# What is Logos? We are a movement for builders, explorers, and dreamers who refuse to accept the world as it is, and we are taking power back into our own hands. Our mission is to restore agency, trust, and civic power by giving people tools to explore, innovate, and improve their lives using decentralised technology. Logos exists at the intersection of human exploration and technological revolution. We're part of a generation fed up with corruption, surveillance, and stagnation often associated with incumbent institutions. As Bitcoin did for money, Logos enables permissionless, censorship-resistant governance institutions that solve real problems. However, unlike most public blockchains, Logos protects privacy across the network, ensuring it remains sovereign and secure. We believe everyone should have access to governance that reflects their values and improves their lives. All people should be free to exit hostile, corrupt, and inefficient systems. For the first time in history, we can achieve this. #### Logos Circles Logos Circles are self-organised groups that take action to address issues that matter in their communities. Rather than trying to reform broken or rigged institutions, they focus on building practical alternatives that can operate independently and be sustained through the network. Logos Circles are the heart of the movement. Through civil organising, skill-sharing, and relationship-building, these local chapters lay the foundation for distributed, parallel governance. Circles respond to local needs, build trust through solving real problems, and experiment with real-world applications of Logos tools, infrastructure, and values. Find the list of active Circles [here](https://logos.co/active-circles). #### The Logos technology stack The Logos Technology Stack is a unified ecosystem of distinct modules. The entire stack is modular, so developers can assemble their own Logos-based platform with a different selection of modules. The system’s technical foundation is a hybrid microkernel-microservices architecture that initially combines three existing core protocols: * [**Blockchain:**](https://logos.co/tech-stack) Decentralised computing and consensus. * [**Messaging**](https://logos.co/tech-stack)**:** Private, censorship-resistant communication between parties. * [**Storage**](https://logos.co/tech-stack)**:** Decentralised file storage and retrieval, using content-addressed (CID-based) data * **Logos App:** A complete distribution that bundles the kernel, a microkernel responsible for the essential primitives every decentralised application needs, along with default modules and UI packages into a fully usable product. It provides the primary user interface, hosting simple apps that let users interact with different modules. #### An Open Source Movement Logos is an open-source, values-driven community built through collective effort. We experiment, build, and grow together, not just as individual contributors, but as a civic body. Being open-source at Logos means more than publishing code. It’s about shared responsibility, transparent governance, and a commitment to solving real problems through voluntary collaboration. We organise around a common purpose: protecting individual freedom and enabling collective prosperity to renew civil society. We welcome anyone inspired by the Logos mission to help build and steward what comes next. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://circles.logos.co/readme/about-logos-circles/what-is-logos.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.