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+### Project status
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+We've come a long way, but this project is still in Alpha, lots of development is happening, API might change, beware of the Dragons 🐉..
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+**Want to get started?** Check our [examples folder](/examples). You can check the development status at the [Waffle Board](https://waffle.io/libp2p/js-libp2p).
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+[![Throughput Graph](https://graphs.waffle.io/libp2p/js-libp2p/throughput.svg)](https://waffle.io/libp2p/js-libp2p/metrics/throughput)
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 ## Table of Contents
 
 - [Background](#background)