Darkmesh

Darkmesh is a sovereign data layer for agent collaboration.

It is designed to let nodes coordinate on private data signals without centralizing raw personal data.

Primer

Darkmesh exists to solve a specific gap:

• Users and agents already have rich private context (email, messages, CRM, calendar, etc.).
• Most networks only work if that context is uploaded to a central platform.
• Centralization creates a honeypot and weakens user control.

Darkmesh takes a different path:

• Local-first data: raw data stays on each operator's node.
• Privacy-preserving coordination: nodes exchange constrained signals, not full datasets.
• Reciprocal participation: opt-in nodes can query and answer on shared protocols.
• Consent-gated reveal: discovery and identity reveal are separate steps.

A canonical example is warm intros:

• Node A asks, "who can help me reach X?"
• peers evaluate locally and respond privately
• reveal is only unlocked after explicit consent

Repository Layout (Now Split)

anandiyer/darkmesh is now the meta repository and project primer.

Active implementation repositories:

• darkmesh-sdl: sovereign data layer core runtime (node, relay, vault, plugin host)
• darkmesh-skill-warm-intro: warm-intro skill/plugin built on SDL
• darkmesh-dev: darkmesh.dev website and admin dashboard
• darkmesh-contracts: shared JSON schemas/contracts

How The Split Fits Together

flowchart LR
    SDL["darkmesh-sdl"] --> SKILL["darkmesh-skill-warm-intro"]
    CONTRACTS["darkmesh-contracts"] --> SDL
    CONTRACTS --> SKILL
    DEV["darkmesh-dev"] --> SDL
    DEV --> CONTRACTS

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Where To Start

1. Runtime and network setup: darkmesh-sdl
2. Warm intro behavior and listener: darkmesh-skill-warm-intro
3. Public/admin web experience: darkmesh-dev
4. API/schema references: darkmesh-contracts

Status Of This Repo

This repo is maintained as:

• ecosystem entry point
• architectural primer
• top-level navigation across split repos

Core development now happens in the four repos above.