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Session 18: Using AI in Your Cardano Dev Workflow - Resources

Curated tools and references for building on Cardano with AI assistance.

AI Coding Assistants​

  • Claude Code: CLI/agent assistant with support for skills, rules, and sub-agents.
  • Cursor: AI-native editor with rules and MCP support.
  • Kiro: Agentic IDE used in the live demo for adding skills and MCP servers (per project, per user, or global).
  • Gemini: Often produces an implementation plan before writing code.

MCP & Skills​

  • Model Context Protocol: The open standard that lets assistants query live, version-accurate documentation and tools.
  • Mesh SDK: Ships installable skills, an MCP server, and a downloadable skills file for AI-assisted Mesh development.
  • Aiken: On-chain language used in the test-driven validator workflow described in the notes.

Cardano SDKs & Languages Referenced​

Local Models (Token Savings)​

  • Ollama: Run open models locally.
  • Qwen and Gemma: Open models suitable for simpler, lower-cost tasks.

Emerging Tools​

  • Git Nexus: Bring-your-own-LLM tool that connects multiple MCP servers and builds Obsidian-style mind maps of a codebase. (Mentioned as a lead to explore.)

Security & Cost Concepts​

  • CIP-30 (Wallet Bridge): How dApps talk to wallets.
  • CIP-68 (Datum Metadata Standard): Datum metadata token standard, useful when modeling on-chain state.
  • Double satisfaction & common vulnerabilities: Review every AI-generated validator for signatory checks, output pinning (address, quantity, policy ID), and execution-unit cost before production.

These resources belong to the Q2 2026 Developer Experience Working Group.

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