# Farcaster Protocol

![Archway](/images/arch512.png)

## Getting Started

Farcaster is a protocol for building decentralized social apps. This repository contains the technical specification for implementing Farcaster.

If you are instead looking for:

1. How to get started, check out [farcaster.xyz](https://www.farcaster.xyz).
2. Developer documentation, check out [docs.farcaster.xyz](https://docs.farcaster.xyz).

## Specifications

The specification is maintained as a Markdown file. There are three important sections:

1. [Overview](/docs/OVERVIEW.md) - A high level overview of the protocol.
2. [Specification](/docs/SPECIFICATION.md) - The technical spec for implementing Farcaster.
3. [FIP Discussions](https://github.com/farcasterxyz/protocol/discussions) - A forum where new proposals to change the specification are discussed.

## Contributing

To make contributions to the protocol, please see the [contributing guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md)