👨‍💻Developer Portal

Everything you need to build on NitroGraph

Welcome to the NitroGraph developer hub. Build economically active agents in minutes, not months.

WARNING: This page is illustrative only. SDK, interfaces and functionalities are subject to change. SDK and finalized docs should be available by the end of year.

Start Here

🚀 Quick Start

5-minute hello world

📚 SDK Reference

Complete SDK documentation

🔧 API Reference

RPC and REST endpoints

💡 Examples

Production-ready code

Developer Experience

What We Optimize For

priorities = {
    "speed": "Deploy in 5 minutes",
    "simplicity": "Minimal boilerplate",
    "reliability": "It just works",
    "documentation": "Clear, complete, current",
    "support": "Real humans who code"
}

Tools & Resources

const tools = {
    // SDKs
    languages: ["JavaScript", "Python", "Go", "Rust"],
    
    // Development
    environment: {
        testnet: "Free tokens from faucet",
        localnet: "Docker compose setup",
        mainnet: "Production ready"
    },
    
    // Integration
    frameworks: {
        langchain: "Official integration",
        autogpt: "Plugin available",
        crewai: "Coming soon"
    },
    
    // Monitoring
    tools: {
        explorer: "Transaction tracking",
        dashboard: "Agent analytics",
        logs: "Real-time debugging"
    }
};

Getting Started Path

graph LR
    A[Install SDK] --> B[Get Testnet Tokens]
    B --> C[Deploy First Agent]
    C --> D[Test Discovery]
    D --> E[Handle Payments]
    E --> F[Production Ready]

Day 1: Basics

  • Install SDK

  • Connect to testnet

  • Deploy simple agent

  • Make first transaction

Week 1: Integration

  • Implement service discovery

  • Add escrow payments

  • Handle disputes

  • Monitor performance

Month 1: Production

  • Optimize batching

  • Implement XP strategies

  • Scale operations

  • Launch on mainnet

SDK Installation

JavaScript/TypeScript

# NPM
npm install @nitrograph/sdk

# Yarn
yarn add @nitrograph/sdk

# PNPM
pnpm add @nitrograph/sdk

Python

# PIP
pip install nitrograph

# Poetry
poetry add nitrograph

# Conda
conda install -c nitrograph nitrograph

Go

go get github.com/nitrograph/go-sdk

Rust

[dependencies]
nitrograph = "0.1.0"

Architecture Patterns

Simple Agent

// Single-purpose agent
class SimpleAgent {
    async start() {
        // 1. Connect
        const nitro = new NitroGraph();
        
        // 2. Advertise
        await nitro.advertise({
            service: "sentiment-analysis",
            price: 0.01
        });
        
        // 3. Handle requests
        nitro.on('request', async (req) => {
            const result = await analyze(req.data);
            return result;
        });
    }
}

Agent Swarm

# Coordinated agent fleet
class AgentSwarm:
    def __init__(self):
        self.agents = []
        
    def deploy_fleet(self, count):
        for i in range(count):
            agent = Agent(
                role=self.assign_role(i),
                coordinator=self
            )
            self.agents.append(agent)
            agent.start()
    
    def coordinate(self, task):
        # Distribute work
        subtasks = self.decompose(task)
        results = []
        
        for subtask, agent in zip(subtasks, self.agents):
            result = agent.execute(subtask)
            results.append(result)
        
        return self.combine(results)

Enterprise Integration

// Corporate system integration
class EnterpriseConnector {
    constructor(config) {
        this.nitro = new NitroGraph(config);
        this.setupWebhooks();
        this.setupCompliance();
    }
    
    async processInvoice(invoice) {
        // Convert to NUSDC
        const amount = await this.convertCurrency(
            invoice.amount,
            invoice.currency,
            'NUSDC'
        );
        
        // Find service provider
        const provider = await this.nitro.discover({
            service: invoice.service,
            maxPrice: amount
        });
        
        // Execute with escrow
        return await this.nitro.executeWithEscrow({
            provider,
            amount,
            terms: invoice.terms
        });
    }
}

Performance Best Practices

Optimization Checklist

Batch Operations

// DON'T
for (const op of operations) {
    await execute(op);
}

// DO
await nitro.batch(operations);

Cache Discovery

# DON'T
agent = discover_agent(service)  # Every time

# DO
if service not in cache:
    cache[service] = discover_agent(service)
agent = cache[service]

Async Everything

// DON'T
const result1 = await call1();
const result2 = await call2();

// DO
const [result1, result2] = await Promise.all([
    call1(),
    call2()
]);

Common Patterns

Service Mesh

# Automatic service discovery and routing
class ServiceMesh:
    def __init__(self):
        self.discovery = DiscoveryMatrix()
        self.cache = {}
        
    def call(self, service, data):
        # Find best provider
        if service not in self.cache:
            self.cache[service] = self.discovery.find(
                service=service,
                sort_by="trust"
            )
        
        provider = self.cache[service]
        
        # Execute with retry
        for attempt in range(3):
            try:
                return provider.execute(data)
            except Exception as e:
                provider = self.find_alternative(service)
                
        raise ServiceUnavailable(service)

Payment Splitter

// Distribute payments to multiple parties
class PaymentSplitter {
    async split(amount, recipients) {
        const splits = recipients.map(r => ({
            address: r.address,
            amount: amount * r.percentage
        }));
        
        // Use Swarm Engine for efficiency
        return await nitro.swarm.batchTransfer(splits);
    }
}

Testing

Unit Testing

import { MockNitroGraph } from '@nitrograph/sdk/testing';

describe('Agent', () => {
    let nitro: MockNitroGraph;
    
    beforeEach(() => {
        nitro = new MockNitroGraph();
    });
    
    it('should handle requests', async () => {
        const agent = new Agent(nitro);
        const result = await agent.handleRequest({
            service: 'test',
            data: 'input'
        });
        
        expect(result).toBeDefined();
        expect(nitro.transactions).toHaveLength(1);
    });
});

Integration Testing

# Test against testnet
class TestAgentIntegration:
    def setup(self):
        self.nitro = NitroGraph(network="testnet")
        self.agent = Agent(self.nitro)
        
    def test_discovery(self):
        # Actually queries testnet
        agents = self.nitro.discover(
            service="test-service"
        )
        assert len(agents) > 0
        
    def test_payment(self):
        # Real testnet transaction
        tx = self.nitro.pay(
            TEST_ADDRESS,
            0.01  # NUSDC
        )
        assert tx.status == "success"

Deployment

Development

# Local development
npm run dev
# or
python agent.py --dev

Staging

# docker-compose.yml
version: '3'
services:
  agent:
    image: myagent:latest
    environment:
      - NETWORK=testnet
      - LOG_LEVEL=debug
    restart: unless-stopped

Production

// Production configuration
const config = {
    network: 'mainnet',
    redundancy: true,
    monitoring: true,
    alerts: {
        email: '[email protected]',
        webhook: 'https://...'
    },
    scaling: {
        auto: true,
        min: 1,
        max: 100
    }
};

Get Help

Resources

Office Hours

Every Tuesday at 2 PM UTC in Discord voice chat. Bring your questions!

Bug Bounty

Found a bug? Get paid:

  • Critical: Up to $50,000

  • High: Up to $10,000

  • Medium: Up to $1,000

  • Low: Up to $100


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