Neo
| Author | Erik Zhang |
|---|---|
| Discussions-To | https://github.com/neo-project/proposals/issues/238 |
| Status | Draft |
| Type | Informational |
| Created | 2026-07-19 |
Table of Contents
Namespace for Neo blockchains
Neo is an open-source, community-driven blockchain platform for digital assets
and smart contracts.
The neo namespace covers blockchains that implement the Neo N3 protocol and
expose its native node and JSON-RPC interfaces.
Individual blockchains in the namespace are identified by their Network Magic
as specified in the Neo CAIP-2 profile.
Rationale
Neo N3 networks share the same transaction and block formats, NeoVM execution environment, account model, and node interfaces. A dedicated namespace gives applications a common identifier for these protocol-level assumptions while allowing MainNet, TestNet, and independently operated networks to remain distinguishable.
Governance
Technical standards for Neo are proposed as Neo Enhancement Proposals (NEPs). NEP-1 defines the proposal process and requires proposal authors to build community consensus around their specifications.
Neo N3 also has on-chain governance in which NEO token holders elect the Neo Council and consensus nodes. The initial design of this namespace was discussed publicly in the Neo namespace discussion.
References
- Neo documentation - Concepts, node operation, and JSON-RPC documentation
- Neo source code - Reference implementation of the Neo N3 protocol
- NEP-1 - Neo Enhancement Proposal purpose and guidelines
- Neo governance - Neo N3 governance roles and voting model
- Neo namespace discussion - Community discussion of the namespace and CAIP-2 profile
Copyright
Copyright and related rights waived via CC0.
Citation
Please cite this document as:
Erik Zhang, "namespaces/neo: Neo [DRAFT]," Chain Agnostic Namespaces, neo, July 2026 / . [Online serial]. Available: https://github.com/ChainAgnostic/namespaces/neo.md