# Implemented NIPs

NIPs stand for Nostr Implementation Possibilities. They exist to document what may be implemented by Nostr-compatible
relay and client software.

- [NIP-01: Basic protocol flow description](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/01.md)
- [NIP-02: Contact List and Petnames](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/02.md)
- [NIP-04: Encrypted Direct Message](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/04.md)
- [NIP-19: Bech32-encoded entities](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/19.md)