For the complete documentation index, see llms.txt

Rootstock Documentation

Everything you need to build Bitcoin-secured financial products.

Use familiar EVM tools on a Bitcoin sidechain secured by over 85% of Bitcoin's hash power through merge mining.

Quickstarts

Choose your path

Find the right starting point for your journey on Rootstock: build smart contracts, integrate, or prepare for mainnet.

Build

Write, compile, and deploy smart contracts with EVM tooling and starter kits.

Integrate

Connect wallets, bridges, oracles, and third-party SDKs to an existing product.

Launch

Review the PowPeg security model, audit contracts, and configure mainnet deployments.

How to use these docs

The sections below match the main navigation. Each one covers a different part of the portal, from core concepts and developer guides to node operations and tooling.

Concepts

Platform foundations, rBTC, security model, and the Rootstock stack.

Developers

Quickstarts, smart contracts, integrations, libraries, and RPC API.

Node Operators

Node setup, merge mining, JSON-RPC, and network maintenance.

Resources

Tutorials, guides, FAQ, and how to contribute to these docs.

Dev Tools

Wallets, bridges, Hardhat, Foundry, and the tooling catalog.

Use Cases

Step-by-step implementation guides grouped by goal.

Browse by use case

Step-by-step guides for Bitcoin DeFi, Bridge, Onboard, and AI.

All use case guides

Bitcoin DeFi

Lending and on-chain Bitcoin DeFi with rBTC.

Bridge

Move assets between Bitcoin, Rootstock, and other networks.

Onboard

Wallet connection, social login, and low-connectivity onboarding patterns.

AI

Install the Rootstock MCP Server, then build agents with scoped on-chain reads and actions.

Infrastructure and tooling

Bridges, wallets, RPC access, and the Rootstock Explorer for Rootstock deployments.

All Dev Tools guides

Bridges

Move BTC and assets between Bitcoin and Rootstock.

Wallets

Wallets and connection patterns for Rootstock testnet and mainnet.

RPC API

JSON-RPC endpoints and methods for Rootstock nodes.

Rootstock Explorer

Search blocks, transactions, contracts, and dApps on Rootstock mainnet and testnet.

Funding and governance

RootstockCollective runs grants, governance, and builder programs on Rootstock.

RootstockCollective

Apply for grants, join builder programs, and participate in Collective governance.

Open RootstockCollective