Stacks Agent

AI Skill for building Stacks blockchain applications - Bitcoin's most powerful smart contract layer

An intelligent AI assistant that provides development guidance for Clarity smart contracts, DeFi integration, and blockchain development on Stacks. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Antigravity, GitHub Copilot, Kiro, and Codex.

✨ Features

Highlights:

• 🎯 40 Production Code Examples - Real code from live dApps (sbtc-market, stacksagent, STX City)

• 🕸️ 100 Knowledge Relationships - Connected concepts across domains

• 🚫 Zero Deprecated Code - All modern @stacks/connect v7+ API patterns

• 🔒 Security-First Examples - Post-conditions, error handling, real vulnerabilities

557+ Knowledge Base Entries Across 15 Domains:

Core Language & Tools (175 entries)

• 🔷 61 Clarity Functions - Complete language reference with examples

• ⚛️ 75 Stacks.js Utilities - Wallet, transactions, CV constructors, API integration

• 📋 14 Contract Templates - SIP-010, SIP-009, DAO, Vault, Marketplace, Stacking

• 🚀 25 Deployment Steps - Testnet, mainnet, and devnet workflows

Domain-Specific Integrations (247 entries)

• 🌐 21 BNS Operations - Name registration, resolution (Clarity + JS + API)

• 💰 25 Stacking Guides - PoX stacking and pool delegation (Clarity + JS + API)

• 🔄 87 DeFi Protocols - Alex, Velar, Bitflow, USDCx bridging, multi-DEX routing (Clarity + JS + API)

• 🎨 30 NFT Operations - SIP-009, minting, marketplace patterns (Clarity + JS + API)

• 💎 40 Token Operations - SIP-010 fungible tokens, DeFi integrations (Clarity + JS + API)

• 🔐 14 Authentication - Wallet auth, JWT, sessions, token-gating (No Gaia - deprecated) (Clarity + JS + API)

• 📊 30 Oracle Integration - Pyth Network price feeds, VAA handling, Hermes API (Clarity + JS + API)

Advanced & Specialized (135 entries)

• 🛡️ 15 Security Patterns - Common vulnerabilities and secure implementations

• 🎯 40 Advanced Patterns - Pagination, SWR, presales, lotteries, vesting, CSV export

• 🔗 30 Chainhooks - Event indexing, webhooks, predicates, ordinals tracking

• 🤖 50 Trading Bots - Automated trading, wallet SDKs, Privy, bonding curves

🎯 Use Cases

• Generate Clarity smart contracts from natural language

• Audit contracts for security vulnerabilities

• Integrate with DeFi protocols (swaps, liquidity, lending)

• Bridge USDC from Ethereum to Stacks (USDCx)

• Swap USDCx across multiple DEXs (Bitflow, Alex, Velar)

• Integrate Pyth Network oracle for price feeds

• Deploy to testnet/mainnet

• Build dApps with Stacks.js

• Implement stacking and BNS features

📦 Installation

Using CLI (Recommended)

Manual Installation

Copy the appropriate folders to your project:

🚀 Usage

Claude Code

The skill activates automatically when you request Stacks development work, tag or mention the stacksagent

Cursor / Windsurf / Antigravity

Use the slash command:

GitHub Copilot

Reference in chat:

💡 Example Prompts

Basic Queries:

Production Code Examples (New in v2.0):

USDCx Bridging & Multi-DEX (New in v1.6.0):

With Relationships:

🔍 Knowledge Base Search

The skill includes a powerful BM25-based search engine:

Available domains:

• clarity - Syntax and functions

• templates - Contract templates

• security - Security patterns

• defi - DeFi protocols (swaps, liquidity, stacking, oracles)

• nfts - NFT operations (minting, marketplace, royalties)

• tokens - Token operations (SIP-010, vesting, allowances)

• auth - Authentication (wallet connect, JWT, sessions)

• stacksjs - JavaScript snippets

• bns - BNS operations

• stacking - Stacking guides

• deployment - Deployment steps

• auto - Auto-detect (default)

🎯 Production Code Examples (New in v2.0)

Search 40 complete, production-tested code examples extracted from live dApps:

Example Types

• quickstart - Single-feature examples (8 examples)

• integration - Multi-step workflows (12 examples)

• debugging - Troubleshooting failed transactions (3 examples)

• best-practice - Recommended patterns (3 examples)

• security - Security-focused implementations (2 examples)

Example Coverage

DeFi (10 examples):

• Swap with slippage protection (sbtc-market-frontend)

• Add/remove liquidity (prediction markets)

• Pyth oracle integration with VAA

• Delegate stacking to PoX pools

• Bonding curve buys (STX City)

• Multi-hop swap routing

• Debug failed swaps

• Secure token approvals

NFT (10 examples):

• Mint/transfer with SIP-009 compliance

• Marketplace listing and buying (Gamma patterns)

• NFT royalties (EIP-2981-like)

• Batch minting for airdrops

• Dynamic metadata updates

• Collection launch workflows

• Debug transfer failures

• Secure marketplace with escrow

Tokens (8 examples):

• Deploy SIP-010 tokens

• Secure transfers with post-conditions

• Token allowances (DEX integration)

• Vesting schedules with cliff periods

• Token burns (deflationary mechanics)

• Multi-token atomic swaps

• Debug transfer failures

Security (7 examples):

• Reentrancy prevention

• Integer overflow protection

• Access control (RBAC)

• Input validation

• Rate limiting for DoS

• Secure randomness

• Privilege escalation prevention

Auth (5 examples):

• Wallet connect flow (sbtc-market)

• JWT authentication via signatures (stacksagent)

• Protected routes with persistence (STX City)

• NFT token gating

• Session management with cleanup

Example Output Format

Each example includes:

• ✅ Complete working code from production dApps

• ✅ Test inputs/outputs with valid JSON

• ✅ Common pitfalls from real bugs

• ✅ Live example URLs to actual code

• ✅ Modern API patterns (@stacks/connect v7+)

• ✅ Security best practices (post-conditions, deny mode)

🕸️ Knowledge Graph Relationships (New in v2.0)

100 relationships connect concepts across domains:

Relationship Types

• requires - Critical dependency (e.g., "swap requires ft-transfer")

• uses - Functional dependency (e.g., "DEX uses post-conditions")

• implements - Standard compliance (e.g., "token implements SIP-010")

• javascript-for - Language bridge (e.g., "SDK implements Clarity function")

• prevents - Security defense (e.g., "access control prevents unauthorized access")

• similar-to - Alternative approach

• conflicts - Incompatibility

• complements - Enhanced together

Example Output

📚 Knowledge Base Contents

Clarity Language (61 entries)

Types, functions, control flow, arithmetic, comparisons, maps, tokens, STX operations

Contract Templates (14 entries)

• Tokens: SIP-010 basic, mintable, burnable, capped

• NFTs: SIP-009 basic, mintable, royalties

• DeFi: Vault basic/timelocked, liquidity pool

• DAO: Basic DAO, treasury management

• Other: Marketplace, stacking pool

Security Patterns (15 entries)

• Critical: Access control, unchecked transfers

• High: Reentrancy, arithmetic safety

• Medium: Input validation, front-running

• Low: Code style, gas optimization

DeFi Protocols (87 entries)

Alex, Velar, Bitflow, Zest, StackingDAO, Boost, Faktory integration patterns

USDCx Bridging & Multi-DEX (New in v1.6.0)

Bridge Operations:

• Deposit USDC from Ethereum → mint USDCx on Stacks

• Burn USDCx on Stacks → withdraw USDC on Ethereum

• Address encoding (Stacks ↔ Ethereum)

• Bridge timing: ~15 min deposit, ~60 min withdrawal

Multi-DEX Swap Routing:

• Bitflow: swap-helper-a/b/c for 2/3/4-hop swaps

• Alex: swap-helper, swap-helper-a with factors

• Velar: path-apply with tuple-based routing

• Stableswap: stSTX↔STX, USDH↔USDCx

Quote APIs:

• Bitflow SDK: getQuoteForRoute()

• Alex SDK: getAmountTo() with Currency enums

• Fallback rates and price caching

Contract Addresses:

Stacks.js (30 entries)

Wallet connection, transactions, Clarity values, API calls, post-conditions

BNS (10 entries)

Name resolution, registration, transfer, updates

Stacking (15 entries)

Direct stacking, delegation, pools, rewards

Deployment (25 entries)

Testnet, mainnet, devnet workflows with Clarinet

🛡️ Security Best Practices

All generated contracts include:

• ✅ Access control (tx-sender validation)

• ✅ Error handling (try!, unwrap!)

• ✅ Input validation (asserts!)

• ✅ Named error constants

• ✅ Kebab-case naming

• ✅ Network compatibility checks

🌐 Networks

• Mainnet: Production (SP... addresses)

• Testnet: Testing (ST... addresses, free STX)

• Devnet: Local development (Clarinet)

🔧 Prerequisites

• Python 3.x (for search functionality)

• Node.js 18+ (for CLI installation)

📖 Documentation

• Stacks Docs

• Clarity Reference

• Hiro Platform

• Explorer (Mainnet)

• Explorer (Testnet)

🔗 DeFi Resources

• Alex DEX

• Velar DEX

• Bitflow DEX

• Zest Protocol

• USDCx Bridge Docs

• Circle xReserve

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please:

1. Fork the repository

2. Create a feature branch

3. Make your changes

4. Add knowledge entries to appropriate CSV files

5. Test the search functionality

6. Submit a pull request

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

🙏 Acknowledgments

Built for the Stacks community with:

• Stacks.js by Hiro Systems

• Stacks Blockchain

• Clarity Language

📞 Support

• GitHub Issues: Report bugs or request features

• Stacks Discord: Join the community

• Twitter: @kai_builder

🎯 Roadmap

Completed (v1.6.0) ✅

• USDCx bridging from Ethereum (62 new entries)

• Multi-DEX swap routing (Bitflow, Alex, Velar)

• AMM quote API patterns (SDK integration)

• 557+ total knowledge base entries

Completed (v2.0) ✅

• Multi-platform AI skill support (7 platforms)

• 495+ knowledge base entries

• BM25 search engine with regex boosting

• CLI installer

• 40 production code examples from live dApps

• 100 knowledge graph relationships

• Modern API patterns (@stacks/connect v7+)

• Deprecated code removal (Gaia, openContractCall, showConnect)

In Progress (v2.1)

• Web-based search interface

• Interactive example playground

• Community example contributions

Future (v3.0+)

• VSCode extension

• Real-time contract analysis

• Semantic search with embeddings

• Multi-language support (Chinese, Spanish)

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