# Research & Development **URL:** https://forum.thegraph.com/c/research/29.md [Latest](https://forum.thegraph.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.thegraph.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.thegraph.com/tags.md) --- ## [Introducing monthly 1-pager updates on protocol R&D](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/introducing-monthly-1-pager-updates-on-protocol-r-d/3811)
**Author:** [@Pedro](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/Pedro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/introducing-monthly-1-pager-updates-on-protocol-r-d/3811 "2022-12-12T09:48:00Z")
Hi all! :wave: The Foundation is spearheading an initiative to make protocol core development updates more accessible to the community, in a bite-sized format, with the goal of also collecting broader feedback on ongoin… --- ## [Core development notes and updates](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/core-development-notes-and-updates/2648)
**Author:** [@adamfuller](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/adamfuller)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/core-development-notes-and-updates/2648 "2022-02-19T01:14:22Z")
Hello! Starting a thread here for ongoing notes and updates from some of the teams working on core components. This aims to be informative and interesting, rather than comprehensive. 2021-10-19 GIP Process Review: giv… --- ## [About the Research & Development category](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/about-the-research-development-category/56)
**Author:** [@martintel](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/martintel)\ **Replies:** 0
Research, ideas & suggested improvements to the Protocol :slight\_smile: --- ## [Edge & Node's May / June 2026 Update](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/edge-nodes-may-june-2026-update/6984)
**Author:** [@kenny](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/kenny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/edge-nodes-may-june-2026-update/6984 "2026-06-02T08:05:49Z")
:astronaut: Executive Summary May was defined by tangible progress toward Direct Indexing Payments (DIPs), with a complete indexing-agreement flow now running end to end on the local network while the contracts enter the… --- ## [Figment joins The Graph as Core Dev Team](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/figment-joins-the-graph-as-core-dev-team/2418)
**Author:** [@Joseph](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/Joseph)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/figment-joins-the-graph-as-core-dev-team/2418 "2026-05-25T13:34:03Z")
Hello Graph Community! My name is Joseph, and I am excited to be leading our initiative to join The Graph as a part of their Core Dev Team. Building and enabling Web 3 has been our objective in all our initiatives since… --- ## [StreamingFast April 2026 Update](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/streamingfast-april-2026-update/6947)
**Author:** [@Josh-StreamingFast](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/Josh-StreamingFast)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/streamingfast-april-2026-update/6947 "2026-05-06T19:44:06Z")
Hey everyone — here’s a quick look at what we shipped in April across Substreams, Firehose, and our broader infrastructure, along with what’s currently in progress. This month focused on improving performance, simplifyi… --- ## [GraphOps Update April 2026](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/graphops-update-april-2026/6946)
**Author:** [@chris](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/chris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/graphops-update-april-2026/6946 "2026-05-05T12:36:01Z")
:date: GraphOps Monthly Update - April 2026 :astronaut: Executive Summary This month, GraphOps delivered several key updates. On the Substreams Data Service, the team achieved a real flow working end-to-end service agai… --- ## [Edge & Node's April / May 2026 Update](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/edge-nodes-april-may-2026-update/6944)
**Author:** [@kenny](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/kenny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/edge-nodes-april-may-2026-update/6944 "2026-05-05T03:33:32Z")
:astronaut: Executive Summary Edge & Node reached a pivotal governance milestone in April: the Graph Council approved all four GIPs underpinning Indexing Payments (DIPs), clearing the final governance hurdle before mainn… --- ## [GraphOps Update March 2026](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/graphops-update-march-2026/6897)
**Author:** [@chris](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/chris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/graphops-update-march-2026/6897 "2026-04-07T13:36:12Z")
:date: GraphOps Monthly Update - March 2026 :astronaut: Executive Summary This month, GraphOps delivered several key updates. On the Substreams Data Service, the team reached a fully working end-to-end service flow, wit… --- ## [Edge & Node March / April 2026 Update](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/edge-node-march-april-2026-update/6894)
**Author:** [@kenny](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/kenny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/edge-node-march-april-2026-update/6894 "2026-04-05T23:53:13Z")
:astronaut: Executive Summary Edge & Node marked a major protocol milestone this period with the deployment of the Rewards Eligibility Oracle (REO) contract to Arbitrum One, alongside steady momentum on Indexing Payments… --- ## [StreamingFast Update - February 2026](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/streamingfast-update-february-2026/6856)
**Author:** [@Josh-StreamingFast](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/Josh-StreamingFast)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/streamingfast-update-february-2026/6856 "2026-03-03T18:45:17Z")
StreamingFast February 2026 Update Hey everyone — here’s a look at what we shipped in February across Substreams, Firehose, and supporting infrastructure, plus what’s currently in progress. This month focused heavily on… --- ## [GraphOps Update February 2026](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/graphops-update-february-2026/6855)
**Author:** [@chris](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/chris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/graphops-update-february-2026/6855 "2026-03-03T12:58:54Z")
:date: GraphOps Monthly Update - February 2026 :astronaut: Executive Summary This month, GraphOps delivered several key updates. We made major progress on the Substreams Data Service, getting us closer to a demo-ready M… --- ## [Edge & Node - February / March 2026](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/edge-node-february-march-2026/6854)
**Author:** [@kenny](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/kenny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/edge-node-february-march-2026/6854 "2026-03-03T02:15:50Z")
:woman\_astronaut: Executive Summary Edge & Node made strong progress in February across core protocol work and production readiness, with increased momentum on Indexing Payments (DIPs) and continued validation of key com… --- ## [StreamingFast Update - January 2026](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/streamingfast-update-january-2026/6838)
**Author:** [@Josh-StreamingFast](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/Josh-StreamingFast)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/streamingfast-update-january-2026/6838 "2026-02-10T18:45:10Z")
Hey everyone! Here’s a quick look at what we shipped in January across Firehose, Substreams, and The Graph ecosystem, plus what’s currently in flight. This month was all about performance, developer experience, and gett… --- ## [Edge & Node's January / February 2026 Update](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/edge-nodes-january-february-2026-update/6837)
**Author:** [@kenny](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/kenny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 4:52am UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/edge-nodes-january-february-2026-update/6837 "2026-02-10T04:52:49Z")
:woman\_astronaut: Executive Summary January brought steady progress across Edge & Node’s core infrastructure and products. The team maintained and stabilized Horizon on The Graph Network while shipping a new Gateway rele… --- ## [GraphOps Update January 2026](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/graphops-update-january-2026/6836)
**Author:** [@chris](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/chris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/graphops-update-january-2026/6836 "2026-02-09T18:18:40Z")
GraphOps Update - January 2026 :astronaut: Executive Summary Over the final weeks of January, GraphOps delivered key updates across Kubernetes Launchpad and the Network and Analytics Subgraphs, while also advancing devel… --- ## [GraphOps Update December 2025](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/graphops-update-december-2025/6817)
**Author:** [@chris](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/chris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/graphops-update-december-2025/6817 "2026-01-20T14:16:07Z")
:astronaut: Executive Summary GraphOps delivered several key updates across the stack over December and early January. On Tycho, we improved the asset price solver by reducing discrepancies in ingestion data after caref… --- ## [Semiotic December Update](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/semiotic-december-update/6814)
**Author:** [@anirudh](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/anirudh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/semiotic-december-update/6814 "2026-01-19T20:02:15Z")
Token API In November, we’d rolled out NFT spam classification on Token API and mentioned a switch to ERC20’s. We’re very nearly to productionize the first version. We’ve experimented with different architectures and app… --- ## [Edge & Node's Dec 2025 / Jan 2026 Update](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/edge-nodes-dec-2025-jan-2026-update/6811)
**Author:** [@kenny](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/kenny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/edge-nodes-dec-2025-jan-2026-update/6811 "2026-01-16T02:33:16Z")
:woman\_astronaut: Executive Summary Although many of us at Edge & Node took a break for the holiday season, it seems that we packed an unusual level of productivity into a short timespan. December marked a major mileston… --- ## [StreamingFast November 2025 Update](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/streamingfast-november-2025-update/6784)
**Author:** [@Josh-StreamingFast](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/Josh-StreamingFast)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/streamingfast-november-2025-update/6784 "2025-12-10T16:23:47Z")
Hey everyone! Here’s a roundup of what the team delivered in November across Firehose, Substreams, and our broader indexing infrastructure. This month brought significant progress on foundational stores, new chain cover… --- ## [Pinax November 2025 Update](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/pinax-november-2025-update/6781)
**Author:** [@keyes](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/keyes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/pinax-november-2025-update/6781 "2025-12-09T23:30:24Z")
:woman\_astronaut: Summary Token API continues to be Pinax’s number one priority and this month we hit a few major milestones, with the launch of support for Tron, a new REST-based MCP, new endpoints, a new SDK with accom… --- ## [Edge & Node's November 2025 Update](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/edge-nodes-november-2025-update/6780)
**Author:** [@kenny](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/kenny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/edge-nodes-november-2025-update/6780 "2025-12-08T23:47:59Z")
:woman\_astronaut: Executive Summary November was a landmark month for Edge & Node, highlighted by a cascade of public achievements in The Graph protocol, engineering, integrations, and branding. Horizon’s near-complete m… --- ## [Semiotic Novemeber 2025 Update](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/semiotic-novemeber-2025-update/6778)
**Author:** [@mangie](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/mangie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/semiotic-novemeber-2025-update/6778 "2025-12-05T15:51:13Z")
November 2025 - Semiotic Update Token API Following last month’s improvements, we’ve officially rolled out the NFT spam detection model across multiple chains. Many thanks to Pinax who has now taken over model hosting an… --- ## [GraphOps Update November 2025](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/graphops-update-november-2025/6776)
**Author:** [@chris](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/chris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 10:46am UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/graphops-update-november-2025/6776 "2025-12-04T10:46:35Z")
GraphOps Update - November 2025 :astronaut: Summary In November, GraphOps delivered several key updates across the stack, supporting active upgrades and network-wide changes. On Tycho, we advanced data-ingestion work wi… --- ## [StreamingFast October 2025 Update](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/streamingfast-october-2025-update/6755)
**Author:** [@Josh-StreamingFast](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/Josh-StreamingFast)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/streamingfast-october-2025-update/6755 "2025-11-06T02:15:25Z")
StreamingFast October 2025 Update Hey everyone, I’m excited to share this month’s Firehose and Substreams updates! October was another strong month of progress across The Graph’s infrastructure stack — from new mainnet… --- ## [Pinax October 2025 Update](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/pinax-october-2025-update/6754)
**Author:** [@keyes](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/keyes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/pinax-october-2025-update/6754 "2025-11-05T22:43:37Z")
:woman\_astronaut: Summary Token API continues to be Pinax’s number one priority and this month we hit a few major milestones, with the launch of new paid tiers, support for batched queries, new API versioning and route s… --- ## [GraphOps Update October 2025](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/graphops-update-october-2025/6753)
**Author:** [@chris](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/chris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/graphops-update-october-2025/6753 "2025-11-04T10:17:51Z")
GraphOps - Monthly Report - October 2025 Summary This October, GraphOps delivered several key updates. We finalized the first open source release of substreams-sink-mq, a sink that allows flushing substreams data into to… --- ## [Edge & Node's October / November 2025 Update](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/edge-nodes-october-november-2025-update/6752)
**Author:** [@kenny](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/kenny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/edge-nodes-october-november-2025-update/6752 "2025-11-04T01:41:49Z")
:woman\_astronaut: Executive Summary October marked one of the most significant technical milestones yet for The Graph, with Graph Horizon deployed to testnet to prepare for mainnet launch. The Rewards Eligibility Oracle … --- ## [Semiotic October 2025 Update](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/semiotic-october-2025-update/6750)
**Author:** [@anirudh](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/anirudh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/semiotic-october-2025-update/6750 "2025-11-03T17:17:28Z")
Token API Several big improvements here. Last month, we talked about expanding our NFT spam prediction model to cover more chains and have better performance. We’ve achieved that and more. Semiotic has released a model t… --- ## [StreamingFast July 2025 Update](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/streamingfast-july-2025-update/6687)
**Author:** [@Giuliano](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/Giuliano)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/streamingfast-july-2025-update/6687 "2025-10-29T20:29:51Z")
Hey all, I’m excited to share this month’s Firehose and Substreams updates! July was a major month of progress for Substreams and Firehose. We launched Katana Substreams, expanding The Graph’s Firehose multi-chain cove… [Next page](https://forum.thegraph.com/c/research/29.md?page=1)