introducing lane-based sequencing commitments

vProgs Repositories

vProgs Runtime

  • URL: github.com/kaspanet/vprogs
  • Language: Rust
  • Description: The official vProgs L2 runtime. A layered monorepo where each layer has a single responsibility, with dependencies flowing downward only.
  • Architecture: 
    core -> storage -> state -> scheduling -> transaction-runtime -> node
  • Status: Public since January 21, 2026. Active development.
  • Key PRs:
    • PR #7 – L1 bridge (February 4, 2026). Implements the canonical connection between L1 and the vProgs runtime.
    • PR #10 – Reorg filter (February 5, 2026). Halving-based denoising mechanism for handling L1 reorganizations.
    • PR #13 – Rollback/pruning coordination. Manages state consistency during L1 pruning events.
    • PR #14 – ChainBlockMetadata. Metadata handling for chain blocks.
  • Lead developer: Hans (we_are_legion)

Silverscript

  • URL: github.com/kaspanet/silverscript
  • Language: Rust
  • Description: The L1 covenant language for Kaspa. Silverscript provides a developer-friendly language for writing covenant scripts that compile to Kaspa’s transaction script system. Announced by Ori Newman on February 10, 2026.
  • Status: Active development.
  • Related tooling:
    • VSCode extension by IzioDev
    • DAP debugger by manyfestation (PR submitted March 10, 2026)
    • Covenant declarations proposal by Michael Sutton (February 24, 2026)
  • Lead developer: Ori Newman (someone235), with compiler contributions from manyfestation

ZK Covenant Rollup PoC

  • URL: github.com/biryukovmaxim/rusty-kaspa
  • Branch: zk-rollup-covenant-example
  • Language: Rust
  • Description: Proof-of-concept demonstrating the full deposit-transfer-withdraw cycle for ZK-based rollups on Kaspa. This is the canonical bridge template – the pattern that all based rollup applications are expected to follow.
  • Features demonstrated:
    • Deposits via delegate script
    • L2 transfers between accounts
    • Withdrawals via permission tree
    • STARK and Groth16 proof generation with on-chain verification
    • Sparse Merkle Tree for L2 account state
    • Sequence commitment chaining
  • Status: Milestone 3 complete (February 19, 2026).
  • Developer: Maxim Biryukov (Max143672)

Documentation Repositories

ZK Rollup PoC Book

  • URL: biryukovmaxim.github.io/rusty-kaspa
  • Description: Step-by-step documentation for the ZK Covenant Rollup proof-of-concept. Covers the architecture, deposit flow, transfer mechanism, withdrawal process, and proof generation.
  • Status: Published. Accompanies the ZK Covenant Rollup PoC branch.
  • Developer: Maxim Biryukov

vProgs.xyz

  • URL: github.com/creative-inference/vprogs.xyz
  • Description: This documentation site. Covers vProgs architecture, the Kaspa ecosystem, development roadmap, and reference material.
  • Status: Active development.

Research Repository

Kaspa Research

  • URL: github.com/kaspanet/research
  • Description: Research papers and formal specifications for Kaspa protocol features.
  • Key file: vProgs/vProgs_yellow_paper.pdf – the formal vProgs specification, referenced by KIP-21.

Repository Status Summary

Repository Language Status Primary Focus
rusty-kaspa Rust Active (v1.1.0) Node implementation
vProgs Rust Active L2 runtime
Silverscript Rust Active L1 covenant language
KIPs Markdown Active Protocol proposals
KIPs (Sutton) Markdown Active KIP-21
ZK Rollup PoC Rust Milestone 3 ZK bridge template
Research PDF/LaTeX Published Formal specifications
vProgs.xyz Markdown Active Documentation

How to Watch for Updates

To stay current with repository activity:

  1. Star and watch the repositories you care about on GitHub
  2. Follow the covpp branch in rusty-kaspa for Covenants++ progress
  3. Monitor vProgs PRs for runtime development updates
  4. Join the R&D Telegram (t.me/kasparnd) where developers announce PRs and releases

Further Reading