# Here Not There Labs

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/here-not-there-labs/  
**Website:** https://www.towns.com  
**APIs profiled:** 1

Here Not There Labs (Here Not There, Inc., operating as hntlabs.com) is the a16z-backed company behind Towns Protocol, an open, decentralized messaging protocol built on Base (an Ethereum L2) that powers ownable, programmable group chat spaces, memberships, direct messages, and decentralized finance. The protocol is delivered to builders as a set of first-party TypeScript packages under the @towns-protocol npm scope (client SDK, React SDK, bot framework, encryption, and generated protobuf bindings), a Connect/gRPC Stream RPC surface defined in public .proto files, a bot/app framework with a webhook-driven event model, and end-to-end message encryption. Spaces, memberships, roles, and entitlements are enforced by on-chain smart contracts, and a network of Stream Nodes run by node operators carries encrypted message streams. This profile was surfaced as an a16z portfolio lead and enriched from the company's public developer surface (docs.towns.com, app.towns.com, the towns-protocol GitHub organization, and npm).

## Kin Score — 33.7 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 33.7).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 75.9 |
| Contract Quality | 45.1 |
| Governance | 4.5 |
| Contract Governance | 4.5 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 56.5 |
| Commercial Clarity | 7.9 |
| Access Clarity | 7.9 |

## Agent readiness — 30.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | yes |
| Agent Skills | derived |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Unknown — onboarding: unknown, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## APIs (1)

- **Towns Protocol** — Towns Protocol is an open, decentralized messaging protocol built on Base. Builders integrate via first-party TypeScript SDKs, a React SDK of hooks, and a bot/app framework. Und...

## Security (2)

- **Here Not There Labs Authentication** — 5 schemes
- **Here Not There Labs Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Tags

Company, Messaging, Decentralized, Web3, Blockchain, Protocol, Chat, Bots, Encryption, SDK

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/here-not-there-labs/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.