Logos

Logos is a social movement and a decentralised technology stack. The stack is private by default and is built for parallel societies: communities, institutions and economies that run outside legacy systems. The movement organises people in local groups called Circles.

Mission

The Logos home page argues that civil society is in decline and that institutions are failing. It says reform from within will not fix this. It points to debt, the gap in wealth and home ownership between generations, surveillance, corruption and stagnant institutions.

The founding text is the manifesto Logos: A Declaration of Independence in Cyberspace, by Jarrad Hope. It proposes a decentralised, privacy-preserving and politically neutral stack to support self-sovereign virtual territories and parallel societies. It calls for voluntary, consensus-based governance and for users to own the services, data and assets they rely on. The manifesto states: "Privacy is not secrecy, it is a fundamental right."

The home page lists four uses for the stack:

• secure communications
• private, censorship-resistant money
• permanent decentralised archives
• anonymous donations and mutual aid

The stack

The official λPrize and RFP repositories describe three core layers:

• Blockchain. A privacy-preserving Layer 1 for execution, settlement and coordination. The Logos Execution Zone (LEZ) is where decentralised applications run. It separates public and private state, with shielded balances.
• Storage. Durable, censorship-resistant data availability for decentralised apps and file sharing.
• Messaging. Private peer-to-peer communication that resists surveillance and censorship.

The three layers are reached through Logos Core, a plugin-based runtime. The home page adds a fourth area, Networking, which covers node discovery, peering and a mixnet.

The Logos documentation compares the stack to an operating system. It has four layers:

1. The runtime. A small core written in C++ (liblogos). It loads and unloads modules, manages their life cycle and lets modules call one another.
2. The networking layer. Peer discovery, connections and a mixnet that hides who is talking to whom.
3. Modules. Pluggable parts such as blockchain, storage and messaging. Anyone can write a user module.
4. Apps. Applications built from modules.

Basecamp is the default desktop launcher for the stack. The Logos Node runs the same runtime without a user interface, for node operators. The documentation says privacy is built into the infrastructure, so an app inherits metadata protection whether or not its developer adds it.

The stack is in public testing. See Testnet for the release history.

The movement

The movement page describes Logos as building a parallel society. It aims to help people find supportive communities, learn self-reliance skills and keep control of their money and speech, starting where they live. Its stated approach is "Action, not permission". The same page says "Technology alone won't save us."

On 9 October 2026 the movement page counted more than 2,000 activists and organisations. The home page showed 151 contributors, 226 node operators, 47 Circles and 19 winnable local issues.

The home page offers three paths:

• Build privacy-first, decentralised apps. See λPrize and RFPs.
• Operate a node to secure the network. See Run a node.
• Organise locally. See Circles.

Circles

Logos Circles are self-organised local groups. They work on winnable issues such as clean-ups, issue advocacy and community fundraising. The Circles handbook says Circles meet in person at least once a month.

The handbook names three roles:

• Activist or participant. Cares about a local issue and wants to help without leading.
• Circle Steward. Brings people together and builds a local community over time.
• Activist Builder. Makes tools, systems, research, media or infrastructure. See Activist Builder.

You do not need a particular background to join. See Getting started for how to join or start a Circle.

Where to find Logos

• Website: logos.co
• Documentation: docs.logos.co
• Roadmap: roadmap.logos.co
• Forum: forum.logos.co
• Circles handbook: Start a Circle
• Code: github.com/logos-co
• Discord: discord.gg/Ykv4eZyHUJ

See also

• Getting started
• Circles
• Basecamp
• Testnet
• Run a node
• λPrize
• RFPs
• FAQ
• Parallel polis
• PriFi
• Glossary
• What is Logos?, in Start a Circle

Sources

• Logos home page, logos.co, read 9 October 2026
• Join the Movement, logos.co, read 9 October 2026
• Logos: A Declaration of Independence in Cyberspace, Jarrad Hope, logos.co
• What is Logos?, Logos documentation
• λPrize README, github.com/logos-co, October 2026
• Logos RFP Program README, github.com/logos-co, October 2026
• How to join a Logos Circle, Start a Circle

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