@noble/ed25519
Fast, compact JavaScript implementation of Ed25519 signatures for cryptographic operations.
Auth and security libraries npm MIT
Used in agent projects
30
0.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in auth and security libraries
#34 of 47
by use in those projects
Downloads
3.3M
npm, last 7 days, @noble/ed25519
GitHub stars
522
last push Aug 30, 2026
How @noble/ed25519 is used
@noble/ed25519 is a dependency in 30 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.2%), #34 of 47 in auth and security libraries. The most used alternative there is NextAuth.js. Projects that use it most often also use Solana Web3.js (86.7%), Solana Wallet Adapter (36.7%), @noble/hashes (36.7%).
Often used with @noble/ed25519
| Solana Web3.js | 86.7% of @noble/ed25519 projects · 5.2× more than average |
|---|---|
| Solana Wallet Adapter | 36.7% of @noble/ed25519 projects · 8.5× more than average |
| @noble/hashes | 36.7% of @noble/ed25519 projects · 84.6× more than average |
| TypeScript | 86.7% of @noble/ed25519 projects · 1.6× more than average |
| Zustand | 33.3% of @noble/ed25519 projects · 5.6× more than average |
| TweetNaCl.js | 30.0% of @noble/ed25519 projects · 19.4× more than average |
| Anchor | 30.0% of @noble/ed25519 projects · 8.7× more than average |
| Heroicons | 30.0% of @noble/ed25519 projects · 15.7× more than average |
Install
| Package | npm install @noble/ed25519 |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (15), Next.js (13), Rust (2) |
| Example projects | helius-labs/pyre, satorisz9/agent-p2p, ironforge-cloud/mudlands, nivek3/blockchain-notes, zkstash/sdk |
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