A small Holochain zome, built by the holochain-open-dev organisation, that manages the profiles (with at least a nickname) in your DNA, in RSM.

Is profiles an app I can run?

No — it is a zome and an npm package with Web Components designed to be included in other DNAs, not a standalone application.

Where does profiles run?

It runs inside the DNA where the zome is included and stores all profiles in that DNA. Bridging with personas and profiles is planned for the future.

Which Holochain version does it use?

The census records Holochain HDK 0.2.6 in the project's Cargo.toml manifest.

When was it last updated and are there releases?

The repository was last pushed to on 2026-08-11. The census found no tagged release for the project.

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profiles

Name: profiles
Author: holochain-open-dev

Profile management zome for Holochain hApps with at least a nickname

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How you run it: not recorded
Holochain version: 0.2.6
Activity: active
Checked: 14 September 2026

What is profiles and does it work?

profiles is a small Holochain zome from the holochain-open-dev organisation that manages user profiles, requiring at least a nickname, inside the DNA it is added to. As of 2026-09-13 the census found it active — last push 2026-08-11 — running on Holochain HDK 0.2.6, read from the Cargo.toml manifest.

profiles is a small zome built by the holochain-open-dev organisation for managing the profiles in your DNA, in Holochain's RSM (recent state model), requiring at least a nickname. It is packaged as a Holochain zome and as an npm package that offers native Web Components usable across browsers and frameworks.

The census, read on 2026-09-13, records Holochain HDK 0.2.6 and HDI 0.3.6 in Cargo.toml and @holochain/client 0.16.0 in the UI package. The repository was last pushed to on 2026-08-11 and was found active. No tagged release was found, so no release-specific version is given.

profiles is not a standalone app: it is designed to be included in other DNAs, and it stores all profiles in the DNA where the zome is included. Installation instructions and documentation are available on the project's documentation site. The maintainers note that integration and bridging with personas and profiles will be done in the future, keeping the current API as much as possible.

How to get it

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Follow the installation instructions and documentation on the project's documentation site.

Source: https://holochain-open-dev.github.io/profiles

Questions people ask

What is profiles?: A small Holochain zome, built by the holochain-open-dev organisation, that manages the profiles (with at least a nickname) in your DNA, in RSM. source
Is profiles an app I can run?: No — it is a zome and an npm package with Web Components designed to be included in other DNAs, not a standalone application. source
Where does profiles run?: It runs inside the DNA where the zome is included and stores all profiles in that DNA. Bridging with personas and profiles is planned for the future. source
Which Holochain version does it use?: The census records Holochain HDK 0.2.6 in the project's Cargo.toml manifest. source
When was it last updated and are there releases?: The repository was last pushed to on 2026-08-11. The census found no tagged release for the project. source
How do I install and use profiles?: Installation instructions and documentation are available on the project's documentation site. source

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Project details & sources

Checked 14 September 2026

holochain-open-dev/profiles

Compatibility

hdk: 0.2.6
hdi: 0.3.6
holochain-client: 0.16.0
happ.yaml: present
web-happ.yaml: absent

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