Axone is a public dPoS layer 1 specifically designed for connecting, sharing, and monetizing any resources in the AI stack. It is an open network dedicated to collaborative AI workflow management that is universally compatible with any data, model, or infrastructure. Data, algorithms, storage, compute, APIs... Anything on-chain and off-chain can be shared.

axoned is the node of the AXONE network built on the Cosmos SDK 💫 & Tendermint consensus, which allows companies & individuals to define on-chain rules, share any off-chain resources & create a new generation of applications on top of them.

Read more in the introduction blog post. For a high-level overview of the AXONE protocol and network economics, check out the white paper.

Validators are responsible for securing the axone network. Validator responsibilities include maintaining a functional node with constant uptime and providing a sufficient amount of $AXONE as stake. In exchange for this service, validators receive block rewards and transaction fees.

Want to become a validator? 👉 Checkout the documentation!

Looking for a network to join ? 👉 Checkout the networks!

The axoned blockchain currently supports the following builds:

Note: as the blockchain depends on CosmWasm/wasmvm, we only support the targets supported by this project.

All releases can be found here.

axoned follows the Semantic Versioning 2.0.0 to determine when and how the version changes, and we also apply the philosophical principles of release early - release often.

curl https://i.jpillora.com/axone-protocol/axoned! | bash

make install

docker run -ti --rm axoneprotocol/axoned --help

axoned is written in Go and built using Cosmos SDK. A number of smart contracts are also deployed on the AXONE blockchain and hosted in the axone-protocol/contracts project.

• install Go 1.23 following instructions from the official Go documentation;
• use gofumpt as formatter. You can integrate it in your favorite IDE following these instructions or invoke the makefile make format-go;
• verify that Docker is properly installed and if not, follow the instructions for your environment;
• verify that make is properly installed if you intend to use the provided Makefile.

The project comes with a convenient Makefile that helps you to build, install, lint and test the project.

$ make <target>

Targets:
  Lint:
    lint                Lint all available linters
    lint-go             Lint go source code
    lint-proto          Lint proto files
  Format:
    format              Run all available formatters
    format-go           Format go files
    format-proto        Format proto files
  Build:
    build               Build all available artefacts (executable, docker image, etc.)
    build-go            Build node executable for the current environment (default build)
    build-go-all        Build node executables for all available environments
  Install:
    install             Install node executable
  Test:
    test                Pass all the tests
    test-go             Pass the test for the go source code
  Chain:
    chain-init          Initialize the blockchain with default settings.
    chain-start         Start the blockchain with existing configuration (see chain-init)
    chain-stop          Stop the blockchain
    chain-upgrade       Test the chain upgrade from the given FROM_VERSION to the given TO_VERSION. You can pass also the proposal json file on PROPOSAL var
  Clean:
    clean               Remove all the files from the target folder
  Proto:
    proto               Generate all resources for proto files (go, doc, etc.)
    proto-gen           Generate all the code from the Protobuf files
  Documentation:
    doc                 Generate all the documentation
    doc-proto           Generate the documentation from the Protobuf files
    doc-command         Generate markdown documentation for the command
    doc-predicate       Generate markdown documentation for all the predicates (module logic)
  Mock:
    mock                Generate all the mocks (for tests)
  Release:
    release-assets      Generate release assets
  Help:
    help                Show this help.

This Makefile depends on docker. To install it, please follow the instructions:
- for macOS: https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/install/
- for Windows: https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/install/
- for Linux: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/

To build the axoned node, invoke the goal build of the Makefile:

make build

The binary will be generated under the folder target/dist.

To initialize a local network configuration, invoke the goal chain-init of the Makefile:

make chain-init

The node home directory will be generated under the folder target/deployment/localnet. The configuration contains a single validator node.

To start the network, invoke the goal chain-start of the Makefile:

make chain-start

A wallet is preconfigured with some tokens, you can use it as follows:

axoned --home target/deployment/localnet tx bank send validator [to_address] [amount]

If you notice anything not behaving how you expected, if you would like to make a suggestion or would like to request a new feature, please open a new issue. We appreciate any help you're willing to give!

Don't hesitate to ask if you are having trouble setting up your project repository, creating your first branch or configuring your development environment. Mentors and maintainers are here to help!

The AXONE Discord Server is our primary chat channel for the open-source community, software developers and node operators.

Please reach out to us and say hi 👋, we're happy to help there.

So you want to contribute? Great! ❤️ We appreciate any help you're willing to give. Don't hesitate to open issues and/or submit pull requests.

We believe that collaboration is key to the success of the AXONE project. Join our Community discussions on the Community Repository to:

• Engage in conversations with peers and experts.
• Share your insights and experiences with AXONE.
• Learn from others and expand your knowledge of the protocol.

The Community Repository serves as a hub for discussions, questions, and knowledge-sharing related to AXONE. We encourage you to actively participate and contribute to the growth of our community.

Please check out AXONE health files:

• Contributing
• Code of conduct