new aldabra-core::cip68 module: - asset name prefixes 100 (0x000643b0 ref) / 222 (0x000de140 user) / 333 (0x0014df10 ft). prefixed() guards 32-byte total cap so caller can't blow past the cardano protocol limit by accident. - json_to_plutus_data: serde_json::Value → PlutusData (recursive). numbers must fit i64. strings → BoundedBytes (cip-68 convention is bytes-keyed datum maps, not text). null is rejected, floats rejected. - build_cip68_datum_cbor wraps the metadata in the canonical Constr 0 [meta_map, version_int=2, Constr 0 []] shape. new aldabra-core::mint::build_signed_cip68_nft_mint: - mints two assets simultaneously under one policy (ref + user, qty 1 each), three outputs (ref @ ref_addr w/ inline datum, user @ user_addr, change). same two-pass fee refinement as the rest of the path. - mutable nfts: pass ref_addr == change_addr. wallet's payment key can later spend the ref UTXO and re-create with new datum. - immutable: caller passes an always-fails script address (phase 4 concern; today this fn trusts whatever's passed). new aldabra-core::sign module + add_witness: - decodes a conway tx (any state — unsigned or partially signed), signs the body hash with the wallet's payment key, appends a VKeyWitness to the witness_set, re-encodes. body is invariant (regression test asserts the body hash before and after the witness append are identical). - this is the missing primitive for n-of-k multisig flows: each party calls add_witness on the previous party's output cbor; any party submits via wallet.submit_signed_tx. mcp tools: 10 → 12. - wallet.mint.cip68_nft — args: user_address, name_body_hex (≤28b), metadata (json object), user_lovelace? ref_address? ref_lovelace? invalid_after_slot? — defaults provided for the ergonomic case (ref_addr=wallet, lovelace=1.5 ADA each). - wallet.sign_partial — args: cbor_hex — appends our witness, returns updated hex. usable for MAP treasury 2-of-2 once a wallet.mint.unsigned-with-policy-arg lands (TODO, deferred). 65 → 79 unit tests. cip68 module: 9 tests covering prefix+datum shape. sign module: 4 tests covering one-witness, two-witness, body-hash invariant, garbage rejection. integration test in mint verifies cip68 build produces 3 outputs with inline datum on the ref output. |
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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