# NIP Research Report: 2026-02-22

## Executive Summary
This run focused on auditing the repository for NIP compliance, updating the inventory, fetching missing specs, and verifying P0 items.

- **Inventory Status**: Updated with 30+ NIPs and Kinds.
- **Spec Coverage**: Fetched 7 missing canonical NIP specs (09, 18, 25, 57, 71, 78, 98).
- **Validation**:
  - `validate-events.mjs` passed for all 28 event builders.
  - Targeted compliance tests passed for NIP-04/44, NIP-65, NIP-07, and Kind 30078.

## New Findings
- Identified and documented NIP-18 (Reposts), NIP-98 (HTTP Auth), NIP-59 (Gift Wrap), and NIP-78 (App Data) support.
- Confirmed `NIP-42` (Auth) remains `Non-compliant`.

## Validation Results

| Component | Test | Status |
|-----------|------|--------|
| Event Builders | `validate-events.mjs` | ✅ PASS |
| Kind 30078 | `kind30078.test.mjs` | ✅ PASS |
| NIP-04/44 | `nip04-nip44.test.mjs` | ✅ PASS |
| NIP-65 | `nip65_compliance.test.mjs` | ✅ PASS |
| NIP-07 | `nip07_compliance.test.mjs` | ✅ PASS |

## P0 Items Status
- **NIP-04 / NIP-44**: Compliant (verified).
- **Relay Preferences (NIP-10002)**: Compliant (verified).
- **Video Note (Kind 30078)**: Compliant (verified).
- **Block Lists (NIP-51)**: Compliant (verified via builder validation).
- **NIP-07**: Compliant (verified).

## Next Steps
- Address NIP-42 compliance (Auth).
- Expand coverage for NIP-98 and NIP-78.
- Continue monitoring new PRs for regression.