DAIT chain developer docs.

Everything an engineer needs to run a validator, host TEE-attested AI compute, rent that compute, or build a dApp on top of the L1.

The chain is in Phase 0. Most pages document the locked design that ships in Phase 1 devnet alpha (Q3 2026). Pages backed by code that already compiles in the public repo are marked Real; future-phase content is marked Coming Phase 1.

Start here

Overview

What the DAIT chain is, key concepts, why this stack instead of an L2.

overview.html

Quickstart

Spin up a 4-node devnet on one machine in five minutes.

quickstart.html

Run a node

Three roles. Each has its own setup path. None require KYC; all require staked DAIT once mainnet ships.

Validator

Propose blocks. Earn 30 percent of block rewards weighted by delegated PoUW credits.

nodes/validator.html

Compute host

Run AI inference inside an attested TEE. Earn 60 percent of block rewards proportional to verified work.

nodes/host.html

Tenant

Submit jobs to the network. Open a state channel for high-frequency inference.

nodes/tenant.html

All roles

Side-by-side comparison of validator vs host vs tenant.

nodes/index.html

Module references

DAIT extends Cosmos SDK with seven custom modules. Each one has its own message types, query interface, and on-chain state layout.

x/staking_tiers

Six-tier locked stake schema with tier-specific slashing.

modules/staking_tiers.html

x/tee_attest

On-chain TDX, SEV-SNP, and NRAS quote verification.

modules/tee_attest.html

x/pouw

Proof-of-Useful-Work credits with 14-day half-life decay.

modules/pouw.html

x/compute_market

Reverse Dutch auction marketplace with streaming escrow.

modules/compute_market.html

x/state_channel

Nitro / ForceMove off-chain compute sessions.

modules/state_channel.html

x/messaging

Wallet-to-wallet encrypted DMs over Waku libp2p.

modules/messaging.html

x/agent

AI agents as first-class economic accounts.

modules/agent.html

APIs and SDKs

REST + Tendermint RPC

Standard Cosmos REST plus CometBFT raw RPC.

api/rpc.html

gRPC

Service definitions for high-throughput indexers.

api/grpc.html

EVM JSON-RPC

EVM-compatible JSON-RPC, ChainID 4090 testnet.

api/evm.html

@dait/* TypeScript

Browser + Node SDK with Keplr and MetaMask adapters.

sdk/typescript.html

dait_sdk Python

Python 3.11+ client library and the dait-cli command.

sdk/python.html

SPUR-IC receipt spec

Over-the-wire receipt protocol for state-channel inference.

sdk/spur-ic.html

Resources

Glossary

PoUW, TEE, Trinity, attestation, and the rest of the local vocabulary.

resources/glossary.html

FAQ

Why not an L2? When mainnet? Where is the explorer?

resources/faq.html

Working in the open. Every module's full source lives at github.com/dait-chain under Apache 2.0. Open issues and PRs welcome. For governance topics see dait.foundation; for the project itself see dait.io.