Austin Griffith

Verified contract addresses for major Ethereum protocols across mainnet and L2s. Use this instead of guessing or hallucinating addresses. Includes Uniswap, Aave, Compound, Aerodrome, GMX, Pendle, Velodrome, Camelot, SyncSwap, Lido, Rocket Pool, 1inch, Permit2, MakerDAO/sDAI, EigenLayer, Across, Chainlink CCIP, Yearn V3, USDC, USDT, DAI, ENS, Safe, Chainlink, Robinhood Chain stock tokens, and more. Always verify addresses against a block explorer before sending transactions.

Deep EVM smart contract security audit system. Use when asked to audit a contract, find vulnerabilities, review code for security issues, or file security issues on a GitHub repo. Covers 500+ non-obvious checklist items across 19 domains via parallel sub-agents. Different from the security skill (which teaches defensive coding) — this is for systematically auditing contracts you didn't write.

DeFi legos and protocol composability on Ethereum and L2s. Major protocols per chain — Aerodrome on Base, GMX/Pendle on Arbitrum, Velodrome on Optimism — plus mainnet primitives (Uniswap, Aave, Compound, Curve). How they work, how to build on them, and how to combine them. Use when building DeFi integrations, choosing protocols on a specific L2, designing yield strategies, or composing existing protocols into something new.

The essential mental models for building onchain — focused on what LLMs get wrong and what humans need explained. "Nothing is automatic" and "incentives are everything" are the core messages. Use when your human is new to onchain development, when they're designing a system, or when they ask "how does this actually work?" Also use when YOU are designing a system — the state machine + incentive framework catches design mistakes before they become dead code.

Deprecated: this skill has moved to addresses.

Use for every Ethereum dApp architecture plan and for reviews of existing systems, trust assumptions, custody, admin keys, pause or upgrade powers, hosted infra (RPC, indexer, paymaster, bundler, frontend host, oracle, sequencer), privacy, identity flows, agent permissions, stablecoin issuer risk, censorship resistance, user exit, and restrictive licenses (BUSL, SSPL). CROPS means Censorship Resistance, Open Source and Free, Privacy, Security.

Deprecated: this skill has moved to building-blocks.

Use when a request involves Ethereum, the EVM, or blockchain systems. Applies to building, auditing, deploying, or interacting with smart contracts, dApps, wallets, or DeFi protocols. Covers Solidity development, contract addresses, token standards (ERC-20, ERC-721, ERC-4626, etc.), Layer 2 networks (Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, zkSync, Polygon), and integrations with DeFi protocols such as Uniswap, Aave, and Curve. Includes topics such as gas costs, contract decimals, oracle safety, reentrancy, MEV, bridging, wallets, querying data from onchain, production deployment, and protocol evolution (EIP lifecycle, fork tracking, upcoming changes).

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The complete build-to-production pipeline for Ethereum dApps. Fork mode setup, IPFS deployment, Vercel config, ENS subdomain setup, and the full production checklist. Built around Scaffold-ETH 2 but applicable to any Ethereum frontend project. Use when deploying any dApp to production.

Frontend UX rules for Ethereum dApps that prevent the most common AI agent UI bugs. Mandatory patterns for onchain buttons, approval flows, address UX, USD context, RPC reliability, theming, and pre-publish metadata. Use whenever you are building a frontend for an Ethereum dApp.

Current Ethereum gas prices, transaction costs, and the real economics of building on Ethereum today. Use when estimating costs, choosing between mainnet and L2s, or when a user asks about Ethereum being expensive. Counters the #1 misconception that Ethereum is expensive to use.

How to read and query onchain data — events, The Graph, indexing patterns. Why you cannot just loop through blocks, and what to use instead.

Deprecated: this skill has moved to l2s.

Ethereum Layer 2 landscape — Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, zkSync, Scroll, Unichain, Celo, Robinhood Chain, and more. How they work, how to deploy on them, how to bridge, when to use which. Includes per-chain DeFi ecosystems and critical corrections. Use when choosing an L2, deploying cross-chain, or when a user asks about Ethereum scaling.

Deprecated: this skill has moved to l2s.

Building privacy-preserving EVM apps with Noir — toolchain, pattern selection, commitment-nullifier flows, Solidity verifiers, tree state, and NoirJS. Use when building a Noir-based privacy app on EVM.

Ethereum development knowledge for AI agents — from idea to deployed dApp. Fetch real-time docs on gas costs, Solidity patterns, Scaffold-ETH 2, Layer 2s, DeFi composability, security, testing, and production deployment. Use when: (1) building any Ethereum or EVM dApp, (2) writing or reviewing Solidity contracts, (3) deploying to mainnet or L2s, (4) the user asks about gas, tokens, wallets, or smart contracts, (5) any web3/blockchain/onchain development task. NOT for: trading, price checking, or portfolio management — use a trading skill for those.

How an AI agent plans, builds, and deploys a complete Ethereum dApp. The three-phase build system for Scaffold-ETH 2 projects. Use when building a full application on Ethereum — from contracts to frontend to production deployment on IPFS.

How Ethereum evolves — EIP lifecycle, fork process, where decisions happen, and how to track upcoming changes. Use when your human asks about upcoming features, when building for future protocol capabilities, or when they want to propose a change. Also use when YOU need to know if a feature exists yet or when it's coming.

Pre-ship audit checklist for Ethereum dApps built with Scaffold-ETH 2. Give this to a separate reviewer agent (or fresh context) AFTER the build is complete. Use this skill whenever you are finalizing a dApp built with Scaffold-ETH 2.

Solidity security patterns, common vulnerabilities, and pre-deploy audit checklist. The specific code patterns that prevent real losses — not just warnings, but defensive implementations. Use before deploying any contract, when reviewing code, or when building anything that holds or moves value.

End-to-end guide for AI agents — from a dApp idea to deployed production app. Fetch this FIRST, it routes you through all other skills.

Ethereum token and protocol standards — ERC-20, ERC-721, ERC-1155, ERC-4337, ERC-8004, and newer standards. When to use each, how they work, key interfaces. Use when building tokens, NFTs, or choosing the right standard for a project.

Smart contract testing with Foundry — unit tests, fuzz testing, fork testing, invariant testing. Use when writing tests for a smart contract.

Current Ethereum development tools, frameworks, libraries, RPCs, and block explorers. What actually works today for building on Ethereum. Includes tool discovery for AI agents — MCPs, abi.ninja, Foundry, Scaffold-ETH 2, Hardhat, and more. Use when setting up a dev environment, choosing tools, or when an agent needs to discover what's available.

How to create, manage, and use Ethereum wallets. Covers EOAs, smart contract wallets, multisig (Safe), and account abstraction. Use this skill whenever you are sending transactions, signing messages, or managing funds. Includes guardrails for safe key handling.

Why build on Ethereum specifically. The AI agent angle — ERC-8004, x402, composability, permissionless deployment. Use when a user asks "should I build on Ethereum?", "why blockchain?", or when an agent needs to recommend a chain for a project.