Usher

Spec sheet

Product

Usher is an open-source partnerships platform for performance-based Web3 referral marketing.Read 11 Oct 2026 · usher.so

Deployment

The repository describes a self-deployed Usher instance with a Next.js web app and optional blockchain listener service.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support

The referrals page invites visitors to join Usher on Discord.Read 11 Oct 2026 · usher.so

Company

The referrals site footer identifies the company as Usher Labs Pty Ltd.Read 11 Oct 2026 · usher.so

Campaign tracking

Brands can define web-based or smart-contract conversion events and use them to track referrals and reward partners.Read 11 Oct 2026 · usher.so

Company history

Usher Labs says it was founded with the launch of Usher, a Web3-integrated referral marketing solution supporting NFT and DeFi projects.Read 11 Oct 2026 · usher.so

Open source

The maker links the referral project’s source code on GitHub, where the repository is described as an open-source referrals and partnerships platform with Web3 integration and crypto remittance.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Open-source license

The public source repository identifies the project as GPL-3.0 licensed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Partner flow

Partners can share invite links, refer people to a brand’s service, and earn rewards when referred users trigger campaign conversion events.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Partner workflow

The site describes creating a campaign, choosing a reward, onboarding partners, and topping up campaign rewards as partners refer or resell the technology.Read 11 Oct 2026 · usher.so

Reward custody

The repository says the operator is responsible for storing encrypted wallet private keys in its database and that decentralization of funds management was planned as coming soon.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Rewards

Campaigns can offer flat or percentage-based rewards in ETH, MATIC, a brand’s own token, or an NFT.Read 11 Oct 2026 · usher.so

Security approach

Usher Labs says its original referral technology was designed to reduce reliance on a centralised authority that handles referral data, which it identified as vulnerable to tampering and mismanagement.Read 11 Oct 2026 · usher.so

Status

Usher says it is sunsetting operations for Usher Referrals and makes the project source code available to deploy.Read 11 Oct 2026 · usher.so

Technical components

The repository describes Ceramic for decentralized data storage, ArangoDB for graph data, and Humanode Sybil resistance with OAuth.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Tracking

The platform tracks performance-based partnerships using smart contract and web events as conversion triggers, with real-time data and insights.Read 11 Oct 2026 · usher.so

Use cases

The site describes referral campaigns for NFTs, Web3 infrastructure, digital wallets, decentralized finance, metaverse projects, and gaming.Read 11 Oct 2026 · usher.so

Where Specifiction places it

• Referral Marketing Software#40 of 416.5