paritytech

    paritytech/polkadot-sdk

    The Parity Polkadot Blockchain SDK

    blockchain
    cumulus
    polkadot
    substrate
    Rust
    2.8K stars
    1.3K forks
    2.8K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 27, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 15 days ago, with 379 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #45 in the weekly ranking the week of Apr 12, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a comprehensive Rust SDK for building on the Polkadot multi-chain blockchain platform.
    • Enables seamless development of interoperable and scalable blockchain applications with integrated Substrate, Cumulus, and XCM components.
    • Use for developing custom parachains that interoperate securely within the Polkadot ecosystem.
    • Use for building and deploying WASM-based blockchain runtimes targeting no_std environments.
    • Use for managing and updating Polkadot SDK dependencies efficiently using the Polkadot SDK Version Manager tool.

    Should you depend on it?

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    • Code of conduct: present

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    From the README

    The Polkadot SDK repository provides all the components needed to start building on the Polkadot network, a multi-chain blockchain platform that enables different blockchains to interoperate and share information in a secure and scalable way.

    In order to build this project you need to install some dependencies, follow the instructions in this guide.

    Excerpt from the paritytech/polkadot-sdk README on GitHub. © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Aug 1: +3Aug 12: +1

    +26 stars over 89 days across 9 snapshot days; best day +3 on Aug 1.

    Forks

    1.3K+40

    Open issues

    2.4K+59

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    Category median16.8K—60—

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