Overview
Cardano.Build is a free, community-curated index that helps developers find the tools, tutorials, and people they need to build blockchain apps. Built around Cardano, it gathers coding libraries, programming languages, hosted services, learning material, and places to get help on one long, searchable page grouped by topic1. Each entry points to someone else's project, usually with a short note on what it is.
The index sets a clear scope. An entry has to relate directly to building on Cardano, and nothing about investment, price, or trading belongs there2. The same list also comes as plain-text and structured data files, so an AI coding assistant can read the whole index directly instead of scraping the web page3. The selfdriven Foundation supports and maintains Cardano.Build1.
Key Features
- A clear first step for newcomers. A "Where do I start?" section collects beginner books, explainer videos, a dictionary that translates Ethereum terms into Cardano ones, and starter code for React and Python developers2.
- First working code in your own language. A hello-world section links the shortest path to a first transaction or smart contract, a program that runs on the blockchain, in JavaScript, Python, Haskell, Aiken, and other languages2.
- One search box for the whole list. A search box at the top of the page filters every listed resource, and each section has a button that copies it as Markdown, a simple text format1.
- A copy built for AI assistants. Cardano.Build publishes a short text map, a full text version, and structured data in JSON format, plus an agent card, a small profile that tells AI agents what the index can answer3.
- Topics beyond coding basics. Separate sections cover network scaling and governance, node infrastructure, digital identity, security, gaming, and tips for staying safe on-chain2.
What to Expect
Cardano.Build is a single page in Cardano blue, styled like an architect's blueprint. At the top sits a drawing of the Cardano logo made from text characters, which turns its rings when you click it. A side menu jumps to each topic section, and a switch at the top flips between a Human view and an Agent view1.
Entries vary in depth. Some are just a name and a link. Many carry a one-line description, and the full text version adds tags and extra links for tutorials, videos, or example code2. A network section gathers block explorers, the websites that let you look up any transaction, alongside material on scaling and governance2.
Developers who work with AI assistants can hand them the text files. The site's agent instructions tell an assistant to cite each item's own link and to say when an entry might be dated3.
Anyone can suggest a change to Cardano.Build. The contributing guide describes opening an issue on GitHub to report an error or propose a resource, or sending a pull request, a proposed edit that maintainers review4. The About section also invites suggestions through the Foundation's account on X.1
The site's source files sit in a public GitHub repository5. The site marks all of its content as public domain under CC01, so anyone can copy, republish, or build on the list without asking permission.
