Proposal: Canton devkit (dpm component) - a unified toolkit for Canton app development (LocalNet, dar helpers, etc)
ApprovedMerged- SIG
- daml-tooling
- Champion
- —
- Author org
- gateway.fm
- Ask
- 1,900,000
Abstract
Canton DevKit is a unified, open-source local developer environment tool for the Canton Network that leverages the existing LocalNet stack. It delivers one-command LocalNet lifecycle management, integrated observability dashboards, and CIP-0112 token faucets and tooling — lowering onboarding time for new developers, workshop participants, and hackathon teams. The project is structured across 4 milestones over 12 months and requests 1,900,000 CC in milestone-based funding, with an optional 600,000 CC Maintenance & Compatibility Extension covering 12 months of post-grant support (2,500,000 CC combined if both are approved).
Milestones
| Title | Due date | Target | Amount (CC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LocalNet Management — CLI | — | at least 3 companies/teams have reviewed the tool and tested it for LocalNet setup and lifecycle usage. | 400,000 |
| Web UI, Observability, Monitoring, DAR & Contract Tooling, Optional AI Agent Skill Documents | — | at least 5 companies/teams have started using it in their daily Canton development workflow. | 400,000 |
| Token Faucets & Token Standard Tooling (CIP-0112) | — | at least 7 external projects/teams demonstrate a LocalNet workflow on the CIP-0112 path. | 500,000 |
| Adoption Validation and Ecosystem Outreach | — | at least 5 external apps/projects are actively using DevKit in real development or testing workflows by Milestone 4 acceptance. | 600,000 |
| Total | 1,900,000 | ||
Budget impact
- % of available
- 1.1%
- % if all RFV pass
- 1.1%
- Ask (CC)
- 1,900,000
Comments by org
42 comments · 3 orgs · last activity Jun 21, 2026
| Organisation | Comments |
|---|---|
| gateway.fm | 18 |
| Unknown | 17 |
| Canton Foundation | 6 |
| Digital Asset Switzerland | 1 |