HIGH:
- HIGH-1 enforce_value_cap helper applied to wallet.send,
wallet.mint, wallet.mint.cip68_nft, wallet.script.spend. each
gained a `force` arg; cap also covers the user_lovelace+ref_lovelace
sum on cip68_nft. wallet.stake.delegate skipped (2 ada deposit is
protocol-fixed, not a transfer to a non-wallet destination).
- HIGH-2 wallet.tx_summary mcp tool — read-only decode of a conway
tx cbor → typed TxSummary (inputs, outputs+assets, fee, certs,
mint, witness count, aux-data presence). new aldabra-core::inspect
module. callers MUST run this before wallet.sign_partial /
wallet.submit_signed_tx on any cbor they didn't build themselves.
MEDIUM:
- M-1 zeroize stack-resident extended_bytes after SecretKeyExtended
consumes them. tx.rs::payment_key_to_private + sign.rs::add_witness.
- M-2 atomic 0o600 mnemonic file create via OpenOptions+
OpenOptionsExt. removes the prior toctou window between fs::write
(default umask) and chmod 600.
- M-3 prompt_or_env_passphrase + unlock_passphrase helpers wrap the
passphrase in Zeroizing<String>. ALDABRA_PASSPHRASE env still
unzeroizable in the env block itself (documented headless tradeoff).
- M-4 is_hex_64 validator on submit_tx response — koios error wrapped
in quotes can no longer round-trip as a fake tx_hash.
LOW + cleanup:
- L-1 checked_add for inner sums of checked_sub patterns in tx.rs.
remaining sites (mint.rs, stake.rs, plutus.rs) deferred — same
pattern, can't overflow with realistic cardano amounts but
defensive. picked up next.
- L-2 root key scoped to a block in main.rs — XPrv drops + wipes
after deriving payment_key + stake_key + address. saves ~96 bytes
of secret material lifetime.
- L-3 TxStatus gained a Pending variant for the mempool-but-not-yet-
confirmed case. previously rendered as Confirmed{block_height: None}
which was misleading.
- L-4 .expect("we built this key") → typed ? propagation in
tx.rs::prepare_payment.
- L-5 removed dead fns (build_and_sign, decode_hex) + unused imports.
WALLET GENERATION (audit prompted gap-find):
aldabra had only an import path. no "generate fresh wallet" tool.
- Mnemonic::generate() — bip39::Mnemonic::generate_in(English, 24)
with the rand feature. returns (Mnemonic, Zeroizing<String>) so
the caller can display the phrase once for cold backup.
- aldabra --generate-mnemonic — print fresh phrase, exit. no disk.
- aldabra --bootstrap-new — generate + display + encrypt one-shot.
- bip39 dep gains the rand feature for OsRng-backed generation.
- standard 24-word BIP-39, recoverable from any cardano wallet.
mcp tools: 16 → 17 (added wallet.tx_summary).
unit tests: 88 → 93. cargo audit clean (0 cves), cargo build clean
(0 warnings). all four cli flags smoke-tested:
--generate-mnemonic prints + exits; --bootstrap-new generates +
encrypts + derives a real preprod address; mnemonic.age has 0o600
perms confirmed atomic.
audit doc memory/spec-aldabra-audit-2026-05-04.md updated with
status markers.
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aldabra
Rust-native Cardano lite wallet with an MCP-server interface — built for LLM-first usage (send, receive, mint, Plutus interaction).
Status: Phase 1 scaffold (2026-05-04). Compiles, structure in place, real wallet primitives still landing. See
ROADMAP.md.
Why
The existing Cardano MCP servers are either read-only doc gateways (Jimmyh-world/Cardano_MCP) or built on Blockfrost (web3-mcp) which is a centralized API we deliberately don't depend on. Sulkta runs its own Koios + Ogmios endpoints on Rackham; we want a wallet that talks directly to those.
Also: it's the first Sulkta Rust project — useful as a workout for
crafting-table's Rust toolchain (per Sulkta-Coop/lucy-infra
spec-crafting-table.md).
Architecture
Three crates in a Cargo workspace:
| Crate | Responsibility |
|---|---|
aldabra-core |
Pure crypto + types. Mnemonic → root key (CIP-3), root → payment + stake key (CIP-1852), address construction, signing. No I/O, no network. This is the security boundary. |
aldabra-chain |
Pluggable backends for chain queries. ChainBackend trait, with Koios as the phase-1 implementation. Ogmios + submission paths in phase 2. |
aldabra-mcp |
Binary. MCP server speaking stdio. Glues core + chain together, exposes tools to the LLM client. |
┌─────────────────────────────┐
LLM client │ aldabra-mcp (bin) │ stdio
─────────► │ tool handlers, lifecycle │ ────►
└──────────┬──────────────────┘
│
┌────────┴────────┐
▼ ▼
┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐
│ aldabra-core │ │ aldabra-chain │
│ keys, sign │ │ Koios/Ogmios │
└──────────────┘ └──────────────┘
MCP tools (target)
Phase 1:
wallet.address— derived base address at account 0, index 0wallet.balance— ADA + native asset balance at the wallet's addresswallet.utxos— list UTXOs
Phase 2:
wallet.send— build, sign, submit a payment (ADA or native)wallet.tx_status— poll a submitted tx hash
Phase 3:
wallet.mint— mint a CIP-25 / CIP-68 native assetwallet.policy.create— generate a policy script (timelock, multisig)
Phase 4:
wallet.script.attach— attach an inline datum + reference scriptwallet.script.spend— spend a Plutus-locked UTXO with redeemerwallet.stake.delegate— delegate to a pool
Build
# Local (requires rustc 1.75+)
cargo build --release
# Through crafting-table (preferred — validates the toolchain there)
crafting-table build aldabra
Run
# Direct invocation (smoke test only — does nothing useful in phase 1)
./target/release/aldabra
# As an MCP server registered with Claude Code:
# add to ~/.claude.json:
# "aldabra": {
# "command": "/path/to/aldabra",
# "env": {
# "ALDABRA_DATA": "/mnt/cache/appdata/aldabra"
# }
# }
Security model
- Mnemonic source: interactive bootstrap on first run, paste once, encrypted at rest with age. Never written to disk in plaintext.
- Derived keys: in-memory only,
ZeroizeOnDropon every container. - Network exposure: stdio MCP transport — never opens a TCP socket. Only the spawning client process can reach it.
- Multi-network: mainnet by default, but
--network preview/--network preprodfor testing without real ADA.
See also
ROADMAP.md— phased buildoutdocs/architecture.md— deeper design notes- txpipe/pallas — the Rust Cardano building blocks we depend on
- Emurgo/cardano-serialization-lib — reference TX builder if pallas-txbuilder doesn't cover something
- modelcontextprotocol/rust-sdk — rmcp, the Rust MCP server SDK we use