Building Smart Contracts

Create modern Algorand smart contracts in Algorand TypeScript or Algorand Python—statically-typed subsets compiled to TEAL bytecode by the Puya compiler.

Overview / Core Workflow

1. Search Algorand documentation for concepts and best practices
2. Retrieve canonical examples from priority repositories
3. Generate code adapting examples to requirements
4. Include integration tests using generated clients
5. Build and test with AlgoKit commands

How to proceed

1. Search documentation first:
   • Use kapa_search_algorand_knowledge_sources MCP tool for conceptual guidance
   • If MCP unavailable, use web search: "site:dev.algorand.co {concept}"
   • If no results, proceed with caution using known patterns