Hey is a decentralized and permissionless social media application built on Lens Protocol.
The project addresses the centralization and content moderation constraints of traditional social media by leveraging blockchain technology and the Lens Protocol to create a platform where users retain control over their data and social graphs. The architecture uses Lens Protocol as its foundation, enabling decentralized identity and social interactions without requiring a central authority to manage user accounts or enforce platform policies.
Developers building decentralized social applications or those interested in exploring Lens Protocol integration should consider this project. It suits teams working on web3 social experiences who want to study a production implementation or contribute to an open-source decentralized alternative to conventional social networks. The project demonstrates practical patterns for combining Next.js frontend development with blockchain interactions through wagmi and GraphQL queries against Lens Protocol data.
The codebase shows active development with a monorepo structure using Turborepo to manage multiple packages, TypeScript for type safety across the application, and Vitest for testing. The project maintains a focus on modern web development tooling, incorporating Tailwind CSS for styling and React for the user interface layer. The combination of these technologies indicates ongoing refinement of the development experience and infrastructure for contributors.
