Cartesi

Cartesi is a Linux-based optimistic rollup protocol that lets developers build decentralized applications by running rich off-chain computation inside a sandboxed Linux virtual machine. The core of the stack is the Cartesi Machine, a deterministic RISC-V emulator that boots a real Linux userland so dApps can be written in any language (Rust, Go, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, C++) using familiar libraries, then settle results on Ethereum and other EVM chains through Cartesi Rollups smart contracts. Cartesi Rollups 2.0 is the current major version, packaging an application-specific rollup as the combination of the Cartesi Machine, the Cartesi Rollups Node middleware (Rust + Go), and a set of Solidity rollup contracts that handle settlement, consensus, and data availability. The DAVE permissionless fraud-proof system provides Stage-2 trust minimization, while the Cartesi CLI (the successor to Sunodo) packages scaffolding, build, and local devnet workflows. Cartesi is stewarded by The Cartesi Foundation and the CTSI token governs the network. Cartesi is fully open source under Apache-2.0 and LGPL-3.0 licenses on github.com/cartesi; there is no proprietary SaaS product, but the Rollups Node ships several developer-facing surfaces — the Rollup HTTP API used by application backends, the Inspect HTTP API for read-only queries from frontends, a GraphQL reader for advance-state inputs / outputs / vouchers / notices / reports, and a JSON-RPC node API for operations.

Cartesi is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Blockchain, Layer 2, Optimistic Rollups, Ethereum, and EVM.

Cartesi’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, CLI, GitHub presence, engineering blog, YouTube channel, and 19 more developer resources.

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12.2/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

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BlockchainLayer 2Optimistic RollupsEthereumEVMRISC-VLinuxVirtual MachineCartesi MachineRollupsFraud ProofsDAVESmart ContractsDecentralized ApplicationsWeb3Open Source

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Composite quality — 12.2/100 · minimal

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.8 / 20

Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.8 / 10

Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Build 7

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

CLI

GitHub

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Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Learn 2

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

Tutorials

Tutorials

YouTube

YouTube

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Discord

Discord

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Twitter

Twitter

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Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

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RollupHTTPAPI

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JSONRPCAPI

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Source (apis.yml)

aid: cartesi
name: Cartesi
description: Cartesi is a Linux-based optimistic rollup protocol that lets developers build decentralized applications by
  running rich off-chain computation inside a sandboxed Linux virtual machine. The core of the stack is the Cartesi Machine,
  a deterministic RISC-V emulator that boots a real Linux userland so dApps can be written in any language (Rust, Go, Python,
  JavaScript/TypeScript, C++) using familiar libraries, then settle results on Ethereum and other EVM chains through Cartesi
  Rollups smart contracts. Cartesi Rollups 2.0 is the current major version, packaging an application-specific rollup as the
  combination of the Cartesi Machine, the Cartesi Rollups Node middleware (Rust + Go), and a set of Solidity rollup contracts
  that handle settlement, consensus, and data availability. The DAVE permissionless fraud-proof system provides Stage-2 trust
  minimization, while the Cartesi CLI (the successor to Sunodo) packages scaffolding, build, and local devnet workflows. Cartesi
  is stewarded by The Cartesi Foundation and the CTSI token governs the network. Cartesi is fully open source under Apache-2.0
  and LGPL-3.0 licenses on github.com/cartesi; there is no proprietary SaaS product, but the Rollups Node ships several developer-facing
  surfaces — the Rollup HTTP API used by application backends, the Inspect HTTP API for read-only queries from frontends,
  a GraphQL reader for advance-state inputs / outputs / vouchers / notices / reports, and a JSON-RPC node API for operations.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Provider
access: Open Source
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/cartesi.png
tags:
- Blockchain
- Layer 2
- Optimistic Rollups
- Ethereum
- EVM
- RISC-V
- Linux
- Virtual Machine
- Cartesi Machine
- Rollups
- Fraud Proofs
- DAVE
- Smart Contracts
- Decentralized Applications
- Web3
- Open Source
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cartesi/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-24'
modified: '2026-05-24'
specificationVersion: '0.20'
apis: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/cartesi-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://cartesi.io
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.cartesi.io
- type: Architecture
  url: https://docs.cartesi.io/cartesi-rollups/2.0/getting-started/architecture
- type: Concepts
  url: https://docs.cartesi.io/cartesi-rollups/2.0/getting-started/concepts
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.cartesi.io/cartesi-rollups/2.0/api-reference
- type: RollupHTTPAPI
  url: https://docs.cartesi.io/cartesi-rollups/2.0/api-reference/rollup/cartesi-rollup-http-api
- type: InspectHTTPAPI
  url: https://docs.cartesi.io/cartesi-rollups/2.0/api-reference/inspect/inspect-state-http-api-for-cartesi-rollups
- type: JSONRPCAPI
  url: https://docs.cartesi.io/cartesi-rollups/2.0/api-reference/jsonrpc/overview
- type: CartesiMachine
  url: https://docs.cartesi.io/cartesi-machine
- type: CLI
  url: https://docs.cartesi.io/get-started/cli-commands
- type: Tutorials
  url: https://docs.cartesi.io/cartesi-rollups/2.0/tutorials/counter
- type: Deployment
  url: https://docs.cartesi.io/cartesi-rollups/2.0/deployment/introduction
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/cartesi
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/cartesi/rollups-node
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/cartesi/machine-emulator
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/cartesi/rollups-contracts
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/cartesi/dave
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/cartesi/cli
- type: Foundation
  url: https://cartesi.io/foundation
- type: Blog
  url: https://cartesi.io/blog
- type: Twitter
  url: https://twitter.com/cartesiproject
- type: Discord
  url: https://discord.gg/pfXMwXDDfW
- type: Reddit
  url: https://www.reddit.com/r/cartesi
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/@Cartesiproject
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Cartesi

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GraphQL 1

Cartesi GraphQL API

Security Posture 1

Cartesi Domain Security

Resources

Documentation 2

Build 7

Access & Security 1

Learn 2

Operate 1

Company 3

Other 9

Source (apis.yml)