Git came and changed the landscape of collaborating on code in a decentralised and efficient manner – once you get to grips with the command-line, of course. GitHub capatilised on the fact that the social element of collaboration was missing from Git, while social platforms were emerging left, right, and centre. Our beloved, decentralised tool succumbed to the powers of decentralisation...

To empower Git users once more, the Radicle protocol (heartwood^1) has been building a decentralised forge to allow people to collaborate in a sovereign and local-first manner. It introduces the ability to define social artifacts that live alongside your code and are present right-there on your disk.

Let's dive in to see how we did this, and how you can get involved in shaping a better future for collaborating together.