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Community Registry

Where HNS Investments data comes from

The public hub tabs in HNS Investments are powered by the open HNS Community Registry. Anyone can inspect the source files, propose changes, and help keep Handshake applications, news sources, and funding links current.

Open Registry View Data Files

Applications

Tools, wallets, explorers, developer utilities, marketplaces, and other Handshake-related projects. Entries can include normal DNS websites, HNS-native URLs, repositories, platforms, tags, and verification labels.

apps.json

News

Blogs, GitHub release feeds, project updates, and community feeds. HNS Investments reads RSS or Atom feed URLs from the registry and aggregates recent updates inside the desktop app.

news-sources.json

Funding

Grant boards, proposal trackers, and community funding sources. The first version links to source platforms and can discover open GitHub issue proposals from registered funding sources.

funding-sources.json

How to contribute

Submit a registry update through GitHub

  1. Open the HNS Community Registry repository and choose the relevant data file.
  2. Add or update an entry with clear project names, URLs, tags, and source links.
  3. Use separate fields for DNS websites and HNS-native URLs when both exist.
  4. Mark community-submitted, verified, unverified, flagged, or HNS-site labels transparently.
  5. Open a pull request so the community can review the change in public.

What the labels mean

Community Submitted

A registry entry proposed by a community member. It should be visible, but users should still inspect source links before relying on it.

Verified

The entry has been checked against official project information or maintainers. This is a transparency signal, not an endorsement.

Unverified

The entry is useful enough to list, but still needs more review, confirmation, or maintainer sign-off.

Flagged

The entry remains visible with warnings because the registry is designed to be transparent rather than silently hiding disputed sources.

DNS URL

A regular web URL that works in normal browsers, usually over HTTPS.

HNS URL

A Handshake-native website or name. The app can show it separately so HNS-first projects are easy to recognize.