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Smart Contract Development Platform #443

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Engineered System

The Smart Contract Development Platform on QF Network Testnet - an environment enables developers to build, deploy and interact with smart contracts using a native Rust SDK. The platform provides an ergonomic development experience that hides low-level complexity, allowing developers to focus on business logic rather than platform internals.

Agent Priority Overview

Priority Distribution: Primary: 85% Native Rust Smart Contract Developers; Secondary: 15% QF Internal Team

Rationale: The SDK targets Rust developers who want to write smart contracts without dealing with low-level platform APIs. Internal team validates platform readiness and creates reference examples for external developers. This launch establishes the foundation for future ecosystem growth.

Expected Agent Experience & Acceptance

After this case is complete, Rust developers can write and deploy smart contracts on QF Network using familiar Rust patterns and an ergonomic SDK. They spend their time on business logic rather than wrestling with pallet-revive internals. The SDK is published as a standard Rust crate with API reference documentation, making it discoverable and usable like any other Rust library. Internal team has validated the platform works and created a Hello World example demonstrating basic usage.

Acceptance Criteria

For Native Rust Smart Contract Developers:

  • Developers can implement smart contracts in Rust for QF Network
  • SDK provides entities enabling smart contract compilation outside of Polkadot SDK code base
  • SDK is published on crates.io and can be included as a dependency in any Rust project
  • API reference documentation is published in mdBook format on GitHub Pages
  • Rust developers can build functional contracts within 1 hour without touching low-level APIs
  • SDK simplifies development compared to raw pallet-revive APIs

For QF Internal Team:

  • Internal team deploys Hello World reference contract demonstrating basic SDK usage
  • Platform demonstrates working pallet-revive integration with PolkaVM
  • Reference example is documented and available for stakeholder demonstrations

Scope Summary

Engineered System Scope

In Scope:

  • pallet-revive integration with QF Network runtime
  • Native Rust SDK for smart contract development (basic version)
  • Garbage collector and core SDK functionality
  • Hello World reference smart contract example
  • API reference documentation in mdBook format (standard for Rust)
  • SDK publication on crates.io
  • Inline documentation within SDK source code

Out of Scope:

  • Storage layer API in SDK (future enhancement)
  • Game examples or complex reference applications
  • Precompiles (governance, utility, oracles, etc.)
  • Solidity/EVM support
  • Developer portal tutorial
  • Frontend development tools and Web SDK
  • Advanced IDE integrations and tooling ecosystem
  • Mainnet deployment and production support

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