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Build Faster with DevKit and Hourglass

The task-based framework Hourglass provides the onchain and offchain infrastructure to run task-based AVSs. Hourglass enables you to extend your smart contracts by using an offchain coprocessor AVS.

DevKit gives developers a CLI toolkit to build, test, and deploy AVSs built using the Hourglass framework with minimal friction.

What DevKit Provides​

DevKit is the unified, first-party CLI toolkit for EigenCloud. DevKit gets you from zero to a working product in under an hour. Like Foundry, but for building verifiable off-chain services.

DevKit gives you:

  • Commands to simplify development including:
    • One to scaffold your project.
    • Another to spin up a local devnet with everything you need, Ethereum node, task infrastructure, Operator simulation, all containerized and ready to go.
  • Opinionated defaults that work out of the box.
  • Local-first development for rapid iteration.
  • Clear path from proof-of-concept to testnet and mainnet deployment.

What Hourglass Provides​

Hourglass is a task-based AVS framework. Hourglass provides onchain and offchain infrastructure for building task-based AVS. Using the Hourglass framework simplifies the process of building, deploying, and maintaining task-based AVS.

Hourglass provides:

  • Onchain infrastructure to enable:
    • Onchain task management
    • Operator registration and management
    • Verification of Operator certificates
  • Offchain infrastructure to enable offchain task management, and publishing of offchain results onchain.

For more information on DevKit and Hourglass architecture, refer to the DevKit and Hourglass repos.