Where do you draw the line? At one point, you have to accept that some projects require deep and context-specific knowledge. I can't be expected to be handheld if I dive deep into some math libraries without knowing the prerequisites. And if I do anyway, it's up to me to figure out at least the basics on my own.

The README has the examples and explanations you're looking for, they're just using the language common in the peer-to-peer ecosystem, as it's a peer-to-peer library/cli/daemon.