Lore In-Depth Reference

Lore is a centralized, binary-first, MIT-licensed version control system from Epic Games, designed for projects that combine code with large binary assets. Source: https://epicgames.github.io/lore/

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Keywords	Reference
overview, what is Lore, design goals, non-goals, architecture, two subsystems, storage, version control, API-first, binary-first, centralized, offline-capable, replaceable backends, specification, open source, MIT	references/overview.md
core concepts, revision, branch, immutable store, mutable store, content addressing, BLAKE3, hash, context, address, partition, Merkle tree, revision state, node block, fragment, blob, chunking, FastCDC, fixed-size, compression, packfile, revision graph, parent, DAG, staging, dirty, staged anchor, sparse, view, .loreignore, lazy fetch, metadata, link, layer, lock, obliteration, shared store, instance	references/core-concepts.md
setup, install, Lore CLI, prebuilt binary, build from source, loreserver, Docker, deploy, certificate, ports, durable storage, health check, demo mode, local server, quickstart, prerequisites	references/setup.md
configuration, config.toml, cli.toml, remote_url, identity, store, max_capacity, eviction, compaction, direct_write, shared_store_to_use, pager, loreserver config, --config, --env, config layering, default.toml, local.toml, environment, LORE__ env vars, server settings, QUIC, HTTP, gRPC, auth, JWT, JWKS, topology, plugins, hooks, telemetry, notification	references/config.md
CLI reference, command tree, lore, repository, create, clone, status, info, list, delete, verify, dump, gc, store, metadata, instance, config, update-path, branch, list, create, switch, push, merge, unresolve, into, start, restart, resolve, mine, theirs, abort, diff, archive, reset, protect, unprotect, latest, revision, history, commit, amend, sync, bisect, diff, find, restore, cherry-pick, revert, file, info, stage, dirty, unstage, reset, obliterate, history, diff, write, hash, dependency, add, remove, list, auth, login, logout, clear, layer, add, remove, link, add, remove, update, list, lock, acquire, status, query, release, logfile, login, status, clone, stage, dirty, unstage, reset, diff, history, commit, sync, push, service, run, start, stop, notification, subscribe, completions, shared-store, create, info, set-use-automatically, global options	references/cli.md
workflow, quickstart, tutorial, create repository, stage, commit, push, clone, shared store, branch, switch, merge, resolve conflicts, sync, amend, cherry-pick, revert, bisect, restore, file history, diff, obliterate, view, sparse checkout, .loreignore, file locking, dependency, blame, find revision	references/workflow.md
FAQ, roadmap, how is Lore different, Git vs Perforce, platforms, production readiness, locking, merge conflicts, security, contribute, license, desktop client, UEFN, 2026 roadmap, 2027 roadmap, VFS, VS Code plugin, edge instances, forks, governance	references/faq-roadmap.md

Quick Guide

• What is Lore and what problem does it solve? → references/overview.md
• How does the revision graph and content addressing work? → references/core-concepts.md
• How do I install the CLI and start a server? → references/setup.md
• How do I configure the CLI or server? → references/config.md
• How do I create a repo, commit, branch, merge, and sync? → references/workflow.md
• What CLI commands are available? → references/cli.md
• How is Lore different from Git/Perforce? → references/faq-roadmap.md
• What is on the roadmap? → references/faq-roadmap.md
• How do I deploy a persistent server with certificates? → references/setup.md
• How do I configure server settings, auth, topology, or telemetry? → references/config.md
• How do I install shell completions? → references/setup.md
• How do I resolve merge conflicts? → references/workflow.md
• How do I manage file locks? → references/workflow.md
• How do I use links and layers? → references/core-concepts.md
• How do I obliterate content? → references/core-concepts.md
• How do I contribute to Lore? → references/faq-roadmap.md

Cross-Project References

• For git internals (comparison mental model), see the git skill.
• For jj (another VCS with similar concepts), see the jj skill.