# Open Audio Protocol Documentation

> Docs for the Open Audio Protocol. Source: https://docs.audius.co

## Docs

- [Open Audio Protocol](https://docs.audius.co/): https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/index.md
- [$AUDIO](https://docs.audius.co/concepts/audio): https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/concepts/audio.md
- [Staking](https://docs.audius.co/concepts/staking): https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/concepts/staking.md
- [Governance](https://docs.audius.co/concepts/governance): https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/concepts/governance.md
- [Validators](https://docs.audius.co/concepts/validators): https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/concepts/validators.md
- [Wire Protocol](https://docs.audius.co/concepts/wire-protocol): https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/concepts/wire-protocol.md
- [Media Storage](https://docs.audius.co/concepts/media-storage): https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/concepts/media-storage.md
- [Moderation](https://docs.audius.co/concepts/moderation): https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/concepts/moderation.md
- [Indexers & Views](https://docs.audius.co/concepts/indexers-views): https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/concepts/indexers-views.md
- [Artist Coins](https://docs.audius.co/concepts/artist-coins): https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/concepts/artist-coins.md
- [Run a Node](https://docs.audius.co/tutorials/run-a-node): https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/tutorials/run-a-node.md
- [Upload to the Protocol](https://docs.audius.co/tutorials/upload-to-the-protocol): https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/tutorials/upload-to-the-protocol.md
- [Gate Release Access](https://docs.audius.co/tutorials/gate-release-access): https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/tutorials/gate-release-access.md
- [Launch Artist Coins](https://docs.audius.co/tutorials/launch-artist-coins): https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/tutorials/launch-artist-coins.md
- [Create Reward Pools](https://docs.audius.co/tutorials/create-reward-pools): https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/tutorials/create-reward-pools.md
- [Ethereum Contracts](https://docs.audius.co/reference/ethereum-contracts): https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/reference/ethereum-contracts.md
- [Solana Programs](https://docs.audius.co/reference/solana-programs): https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/reference/solana-programs.md
- [Audits](https://docs.audius.co/reference/audits): https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/reference/audits.md
- [Open Music License](https://docs.audius.co/reference/open-music-license): https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/reference/open-music-license.md

## Blog

- 2025-10-08 [Introducing The Open Audio Protocol](https://docs.audius.co/blog/introducing-the-open-audio-protocol) — Version 1.0 of the protocol, reimagined as the Open Audio Protocol at openaudio.org, secured by $AUDIO.: https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/blog/introducing-the-open-audio-protocol.md
- 2025-12-04 [Claimable Tokens & The Solana Rent UX Problem](https://docs.audius.co/blog/the-solana-rent-problem) — How we improved Claimable Tokens (User Bank) for better Solana rent UX—set authority and close accounts.: https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/blog/the-solana-rent-problem.md
- 2026-02-25 [Programmable Music for Agents and Vibecoders](https://docs.audius.co/blog/programmable-music-for-agents-and-vibecoders) — Open Audio Protocol as the programmable music catalog for agents and vibecoders—and why music is now programmable.: https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/blog/programmable-music-for-agents-and-vibecoders.md
- 2026-03-13 [Powering Friends & Family, Disclosure's New Record Label](https://docs.audius.co/blog/powering-friends-and-family-disclosure-record-label) — Audius and Friends & Family launch Crate, a modern A&R platform powered by the Open Audio Protocol and Programmable Distribution.: https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/blog/powering-friends-and-family-disclosure-record-label.md
- 2026-03-26 [Postmortem: Network Consensus Halt, March 24, 2026](https://docs.audius.co/blog/postmortem-march-2026-consensus-halt) — Postmortem for the OpenAudio network consensus halt on March 24, 2026 -- root causes, patches, and lessons learned.: https://docs.audius.co/docs-md/blog/postmortem-march-2026-consensus-halt.md