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V1 Now Open Source — AGPL-3.0

Project NEXUS V1
is Now Open Source

An enterprise-grade, multi-tenant community platform with timebanking engine, AI-powered matching, real-time messaging, live Federation API, and 60+ modules — built for the world, owned by everyone.

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557+Source Files
50+API Endpoints
7Languages
3+Live Communities

What is Project NEXUS?

A complete ecosystem for building connected, engaged, and empowered communities — and the infrastructure to connect those communities across borders.

Timebanking Engine

Full credit exchange system with wallet, transactions, and broker controls. Every hour is worth exactly one credit — no exceptions, no hierarchy of value.

Multi-Tenant Platform

Host unlimited communities on a single platform. Each gets its own branding, configuration, and feature set. Parent-child hierarchies with per-tenant feature toggling.

Global Federation

Connect multiple communities into a network for cross-community exchange, shared listings, events, and messaging. Built for a worldwide timebanking economy.

Everything Inside V1

60+ production-ready modules. All open source. All Dockerized.

Core Platform

Timebanking Engine — wallet, transactions, broker controls
Multi-Tenancy — unlimited communities, custom branding per tenant
Smart Matching — AI-powered with semantic embeddings & collaborative filtering
Real-Time Messaging — private conversations with Pusher WebSocket integration
PWA + Native Mobile App — install as a PWA or deploy natively via Capacitor (iOS & Android)
Federation API — live cross-community exchange with Neighborhoods, Credit Agreements & federated reputation

Member Experience

Service Marketplace — post offers & requests, browse listings
Exchange Workflow — structured lifecycle with broker approval
Group Exchanges — bulk community service exchanges
Social Feed — posts, comments, polls, hashtags, voice messages, media, link previews & @mentions
Stories — ephemeral 24-hour photo & video stories with reactions, polls & highlights
Presence System — real-time online/offline status with privacy controls
Events & Groups — community gatherings & interest-based groups
Connections — follow and connect with community members
Members Directory — browse, filter & discover people
Availability Scheduling — timezone-aware time-slot scheduling for smart matching
Gamification — badges, XP, leaderboards, challenges, streaks, XP shop & seasonal competitions
Goals & Impact — personal goals, deliverables tracking & community impact with mentoring
Ideation Challenges — campaigns, ideas, voting & outcomes
Volunteering — opportunities, hours, check-ins, expenses, certificates, wellbeing & emergency alerts
Job Vacancies — full recruitment module with alerts, analytics & RSS/JSON feed syndication
Organisations — company profiles with sub-accounts & dedicated org wallet
Sub-Accounts / Family Accounts — parent-child account relationships
Reviews, Endorsements & Polls — community trust & feedback

Content & Communication

Blog — tenant content management & community news
Resources & Knowledge Base — structured articles & shared library
Help Center — documentation hub & FAQ
Newsletter System — campaigns with smart segments & send-time optimisation
AI Chat — OpenAI-powered assistant for platform guidance
Legal Hub — versioned legal documents with acceptance gates & audit trail

AI & Recommendation Engine

Semantic Search — Meilisearch-powered with synonym support & tenant isolation
Collaborative Filtering — item-based recommendations from real interaction data
Semantic Embeddings — OpenAI-powered content matching for listings & members
EdgeRank Feed — time-decay, affinity & engagement-weighted ranking
MatchRank & CommunityRank — Bayesian quality scoring with Wilson confidence intervals
Group Recommendations — trending & affinity-based group discovery
Match Learning — feedback loop that improves recommendations over time
Algorithm Health Dashboard — live admin monitoring & tuning of all ranking systems

Built for Production

Enterprise Security — CSRF, rate limiting, TOTP 2FA, WebAuthn passkeys & invite-code registration
GDPR Compliance Suite — data requests, cookie consent, breach tracking & full audit log
Safeguarding Module — flagged content review, incident reporting & community safety dashboard
Enterprise RBAC — role-based access control across 13+ modules
CRM — admin contact management with notes, tasks, tags & activity timelines
Fraud & Abuse Detection — automated suspicious activity alerts
Insurance Certificate Tracking — volunteer insurance management & verification
WCAG 2.1 AA — full accessibility compliance
7 Languages — English, Irish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Onboarding Wizard — guided new member experience
Admin Panel — algorithm controls, cron job monitoring & email deliverability
Tenant Hierarchy — parent-child relationships with per-tenant feature toggling
OpenAPI 3.0 — full API specification with Swagger UI docs
Fully Dockerized — instant local dev with Docker Compose
Live in V1 — Available Now

Global Federation:
Connecting Timebanks Worldwide

V1 ships with a fully working Federation API — live today, connecting Project NEXUS communities with each other and with other timebanking platforms around the world. The vision: a global time bank where any platform can discover, connect, and trade time credits across borders.

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Cross-Platform Discovery

Find members and services on partner timebanking platforms globally

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Interoperable Credit Exchange

Trade time credits between different timebanking systems seamlessly

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Federation Neighborhoods

Geographically grouped clusters of communities for regional coordination

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Credit Agreements

Negotiated exchange rate terms between federated communities

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External Federation Partnerships

Any timebanking platform worldwide can connect via standardized API endpoints

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Federated Reputation

Trust and review systems that travel with members across platforms

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Open Standard

No single platform controls the global network — the protocol belongs to everyone

Timebanking platforms, community currency projects, and mutual aid networks — join us in building the global timebanking network together.

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Live Communities

Real communities using Project NEXUS today — from Ireland to the world and beyond.

Live

hOUR Timebank CLG

The originating Irish timebank community. Co-founded by Jasper Ford and Mary Casey. The community that inspired Project NEXUS.

hour-timebank.ie
Live

Timebank Global

International timebanking network connecting communities across borders. The federation hub for the Project NEXUS network.

timebank.global
Live

NexusCivic

Public sector timebanking demonstration, showcasing NEXUS for civic organisations, local authorities, and government initiatives.

nexuscivic.ie

Your Community

Interested in piloting Project NEXUS for your timebank or community organisation? We'd love to hear from you.

Get in touch

Modern Tech Stack

Production-ready from day one.

React 18 TypeScript HeroUI Tailwind CSS 4 Laravel 12 PHP 8.2+ MariaDB 10.11 Redis 7+ Meilisearch OpenAI Embeddings Pusher WebSockets Firebase FCM Docker

Why Open Source?

Because transformative technology should be accessible to everyone.

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Free Forever

No vendor lock-in, no surprise fees. AGPL-3.0 ensures the platform remains free and that modifications are shared back with the community.

02

Transparent & Auditable

Every line of code is visible. Communities can audit the platform, verify security, and understand exactly how their data is handled.

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Community-Driven

Shape the roadmap, contribute features, fix bugs together. The protocol for the global timebanking network belongs to everyone.

Get Started Today

Clone it, deploy it, break it, improve it. The full platform is yours.

Terminal 
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/jasperfordesq-ai/nexus-v1

# Start with Docker Compose
cd nexus-v1
cp .env.example .env
docker compose up -d

# Open the app
open http://localhost:5173
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V1 Repository

Complete source code — Laravel 12 + React, 60+ modules

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Documentation

Local dev setup, API reference, deployment guides

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Issues & Features

Report bugs, request features, track progress

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Discussions

Ask questions, share ideas, connect with contributors

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V2 & Federation API

ASP.NET Core 8 — next generation in development

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Live Demo

See the platform running in production

In Development

Project NEXUS V2

While V1 represents years of refinement and real-world use, we're already building the next generation — fully open source from day one.

ASP.NET Core 8 microservices Enhanced scalability for global networks Advanced AI integration Extended Federation Protocol — building on V1’s live Federation API Deeper cross-platform credit exchange & interoperability standards Next-generation UX
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The People Behind NEXUS

Built by the community, for the community.

JF

Jasper Ford

Creator & Primary Author

Copyright © 2024–2026. Co-founder of hOUR Timebank CLG.

MC

Mary Casey

Co-Founder, hOUR Timebank

Co-founder of the originating Irish timebank that inspired Project NEXUS.

SK

Steven J. Kelly

Contributor

Community insight and product thinking. Shaping the platform for real-world community needs.

SB

Sarah Bird

Strategic Advisor

CEO, Timebanking UK. Strategic guidance for the UK timebanking movement.

This software builds upon a social impact study commissioned by the West Cork Development Partnership. Special thanks to Fergal Conlon, SICAP Manager. Full attribution in the NOTICE and CONTRIBUTORS.md files.

The Future is Community-Owned
and Globally Connected

Today, we're not just releasing software. We're releasing a blueprint for how communities can thrive in the digital age — together, across every border.

"Every hour is equal. Every contribution matters. Every community deserves better. Everywhere."
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