ipfs/boxo

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A set of reference libraries for building IPFS applications and implementations in Go.

Stars: 316
Forks: 163
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 126
Avg merge: 4d 12h
Merged PRs (30d): 8

Dominant language: Go
License: No license data
Last GitHub push: Sep 14, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 17, 2026
Contributing guide: No contributing guide
Code of conduct: No code of conduct
Beginner labels: help wanted good first issue

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126 open issues indexed

[ipfs/go-bitswap] Fix Flaky CI tests Open

kind/test need/triage

ipfs/boxo#86 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
[ipfs/go-ipfs-files] Possibility WriteTo to exist dir Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#28 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
[ipfs/tar-utils] Simplify extraction logic Open

ipfs/boxo#11 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
fetcher: Consider removing `PrototypeFromLink` Open

ipfs/boxo#376 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
pinning/http: PinStatus.Info incorrectly generated Open

ipfs/boxo#384 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
[ipfs/go-bitswap] Failure to fetch content from connected nodes Open

help wanted P2

ipfs/boxo#83 · 16 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
ipld/unixfs: concurrent dag.Walk does a BFS when unsharding Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#392 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
[ipfs/go-bitswap] Allow configurable prioritization of requests Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#82 · 5 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
[ipfs/go-bitswap] Reduce Broadcasting Open

kind/enhancement status/deferred

ipfs/boxo#81 · 6 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
NameSys: Batched Reprovider for IPNS records Open

help wanted

ipfs/boxo#348 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
[ipfs/go-bitswap] Bitswap servers should reuse streams for sending responses Open

kind/enhancement P1

ipfs/boxo#80 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
[ipfs/go-bitswap] Mechanism to determine who gave me a block when I use exchange.Fetcher Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#78 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
[ipfs/go-bitswap] Passing Auth to exchange.Fetcher requests Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#77 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
[ipfs/go-bitswap] Per session blockstores for received blocks Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#76 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
[ipfs/go-bitswap] Exposing the session peers Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#75 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
pinning/http: Allow caller to supply HTTP client Open

effort/hours help wanted

ipfs/boxo#385 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
[ipfs/go-bitswap] Add auth tokens when ready to the peer block filter Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#74 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
blockstore: add GarbageCollect method to GCBlockstore interface Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#364 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
[ipfs/go-bitswap] Question about sendWants and send blocks in peermanager Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#70 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
[ipfs/go-bitswap] Return an error if WithTargetMessageSize is too large Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#69 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
ProvideMany: high memory usage when providing tens of millions of CIDs Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#354 · 7 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
[ipfs/go-bitswap] Bitswap client usage unintuitive Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#68 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
datastore/dshelp: Using base32 for datastore key is partially broken Open

need/analysis P2

ipfs/boxo#374 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
*/unixfs: Add support for custom `hashType` in HAMT Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#386 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
routing/http/client: Add more logging Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#19 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Migrate ipfs/go-unixfsnode Open

ipfs/boxo#26 · 9 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
[ipfs/go-bitswap] Make Bitswap protocol Resource Manager aware Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#66 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
List of Garbage Low Hanging fruits Open

dif/hard P3

ipfs/boxo#56 · 0 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Extract Tracing Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#60 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
gateway: Try feather for incremental files verifications in gateway Open

topic/gateway

ipfs/boxo#139 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
pinning/pinner: Pinner should not be tasked to fetch blocks Open

kind/architecture need/analysis

ipfs/boxo#378 · 5 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Setup test flakiness monitoring, reporting, and SOP Open

kind/test topic/project-management

ipfs/boxo#175 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Develop plan for metrics on the utility/impact of boxo Open

topic/project-management

ipfs/boxo#203 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Consider expanding the core Blockstore interface Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#207 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Bitswap feature request: Fixed Peer Set Session Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#210 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Give consumers indication of module stability (or likeliness that will be refactored) Open

topic/project-management

ipfs/boxo#219 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
New Unixfs implementations Open

ipfs/boxo#224 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
flaky test: TestClientOverMax Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#235 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Source GitHub Release description from CHANGELOG.md Open

dif/medium P3

ipfs/boxo#268 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Move integration tests from Kubo to Boxo Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#275 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Give credit to contributors during a release Open

topic/build-and-release-fitness topic/project-management

ipfs/boxo#276 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Bitswap client CPU hotspots Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#296 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Removing dependencies on global IPLD registries Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#328 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Use rolling hash splitter (data sensitive, e.g. Buzhash or Rabin) by default instead of SizeSplitter (data insensitive) Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#355 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
mfs: meta issue for future refactors Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#391 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
gateway: rollback IPNS Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#397 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
provider: no option to configure `maxReprovideBatchSize` Open

need/triage

ipfs/boxo#404 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
gateway: separate metrics for Signed IPNS from DNSLink Open

dif/expert effort/hours kind/enhancement P2 topic/gateway

ipfs/boxo#409 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
Create a CRM of consusmer/dependents Open

topic/project-management

ipfs/boxo#410 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026
gateway: _redirects not being applied with If-None-Match headers Open

dif/medium effort/hours kind/bug P0 topic/gateway

ipfs/boxo#415 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 17, 2026

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