# Developing Smart Contracts

Learn how to write, deploy, and interact with smart contracts on Kite Chain using industry-standard tools.

## What You'll Build

This section walks you through creating smart contracts with practical examples:

* [**Setup Environment**](/kite-chain/3-developing/setup-environment.md) - Configure your development environment with necessary tools
* [**Counter Contract - Remix**](/kite-chain/3-developing/counter-smart-contract-remix.md) - Build a simple counter using Remix IDE
* [**Counter Contract - Hardhat**](/kite-chain/3-developing/counter-smart-contract-hardhat.md) - Build the same contract using Hardhat framework
* [**Voting Contract**](/kite-chain/3-developing/voting-smart-contract.md) - Create a decentralized voting system
* [**Smart Contracts List**](/kite-chain/3-developing/smart-contracts-list.md) - Pre-deployed contracts and libraries available on Kite

## Development Tools

Kite Chain supports standard Ethereum development tools:

* **Remix IDE** - Browser-based development environment (no installation required)
* **Hardhat** - Professional development framework with testing and deployment
* **Solidity** - The primary smart contract programming language

## Kite's Smart Contract Framework

Kite provides a modular, on-chain framework for building AI-driven applications:

* **Creating and managing assets** - Deploy and govern ML models, datasets, agents, and services
* **Monetizing resources** - Implement flexible fee distribution for data providers and creators
* **Ensuring secure governance** - Leverage role-based access control for transparent collaboration
* **Streamlining operations** - Use factories, registries, and job managers for orchestration

## Learning Path

1. **Start with Setup** - Get your development environment ready
2. **Try Remix** - Quick start with browser-based development
3. **Move to Hardhat** - Professional workflows with testing and scripts
4. **Build Real Projects** - Create voting systems and explore pre-deployed contracts

## Next Steps

After developing contracts:

* Build complete [dApps](/kite-chain/4-building-dapps.md) with React frontends
* Explore [Advanced Features](broken://pages/jdUSRZAQUgjzaC5bajch) like Account Abstraction
* Review [Reference Documentation](/kite-chain/6-reference.md) for production deployments

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*New to smart contracts? Review* [*Fundamentals*](/kite-chain/2-fundamentals.md) *first!*


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