Hiro

Developer tools that bring Web3 to Bitcoin.

Category:Development & Infrastructure

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Hiro is a leading developer tooling and infrastructure provider for building applications on Bitcoin layers, especially the Stacks blockchain. By offering APIs, SDKs, explorers, and smart contract tools, Hiro enables developers to create Bitcoin-native DeFi, NFTs, identity systems, and more—while benefiting from Bitcoin’s finality and security. Hiro plays a central role in the growth of the Bitcoin app ecosystem.

Key Features

Clarity & Clarinet
Develop, test, and deploy Clarity smart contracts for Bitcoin applications using Hiro’s suite of tools, including Clarinet (a local dev environment) and the Clarity VSCode Extension.
Stacks.js SDK
A JavaScript toolkit for interacting with the Stacks blockchain, helping developers integrate authentication, contract calls, and token operations into web apps.
Ordinals API & Explorer
Index, query, and display Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens on Bitcoin with production-grade APIs and a dedicated explorer.
Bitcoin Indexer
Build apps using Bitcoin transaction data, including Ordinals, inscriptions, Runes, and miner activity.
Chainhook
An IFTTT-style trigger system that reacts to blockchain events on Bitcoin or Stacks—ideal for automating smart contract actions and alerts.
Stacks Explorer
A top explorer for Stacks transactions that links Bitcoin and Stacks activity, showing where transactions anchor to Bitcoin blocks.
Hiro Platform
A complete Web3 development platform for launching and scaling applications built on Bitcoin layers.

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