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Add application specific/development codecs

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
30/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Start by locating the current multicodec table and reviewing how its existing entries are organized. Clarify which application-specific or development codecs are needed, how they should be categorized, and what criteria determine that the table is complete.

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Description

For dev purposes, it is good to have a range of valid codecs that can be used for developing support for new protocols. I think we had something like that in the past but I can't find it in the table right now.

Dominant language
Python
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Forks
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