Vana:
Vana Data Hub
A user-owned data hub that makes personal data portable, permissioned and usable across AI and application ecosystems through a much more approachable product experience.
Stack
React, TypeScript, Node.js
Role
Product Design & Application Delivery
Scope
Hub Application, UX Design, Integration Layer
The Mission
“To shift data ownership away from extractive platforms and toward a model where users control access, portability and participation in the value created from their data.”
Core Objectives
- Make personal data portable and user-controlled
- Translate protocol-native concepts into everyday product language
- Build trust through transparent permission and access controls
- Bridge consumer UX with Web3 and AI infrastructure
The Challenge
Most users do not understand or control where their data lives. Connecting existing accounts to a user-owned data layer is a trust-sensitive experience — permission management and access controls can become confusing quickly, and protocol-native concepts need to be translated into everyday product language without losing technical fidelity.
The application has to build trust while asking users to connect personal data sources. Data portability needs to feel useful, not abstract. The product must bridge consumer UX and protocol-native architecture, giving both builders and end users a clear mental model of data movement and permissioning — without exposing the underlying complexity.
What We Built
Hub Interface
Central application for connecting, viewing and managing user data sources — designed to make a technically complex system feel immediately navigable.
Permissions & Revocation Flows
Product flows for granting, revoking and auditing data access — giving users clear visibility into who has access to what and why.
Integration Layer
Account-connection, data-source and protocol-service integrations linking the hub to external systems while abstracting underlying protocol complexity.
Connector & Account State Management
Supporting systems for managing connector state, user controls and account relationships across a diverse set of data sources and services.
Technical Architecture
A hub application layer sitting above the Vana protocol — handling account connections, permission state, data-source integrations and user controls without touching the underlying smart contract layer. Product flows abstract protocol-native concepts into plain-language UX.
Real Impact.
Labrys delivered the main hub application and integration layer for Vana — turning a protocol-level vision into a consumer-facing product that makes user-owned data tangible, accessible and actionable.
- Application Delivered
- Hub
- Integration Layer
- Full
- Design & Product Flows
- UX
- Consumer-Grade Experience
- Web3
