Roadmap

This is a regularly updated chart of where Agoric is headed, what our major milestones will be, and when we plan to meet them.

Community
  • Orchestration Monthly (Community Call)
    First Thursday of the Month // 16:00 UTC

    We share Agoric announcements, answer live questions, highlight community projects, and introduce new tools to help you build your application on-chain.

  • Community Office Hours
    Fourth Thursday of each Month // 16:00 UTC

    A designated time and space in Discord for the community to speak with members of the Agoric OpCo team, project contributors, and other community members about what’s on their minds.

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  • Validator Office Hours
    Last Thursday of each Month // 18:00 UTC

    Monthly validator update to discuss chain operations, upcoming news, and recent developments.

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  • Developer Office Hours
    Wednesdays (Weekly) // 16:00 UTC

    Getting started with Agoric smart contracts? Or are you deep into it but struggling with a detail? Join us for open discussion. Meeting Passcode: 47695358

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  • ETH Seoul / ATOM Seoul
    Seoul, South Korea // May 30 - April 1

    Agoric participated in the EthSeoul and ATOM Seoul events, focusing on bringing together developers, industry experts, and mentors to innovate and build decentralized applications.

  • Abstract Austin @ Consensus
    Austin, Texas // May 29

    As Consensus week begins, Abstract Austin offers an exclusive event featuring expert-led panels on the Chain Abstraction thesis, artistic activations, networking opportunities, and delicious meals.

  • Nebular Summit, Chain Abstraction Day, and EthCC
    Brussels, Belgium // July 8 - July 13

    The Agoric team is setting off to Brussels, showcasing our commitment to advancing blockchain Orchestration through engaging discussions and collaborations.

  • International Community Events
    Ankara // Buenos Aires // India // Indonesia // Istanbul // Seoul

    Agoric's developer community is expanding internationally through a series of events, meetups, and workshops around the globe, fostering collaboration and innovation in blockchain technology.

Ecosystem
  • Calypso Launch

    Calypso, developed by Mystic Labs on the Agoric platform, is launching as an intuitive interchain trading terminal to simplify the management and trading of DeFi assets and NFTs across various blockchain networks​.

Development
  • Agoric Orchestration APIs — Launch

    Launch the initial version of the Orchestration APIs focused on supporting IBC-connected chains in the Cosmos ecosystem with Interchain Accounts, Interchain Queries, IBC PFM transfers, and IBC Hooks.

  • Interchain Stack Upgrades
    Continued from Q1

    Further upgrades to the Cosmos SDK and IBC versions to allow for the Orchestration release.

  • Orchestration Platform Upgrades

    Launch of the vtransfer module allowing JavaScript smart contracts to connect to IBC and manage core functionality

  • Packet Forward Middleware

    Integration of Strangelove’s Packet Forwarding Middleware implementation which allows for multihop IBC transfers to pass through the Agoric chain successfully.

  • Documentation Upgrades

    Launch of an example application for basic Agoric functionality to help developers ramp up quickly on building Agoric smart contracts

  • Support Third Party Launches

    Calypso and other third party developer launches on chain will need development support

Community
  • Agoric Community Call
    Third Thursday of the Month // 16:00 UTC

    We share Agoric announcements, answer live questions, highlight community projects, and introduce new tools to help you build your application on-chain.

  • Community Office Hours
    Fourth Thursday of each Month // 16:00 UTC

    A designated time and space in Discord for the community to speak with members of the Agoric OpCo team, project contributors, and other community members about what’s on their minds.

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  • Validator Office Hours
    Last Thursday of each Month // 18:00 UTC

    Monthly validator update to discuss chain operations, upcoming news, and recent developments.

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  • Developer Office Hours
    Wednesdays (Weekly) // 16:00 UTC

    Getting started with Agoric smart contracts? Or are you deep into it but struggling with a detail? Join us for open discussion. Meeting Passcode: 47695358

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  • EthDenver
    February 23 - March 3

    Join Agoric as we discuss interoperability with Ethereum users and innovators. It's a must-attend for anyone eager to explore the forefront of blockchain technology and community-driven development.

Ecosystem
    Development
    • Zoe Upgrades

      Zoe went through its first major upgrade which validated upgrade pathways and unblocked future feature development. This is a major milestone for the system and will support the Agoric chain’s robustness moving forward.

    • Support Partner Deployment (Calypso)

      Agoric Engineering supported the Mystic Labs team in building Calypso - a cross chain transfer and staking application which will use Agoric’s Orchestration Capability.

    • Support Inter Protocol Collateral Launches

      Inter Protocol launched multiple new collateral types during Q1, driving TVL expansion on the chain.

    • Subquery Indexer Launch

      Agoric partnered with Subquery to launch a new indexing capability. This will offer dapp developers more flexibility in data indexing for their applications. The Inter Protocol dashboard began transitioning to this indexer.

    • Interchain Stack Upgrades
      (Continuing in Q2)

      Agoric shipped multiple upgrades to the Cosmos SDK and IBC versions during Q1 which will support the launch of the Orchestration APIs in Q2.

    Community
    • Agoric Community Call #37
      December 7 // 16:00 UTC

      We share Agoric announcements, answer live questions, highlight community projects, and introduce new tools to help you build your application on-chain.

    • Developer Office Hours
      Wednesdays (Weekly) // 16:00 UTC

      Getting started with Agoric smart contracts? Or are you deep into it but struggling with a detail? Join us for open discussion. Meeting Passcode: 47695358

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    Ecosystem
    • Third Party Application Launch

      We expect at least one third-party application to be ready to launch in December. Validators and BLD Stakers will collaborate to evaluate and vote for the deployment.

    • Developer Engagement Program (LATAM)

      Create a meetup and developer workshop hub in LATAM, starting with Buenos Aires.

    Development
    • Performance Tooling & Observability

      Build custom Agoric VM performance monitoring tools, including a VM-aware benchmarking testing framework VM-aware flame graph profiling for JavaScript smart contract developers.

    • End User Experience Upgrade

      Improve end-user experience on Agoric applications, specifically in smart wallet provisioning and in token deposits over IBC.

    • Schedule Audits for Platform Interchain Accounts Pre-requisites

      Platform updates include packet forwarding middleware implemented in JavaScript as well as other pre-requisites listed.

    • Complete Platform Pre-requisites for Interchain Account Use Cases

      Productionize key system vats controlling networking and IBC from JavaScript layer to enable ICA use cases, driven by MN-2 partner.

    • Deploy a Zoe Upgrade

      Unlock the flow of enhancements to Zoe by exercising the ability to upgrade Zoe running in production.

    Community
    • Add native USDC to the Inter Protocol Parity Stability Module
      Proposal #59

      This proposal seeks to add the native, non-bridged version of USDC, via Noble chain, to the PSM.

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    • Add native USDT to the Inter Protocol Parity Stability Module
      Proposal #60

      This proposal seeks to add the native, non-bridged version of USDT, via Kava chain, to the PSM.

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    • Agoric Community Call #36

      We share Agoric announcements, answer live questions, highlight community projects, and introduce new tools to help you build your application on-chain.

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    • Web Summit
      Nov 13-16 // Lisbon

      The Agoric Team is looking forward to fostering partnerships, exploring new technical horizons, and representing Agoric at one of the largest tech conferences in the world.

    • Developer Office Hours
      Wednesdays (Weekly) // 16:00 UTC

      Getting started with Agoric smart contracts? Or are you deep into it but struggling with a detail? Join us for open discussion. Meeting Passcode: 47695358

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    • Validator Office Hours
      Last Thursday of each Month // 18:00 UTC

      Monthly validator update to discuss chain operations, upcoming news, and recent developments.

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    Ecosystem
    • Native USDC and USDT come to the PSM

      With the passing of Proposals 59 and 60, the Agoric community successfully added Noble's native USDC and Kava's native USDT to the Inter Protocol Parity Stability Module.

    • BitGo Adds BLD to Custody Offering

      Institutional BLD support enables token holders and new entrants access to hold, stake, and transact in BLD via a third-party platform, such as institutional custodians and centralized exchanges.

    • Pine Street Labs Adds Support for BLD and IST to walletOS

      For JavaScript developers, especially those new to blockchain, this partnership provides additional tooling to take the friction out of web3 development. Now, integrating Agoric's capabilities into applications like wallets, custodians, or Node-as-a-service operations becomes straightforward.

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    • SubQuery indexing support for Agoric

      Integration of SubQuery’s API indexing solution for JavaScript developers looking to build on the Agoric platform.

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    • New PSM Launches

      Two new PSM instances supporting Noble USDC and Kava USDT launch.

    Development
    • Internal Hackathon

      Internal hackathon with engineering and product teams to prototype ideas that wouldn’t otherwise get prioritized and to share knowledge across areas of the internal stack

    • Partner Launch Support

      Support partner development work to address the Mainnet Deployment Checklist and prepare for the second deployment

    • Chain Upgrade 12

      Chain Upgrade 12 will fix various bugs and prepare the chain for future upgrade work.

      Release notes
    • Developer Experience Upgrade

      Address external developer challenges by making agoric-sdk installable through NPM. Update Getting Started docs and sample application.

    Community
    • KREAd-rc1 to Mainnet
      Proposal 53

      This release added all bundles for the Mainnet-2 app KREAd to the chain, adding governance and all contract functionality for end-users and governors. Users can mint and manage their characters and use the marketplace to trade with others.

      Join the conversation
    • Enable stATOM Vault
      Proposal 55

      This proposal aims to onboard stATOM as collateral for IST. stATOM is a liquid staked token (LST) of ATOM, issued by the Stride blockchain.

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    • Cosmoverse 2023 // Istanbul

      This year at Cosmoverse, delivered some major ecosystem updates and announcements. Agoric & Inter Protocol also hosted AppJam23, a showcase of the apps launching on Agoric and the technology built to get us here.

      Watch here
    • Agoric DevDay // Istanbul

      After Cosmoverse, Agoric hosted a Dev Day, working with Turkish developers looking to make the jump into web3 and safer programming with Hardened JavaScript.

      Watch here
    Ecosystem
    • Kado for fiat on/off ramp

      Kado now includes fiat on/off ramp support for BLD, making it easier for people to join the Agoric ecosystem and for developers to create frictionless onboarding for their apps.

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    • KREAd, by Kryha, launches

      The first third-party app to launch on Agoric, KREAd is a dynamic NFT builder that lets you mint characters that you can further customize with gear and other equipable items.

      Visit KREAd.app
    • SubQuery support for Agoric

      Agoric developers can now quickly handle and search blockchain data, speeding up development and making it easier to bring more users into the blockchain world.

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    • stATOM as collateral for Inter Protocol Vaults

      With the passing of Proposal 55, the Agoric community successfully added Stride’s stATOM as a collateral type for Inter Protocol Vaults.

      Learn more
    Development
    • Begin: Developer Experience Upgrade Sprint

      Identified multiple pain points in developer experience in building the Agoric platform. Will undertake a sprint to improve developer ergonomics.

    • Launch Inter Protocol Multi-Collateral support

      Support multiple collateral types in Inter Protocol. Efforts are required to enhance Inter Protocol front end, liquidation bidding tools, and test contract upgrades.

    Community
    • Agoric Community Call #35

      We will share Agoric announcements, answer live questions, highlight community projects, and introduce new tools to help you build your application on-chain.

      Twitter Space
    • Inter Protocol Community Call #14

      The Inter Protocol team covers recent developments, the state of IST, and how it continues to proliferate across the Cosmos interchain ecosystem.

      Twitter Space
    • Validator Office Hours

      Monthly validator update to discuss chain operations, upcoming news, and recent developments.

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    Development
    • Mobile Wallet Support

      Mobile wallet support for Agoric Dapps, driven by Mainnet-2 reference partner needs.

    • Ongoing: Mainnet-2 Reference Partner Support

      Supporting MN-2 reference partners and preparing the chain chain for supporting multiple third-party contracts.

    • Complete Runaway Execution Protection for New Contracts

      Protect the chain from runaway process execution as Agoric transitions to a platform for many third-party contracts.

    • Complete Key User Scenario Performance Enhancements

      Enhance performance across user scenarios needed for near-term expected contract launches.

    Security

      Community
      • Inside the Build: Community Components w/ BytePitch

        What are open source web3 components? How do they streamline the process for JavaScript developers building on Agoric? Join our Twitter space with BytePitch to walk through their contributions to our new components library and what they're working on next!

        Twitter Space
      • Inter Protocol Community Call #13

        The Inter Protocol team covers recent developments, the state of IST, and how it continues to proliferate across the Cosmos interchain ecosystem.

      • Validator Office Hours

        Monthly validator update to discuss chain operations, upcoming news, recent developments.

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      Development
      • Begin Key User Scenario Performance Enhancements

        Enhance performance across user scenarios needed for near-term expected contract launches.

      • Begin Runaway Execution Protection for New Contracts

        Protect the chain from runaway process execution as Agoric transitions to a platform for many third-party contracts.

      • Ongoing: Mainnet-2 Reference Partner Support

        Supporting MN-2 reference partners and preparing the chain chain for supporting multiple third-party contracts.

      • Offer Legibility in Keplr Extension

        Provide an update to the Keplr Desktop Extension, which renders Agoric offers clearly to end users.

      Security

        Community
        • Osmocon & Nebular

          The Agoric Team will be in Paris, connecting with builders and Cosmonauts at Osmocon and Nebular Summit.

        • Agoric Community Call #33

          We will share Agoric announcements, answer live questions, highlight community projects, and introduce new tools to help you build your application on-chain.

          Listen here
        • IST Vaults Launch Party AMA

          Join Zaki Manian, Dean Tribble, and the Cosmos Community as they discuss how Inter Protocol Vaults help unlock the value of $ATOM for the interchain.

          Twitter Space
        • Validator Office Hours
          July 27th // 18:00 UTC

          Monthly validator update to discuss chain operations, upcoming news, and recent developments.

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        Development
        • Inter Protocol: Show All Bids

          Expansion to the auction contract to store all received bids in durable storage so they may be consumed by external dashboards and reported in the CLI.

        • Zoe Upgrade Testing

          Testing of Zoe/ZCF upgrade.

        • Inter Protocol: Kado Fiat Onramp Spec

          Completion of the spec for fiat onramp integration with Kado. Execution timing to be determined.

        • Ongoing: MN-2 Reference Partner Support

          Supporting MN-2 reference partners and preparing the chain for supporting multiple third-party contracts.

        Security
        • Reviews for the 2023 Delegation Programs are Complete

        Community
        • Proposal 34 Voting Period

          Proposal 34 to upgrade Agoric-3 to the Mainnet-1B release.

          Check explorer
        • Mainnet-1B Upgrade

          Upgrade height from Proposal 34 is expected to arrive at approximately 17:00 UTC on June 19th. Agoric-3 will be upgraded to Mainnet-1B.

        • Delegation Program Applications Open

          2023 Delegation Program questionnaire is available in the forum and open for validators to submit their applications.

        • Gateway Conference

          Join Agoric and Inter Protocol at Gateway Prague, discussing the future of smart contracts written in Hardened JavaScript and the establishment of IST as the stable token for the Cosmos ecosystem.

        • Validator Office Hours

          Monthly validator update to discuss chain operations, upcoming news, and recent developments.

        Development
        • Ongoing: MN-2 Reference Partner Support

          Directly support MN-2 partners in their effort to launch secure and upgradeable contracts.

        • Planning: MN-2 Platform Prep

          Address observability, scalability, usability considerations for developers building on the Agoric platform in preparation for Mainnet-2.

        • Planning: Vaults UI Improvements

          Planning effort for continued improvements to Vaults UI, including fiat onramp and updates to user flows.

        • Vaults Follow-up Development: Scope Publishing All Auction Bids

          Planning effort for work to expand the auction contract to report all user bids to durable storage, making the depth of the liquidation market observable to analysts

        Security

          Community
          • Agoric Proposal #32

            Signaling Proposal to update Inter Protocol by installing Vaults contracts during the Agoric Mainnet-1b chain upgrade.

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          • Emerynet Upgrade

            Upgrading Emerynet with the agorictest-upgrade-10/Mainnet 1B software release.

            Learn more
          • Delegation Program Policy Available in Community Forum

            The discussion period for the 2023 Delegation Program will kick off with an updated policy with new information about the program for all validators.

            Learn more
          • Agoric Community Call #32

            We will share Agoric announcements, answer live questions, highlight community projects, and introduce new tools to help you build your application on-chain.

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          • Validator Office Hours

            This month's topics include: Mainnet 1B Platform upgrades and Vaults update, and the Agoric Delegation program.

            Join the conversation
          • Inter Protocol Community Call #12

            The Inter Protocol team covers recent developments, the state of IST, and how it continues to proliferate across the Cosmos interchain ecosystem.

          Development
          • Kernel & Contract Upgrade to Testnet

            Release of Kernel and Contract upgrade work to testnet. This functionality allows contracts to specify how they may be upgraded and survive chain restarts. Continued from the previous month.

          • Cut Initial Release Candidate for Mainnet 1B and Vaults Contracts

            Release candidate containing the full set of functionality required for the platform upgrade and inter protocol vaults contracts launch.

          • Inter Protocol Dashboards Completed

            A third party is working on dashboards. Initial versions are expected in early May with completed versions ready for Mainnet go-live.

          • Mainnet 1B and Vaults Testnet Evaluation

            After the go/no-go decision, the release candidate will move through various stages of testing with validators and internal engineering.

          • Plan Next Release Functionality

            As engineering work for the Mainnet 1B upgrade completes, the next release will be planned and begun.

          Security
          • Vaults Assessment Report Available

            Agoric Vaults implementation security assessment by Atredis Partners.

            Learn more

          Community
          • Chainboard Academy Launched

            The BytePitch launched the first Agoric bootcamp as part of the Chainboard Academy! This 10-week bootcamp includes a combination of lectures and projects tailored to get you up to speed with Agoric’s Hardened JavaScript stack.

          • Consensus 2023

            The Agoric Team traveled to Austin for Coindesk’s Consensus 2023. Dean Tribble was a panelist on the Protocol Village stage discussing “IBC, Beyond Cosmos.”

          • NFT.NYC Cosmos Meetup

            Agoric hosted a Cosmos networking meetup during NFT.NYC, connecting projects and teams that are actively building the Cosmos Ecosystem.

          • Agoric Community Call #31

            We will share Agoric announcements, answer live questions, highlight community projects, and introduce new tools to help you build your application on-chain.

            Listen here
          • Inter Protocol Community Call #11

            The Inter Protocol team covers recent developments, the state of IST, and how it continues to proliferate across the Cosmos interchain ecosystem.

            Listen here
          Development
          • Liquidation Testing (Cont'd)

            Completing liquidation scenario modeling for auction results in poor markets. Third party liquidator testing begins.

          • State Sync Release (Cont'd)

            Release of validator state sync functionality to testnet. This functionality significantly improves validator operations.

          • Chain Scalability Sprint Concludes

            Chain performance improvements identified in March will be completed before the end of April.

          • End-to-End Oracle Network and Vault Testing

            Vault contracts and Oracle network will be deployed to the same testnet to complete end-to-end system testing.

          Security
          • Inter Protocol Audits Complete

            Audits of the Inter Protocol contract have begun and will complete in April.

          Community
          • Agoric Smart Contract Developer Bootcamp

            Chainboard has partnered with Agoric to create the first-ever Agoric Bootcamp focused on developing smart contracts and dapps using Hardened JavaScript.

          • Agoric Community Call #30

            We will share Agoric announcements, answer live questions, highlight community projects, and introduce new tools to help you build your application on-chain.

            Listen here
          • Inter Protocol Community Call #10

            The Inter Protocol team covers recent developments, the state of IST, and how it continues to proliferate across the Cosmos interchain ecosystem.

            Listen here
          Development
          • Complete Governance Front End

            The Vaults contracts include governance capabilities for the elected Economic Committee. A UI will be completed to help the committee exercise those abilities.

          • Schedule Contract Audits

            Audits required for the Vaults release will be scheduled once the code is stable. The start of those audits will depend on auditor availability.

          Security

            Community
            • Penn Blockchain

              Hosted at the University of Pennsylvania, this conference brings together lecturers, workshops, hackathons, business competitions, and networking opportunities with over 120 industry experts.

            • InterOp_Summit

              This two-day summit will take place during ETHDenver’s BUIDLWeek and give attendees access to workshops, tech talks, and code-alongs hosted by top developers & investors in the field — including Agoric’s Dean Tribble.

            • Agoric Community Call #29

              We will share Agoric announcements, answer live questions, highlight community projects, and introduce new tools to help you build your application on-chain.

              Listen Here
            • Inter Protocol Community Call #9

              The Inter Protocol team covers recent developments, the state of IST, and how it continues to proliferate across the Cosmos interchain ecosystem.

              Listen here
            Development
            • Complete Vaults Front End

              The initial Vaults front end will be hosted on IPFS. February will see the first version deployed, connected to a testing environment.

            • Initial Vaults Functional Testing

              The initial release of the code for the Vaults releases to a testing environment focused on the contracts for Vaults, Reserve, Oracles, Governance, the Vaults UI, and the Oracle Network. This milestone kicks off testing of core Vaults functionality.

            • Oracle Network Testing

              The Decentralized Oracle Network providing price feeds for Inter Protocol will be deployed to a testing environment and evaluated.

            Security
            • Validator Office Hours
              February 23 // 17:30 UTC

              Core developers and the DCF regularly meet with validators to share updates on upcoming releases and development milestones. This month, we will discuss the Agoric Opco Delegation Program Application process for 2023 and the upcoming Inter Protocol Vaults Release.

              Join the conversation

            Community
            • Agoric Community Call #28

              We will share Agoric announcements, answer live questions, highlight community projects, and introduce new tools to help you build your application on-chain.

              Listen here
            • Inter Protocol Community Call #8

              The Inter Protocol team covers recent developments, the state of IST, and how it continues to proliferate across the Cosmos interchain ecosystem.

              Listen here
            Development
            • Developing “State Sync Plus” for Validators

              Agoric core developers will continue working on the functionality that enables rapid, secure network rejoin for validators.

            • Oracle Network Collaboration

              Agoric core developers will continue to collaborate with and support Simply Staking’s efforts in architecture and network design for both the Agoric Platform and Inter Protocol.

            Security
            • Threat modeling of the Vaults Implementation

              In tandem with the development of Vaults, Agoric’s Security Engineering team will begin the exercise of enumerating risk across the design and implementation of the next Inter Protocol release.

            • Iterating on automated security testing of XS

              As part of the ongoing fuzzing efforts that aim to improve the resilience of XS against memory safety bugs, Agoric’s Security Engineering team will continue to improve testing coverage to identify and resolve any issues that surface.