About Agora

The mission

Agora is a decentralized, ad-free, open-source Minecraft mod launcher and discovery platform. The goal is to return control to the community instead of locking it inside corporate infrastructure.

• $0/month server footprint. Data ships through GitHub Release Assets and static sites.
• Security by delegation. The app does not handle Microsoft/Xbox auth or run the JVM; it delegates all of that to the official Mojang launcher.
• Curated, not warehoused. Every entry is community reviewed and voted on.

How it works

Mods, packs, shaders, and other assets are stored as flat JSON files in this repository. A nightly compiler reads those files, resolves release metadata, and builds a signed SQLite database called registry.db.

The desktop launcher downloads that database, verifies its signature, and uses it to browse, install, and launch curated content. The website renders the same catalog as a public, search-engine-friendly directory.

Open source

All curation, governance, and code is public. Reviews and votes happen through structured GitHub interactions, and the audit log is transparent by design.