Hyperdrive

Decentralized Data Protocol

POSIX-like filesystem abstraction built atop Hypercore and Hyperbee, providing files, directories, and path-based access semantics with the same cryptographic verifiability and peer-to-peer replication properties. Member of the Holepunch suite.

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License Open source — MIT (github.com/holepunchto/hyperdrive)
Dev Status 🟢 Active
Dev Status Detail Released / Active (production use in Holepunch ecosystem)
Owner Holepunch (same team as Hypercore and Hyperbee)
Owner - List
  • Holepunch
Governing Body Company-controlled (Holepunch)
Governing Body - List
  • Holepunch
Country International (distributed team)
Start Year 2016
Stack JavaScript / Node.js (reference implementation); WebAssembly builds for browser
Funding Tether-backed via Holepunch
Funding - List
  • Holepunch
  • Tether Holdings
Last Investigated Jul 1, 2026

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This tool in the centre and the things it is directly related to. Each line names the kind of relationship.

Topology view: HyperdriveThis tool in the centre and the things it is directly related to. Each line names the kind of relationship.HyperdriveHyperbee (Based on, Speaks protocol, Stores in)HyperbeeHypercore (Based on, Composes with, Stores in)HypercoreAutobase (Composes with)AutobaseHyperswarm (Composes with)HyperswarmHolepunch (Developed by, Funded by, Stewarded by)HolepunchTether Holdings (Funded by)TetherHoldingsHolepunch Suite (Member of suite)HolepunchSuite
  • Hyperbee (Tool): Based on, Speaks protocol, Stores in
  • Hypercore (Tool): Based on, Composes with, Stores in
  • Autobase (Tool): Composes with
  • Hyperswarm (Tool): Composes with
  • Holepunch (Organization): Developed by, Funded by, Stewarded by
  • Tether Holdings (Organization): Funded by
  • Holepunch Suite (Suite): Member of suite

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Use Case Domains

Platform Evolution & Sovereignty

Affordances

Local-first storage Data portability

Decentralized Data Protocol Attributes

Owner - List
  • Holepunch
Origins Distributed file sharing (originated in dat project for scientific dataset distribution)
Database Hyperbee-indexed file metadata plus Hypercore-backed file content blocks
Query Language POSIX-like filesystem API (read, write, stat, readdir, glob); supports streaming reads for large files
Data Formats Arbitrary file content (binary or text); path-keyed metadata in Hyperbee
Collaborative Live Editing Single-writer (multi-writer scenarios require Autobase)
Rich Text Editing N/A (filesystem library, not editor)
Mobile Support Yes (via Pear runtime)
Web Support Yes (WebAssembly builds)
Native Apps Yes (consumed by Beaker Browser historically, Pear runtime applications today)
Terms Open Source / Free — MIT License
Funding - List
  • Holepunch
  • Tether Holdings
Funds Not separately disclosed
Based On Hypercore (block storage); Hyperbee (metadata index); POSIX filesystem semantics
Governing Body - List
  • Holepunch
P2P Architecture Inherits Hypercore's P2P model with hole-punching peer discovery via Hyperswarm
Overlay Network Inherits from Hypercore (Hyperswarm-based)
Content Addressing Public-key addressing per Hyperdrive; file paths are keys in the underlying Hyperbee
Local-First Yes — files accessible offline; replication is opportunistic
E2EE Transport encryption via Noise; content-layer encryption application-level
CRDTs Lib N/A (single-writer; Autobase for multi-writer)
Byzantine Fault Tolerance Single-writer signature model (no consensus)
Signature Inherits Hypercore Ed25519 signatures
Permissions Public-key gated (Hyperdrive-level); no per-file ACL natively
Semantic Web Compatibility N/A (filesystem abstraction; content-agnostic)
Smart Contract N/A
Protocol Stack Position L3.2 Data & Semantic
Asset / Value Embedding None — filesystem abstraction with no native token
Protocol Maturity / Standardization Released / Production library; no formal standardization; community-driven evolution

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Based on
Developed by
  • Holepunch
Funded by
  • Holepunch
  • Tether Holdings
Member of suite
  • Holepunch Suite
Speaks protocol
Stewarded by
  • Holepunch
Stores in
Composes with