generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source: https://github.com/vault12/zax
sandbox:
  test_relay:
    url: https://zt.vault12.com
    description: >-
      Vault12 maintains a live public Zax test relay running the latest Zax
      build. Message expiration on this relay is shortened to 30 minutes so
      it can be used freely for protocol testing. Confirmed live 2026-07-21
      (serves the Zax Relay Dashboard at the root).
    expiration: 30 minutes
  test_dashboard:
    url: https://vault12.github.io/zax-dashboard/
    description: >-
      Hosted Zax Dashboard sample app (npm zax-dashboard) that uses the
      glow.ts client library to exercise a relay's mailboxes from the
      browser — a user-friendly playground against any Zax relay, including
      the public test relay.
  self_hosted:
    description: >-
      Any developer can run a private relay node from source
      (https://github.com/vault12/zax, Ruby + Redis + libsodium); each Zax
      deployment serves the test dashboard from /public.
notes: >-
  There is no test-vs-live API key separation because the Zax protocol is
  credential-free (anonymous proof-of-work session handshake). No magic test
  values are published beyond the short-expiry public relay.