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The Block Protocol (Þ) is an independent, open protocol and hosting service for blocks. Specifically, Þ blocks:

• are frontend components which are free to use and accessible by anybody
• can be embedded within any app that supports the protocol, instantly usable without any setup configuration or integration

Blocks let users do all sorts of things, including:

• quick-capture information in an unstructured fashion;
• work with and manipulate highly-structured data;
• interface with powerful external APIs;
• and blocks can even be assembled into complex applications.

We're aiming to building a more open, interoperable web.

• This starts with the type system that blocks use, and in standardizing the ways in which blocks communicate with the applications that embed them.

We're asking for your non-financial help.

• In writing the specification and developing helper utilities that result in a good developer experience.
• In building blocks to populate the Þ Hub, so that users have more blocks to choose from, and embedders have a greater incentive to adopt the protocol
• In bringing support for the Þ to additional environments, beyond those currently available)

If you can afford it, we're also asking for your sponsorship.

• Aside from the time and expense involved in all of the above, we face a number of costs in hosting blocks and making them freely available for use, without limitation.
• Our ultimate goal is to break down walled gardens and eliminate barriers to interoperability. As such, we didn't want to fund our operations through the sale of a 'token', and instead see Wikimedia as a more appropriate model as to how our operations can be sustained.
• With your sponsorship, we'll be able to keep developing the Block Protocol independently, and respond more to the needs of users.
• Your sponsorship will also allow us to invest more time in higher-quality documentation: blog posts, tutorials, and example repositories.

100% of all money received via GitHub sponsorship goes towards supporting our open-source packages and the development of the Þ specification itself.