The NFT Project Manifest
Introduction
One of the largest issues facing newcomers to the NFT space is lack of information, specifically about projects they are interested in buying.
In an effort to combat this, the NFT Project Manifest was created. It is a simple representation of an NFT projects metadata.
This information supports users in making a more informed decision about whether a project aligns with their goals and their risk tolerance.
The main goal of the manifest is to make it easier for users to do their own research, find crucial NFT project information, and help foster smarter decision making.
The manifest also presents a technical implementation which allows automated 3rd party services to easily scrape relevant project data.
Manifest standard
A simple way for projects to incorporate a manifest page onto their website, which contains crucial project information in an easily digestible format users.
Key manifest content (for Creators)
Recommended including at least the following project information:
-
Official links
Safe, trusted official links e.g.; website, Twitter, Medium etc.
-
Project promise
What is your project going to deliver?
-
Safety precautions
What precautions did you take to keep your users safe?
-
Fund distribution
How will project proceeds be distributed?
-
Team privacy
What is your project team’s stance on privacy? Is the team doxxed or anonymous?
-
Disaster recovery plan (DRP)
What happens to the project if the core team is not able to further maintain the project?
Manifest file (for Crawlers)
The manifest file for web crawlers contains the publishing URLs for your project metadata. It should be named .nftmanifest and served from the root (your NFT project website's top-level directory).
A typical manifest looks something like this:
Loading JSON example...It is recommended that crawlers indicate the date when a manifest was scraped and re-scrape the file once a day as manifests are likely to evolve over a project’s lifetime.
Data Validation-
Publication Date
Must be a ISO-8601 timestamp. It represents the time this version of the manifest was published. See utctime.net for the current time as an example. -
URLs
Must begin with https:// -
Official Links
Should contain at least one entry -
Project Meta
It is recommended to at least include the suggested items, but can be adapted in any way to suit the project’s needs.
Note that the abstract is text only, summarizing what the user will find at the associated URL. It is recommend to not use any markup.
Depending on your project needs you might want to publish the NFT project manifest content as one single page or at different URLs.
Validate your manifest
Example manifests
Currently accepting new example reference manifests!
| # | Project | Details | Website | JSON | Validate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| loading examples... | |||||
Request for comment
At this stage the definition of manifest properties is deliberately permissive. It is up to the NFT community to have a debate about exact standardized manifest properties.
We openly invite the community to adopt and build on this standard. Let us know your thoughts and share your feedback!
Join the discussion
The NFT project manifest is an initiative of the StableTown project. We advocate for initiatives that help build a stronger NFT ecosystem.
You can reach out to us on Twitter @StableTown and Discord