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quipnetwork/ethereum-sdk

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TLDR

A TypeScript SDK and smart contracts for the Quip Network protocol on Ethereum and compatible blockchains, giving developers a library to interact with the protocol without writing raw blockchain calls, not yet production-ready.

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    What it does
      Blockchain protocol SDK
      Smart contracts
      Multi-chain support
    Contracts
      Deployer
      WOTSPlus
      QuipFactory
    Networks
      Ethereum mainnet
      Base
      Optimism
      Test networks
    Tech
      TypeScript SDK
      Hardhat scripts
      Bun
      Alchemy
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Integrate Quip Network's smart contracts into your app using the TypeScript SDK without writing raw blockchain calls.

USE CASE 2

Deploy Quip Network contracts to a test network using the included Hardhat scripts.

USE CASE 3

Connect to Quip Network on Base or Optimism as an alternative to Ethereum mainnet using the same TypeScript SDK.

Tech stack

TypeScriptSolidityHardhatBunEthereum

Getting it running

Difficulty · hard Time to first run · 1h+

Requires an Alchemy API key, a funded wallet private key, and adding new networks requires contacting the Quip team directly.

AGPL-3.0, free to use and modify, but if you run a modified version over a network you must release your source code as open source.

In plain English

This repository holds the smart contracts and developer toolkit for Quip Network, a project built on Ethereum and several compatible blockchains. Smart contracts are programs that live on a blockchain and run automatically when certain conditions are met, handling logic like creating accounts, managing assets, or enforcing rules without a central server. Quip Network packages these contracts alongside a TypeScript library so that other developers can interact with them from their own applications. The README explicitly states the project is in active development and not yet ready for production use. Setting it up requires a Node.js environment and a configuration file holding connection details for the blockchain networks you want to reach. These include API credentials from a service called Alchemy (which provides access to blockchain nodes) and a private key for the wallet that will sign and pay for on-chain transactions. The README notes that adding a new network to the system requires contacting a specific team member first, so some administrative actions are restricted to authorized personnel. Three contracts sit at the center of the project: a Deployer contract that handles initial setup on each blockchain, a component called WOTSPlus (which appears to relate to a post-quantum signature scheme), and a QuipFactory that creates new instances of the protocol. These same contracts are deployed identically across Ethereum mainnet, Base, Optimism, and several test networks, so the same logic runs on whichever chain a user prefers. The TypeScript SDK wraps the contract interactions so that application developers do not need to write raw blockchain calls. It is built with a tool called Bun and published as a standard npm package. The repository also includes Hardhat scripts for deploying, verifying, and draining the deployer contracts across networks. The project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3, which requires anyone running a modified version of this software over a network to share their modifications as open source.

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Prompt 1
How do I install the Quip Network TypeScript SDK and set up the config file with my Alchemy API key and wallet private key?
Prompt 2
Show me how to call a Quip Network contract method from my TypeScript app using the SDK.
Prompt 3
How do I use the Hardhat scripts in the Quip Network repo to deploy the contracts to a test network?
Prompt 4
The Quip Network repo includes a QuipFactory contract. How do I use the TypeScript SDK to create a new protocol instance through it?
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