NovaEco is the open‑source Digital Public Infrastructure for the circular economy. It connects individuals and siloed sectors to foster innovation, measure impact, and collaborate within a federated system-of-systems.

NovaEco is commercially supported by Circular Engineering Nova GmbH.

The ecosystem is anchored by three core services (hosted in the novaeco repository) that provide unified identity, orchestration, and access management:

• 🔗 Gateway — Single public API entry point for all external traffic.
• 🔐 Identity — Centralized SSO, MFA, and Trust Profile issuance service.
• 🌐 Docs — Public landing page and technical documentation hub.

NovaEco follows a Federated Monorepo model. Each Enabler or Sector is a self-contained monorepo that groups its API, App, Website, and Tests together.

Cross‑cutting foundational services consumed by all sectors:

• NovaAdmin — Unified dashboard and launchpad for all ecosystem application.
• NovaBalance — Environmental audit engine for carbon, water, and mass.
• NovaEquity — Social audit engine tracking fair wages and labor rights.
• NovaFin — Ledger for payments, staking, and ESG token settlements.
• NovaInfra — Registry for IoT devices and fleet management command.
• NovaLogistics — Optimization engine for reverse logistics and circular transport.
• NovaMaterial — Engine for Digital Product Passports and material lineage.
• NovaMind — Shared AI models and inference engine for all sectors.
• NovaPolicy — Policy-as-Code engine for automated regulatory compliance checks.
• NovaSkills — Verification system for human labor certifications and degrees.
• NovaTrade — Marketplace for matching orders and discovering circular assets.

Industry‑specific applications that consume Enablers:

• NovaAgro — Management of regenerative agriculture and sustainable food systems.
• NovaAir — Air quality monitoring and carbon capture credit verification.
• NovaBuild — Management of construction lifecycles and material banks.
• NovaChem — Chemical leasing models and hazardous material tracking.
• NovaEnergy — Renewable grid balancing and vehicle-to-grid energy coordination.
• NovaMake — Distributed manufacturing via 3D printing and CNC networks.
• NovaNature — Biodiversity monitoring and reforestation project management.
• NovaPack — Reusable packaging systems and deposit return schemes.
• NovaRecycle — Management of recycling centers and urban mining recovery.
• NovaRetail — Product-as-a-Service management and consumer take-back schemes.
• NovaTronix — E-waste management and electronics repair documentation.
• NovaTextile — Circular fashion management and fiber-to-fiber recycling loops.
• NovaWater — Management of industrial water cycles and treatment systems.

Decoupled, single‑purpose backend services for high-throughput tasks:

• novaair-worker-quality — Ingests and normalizes data from air quality sensors.
• novanature-worker-bioacoustics — Identifies species from audio streams using AI models.
• novainfra-worker-iot-ingest — High-throughput processor for raw telemetry from sensors.
• novabalance-worker-lca-calculator — Calculates real-time environmental impact from material BOMs.
• novamake-worker-slicer-check — Verifies 3D model printability for manufacturing jobs.
• novafin-worker-trade-settlement — Asynchronously batches and commits transactions to the ledger.

Flagship applications combining multiple sectors:

• DurasAGV — Autonomous agricultural robot for regenerative farming tasks.
• NovaLab — Innovation engine for designing and launching circular projects.
• RetailLoop — E-commerce plugin for resale and product take-back.
• UrbanMiner — Dashboard for city councils to map municipal waste streams.

We welcome contributors of all kinds. Start with our Contribution Guide and Code of Conduct.

Finding your way:

1. Begin with novaeco to understand the platform foundation.
2. Explore Enabler or Sector repos that match your interests.
3. Check out Product repos to see how everything comes together.