Blockchain Bitcoin

Purpose

Guide Bitcoin protocol engineering, Bitcoin Core development, Bitcoin Script programming, mining infrastructure, Lightning Network implementation, and Bitcoin L2 ecosystem. Covers the full stack from consensus protocol to application layer.

Agent Protocol

Trigger

"Bitcoin", "Bitcoin Core", "bitcoind", "Bitcoin Script", "BTC script", "Taproot", "Bitcoin opcode", "P2PKH", "P2SH", "P2WSH", "mining Bitcoin", "Proof of Work Bitcoin", "SHA-256d", "ASIC mining", "Stratum", "Lightning Network", "LN", "HTLC", "onion routing", "channel", "Ordinals", "inscription", "BRC-20", "Runes", "Bitcoin NFT", "Bitcoin L2", "Stacks", "Clarity", "RSK", "Rootstock", "Babylon", "Bitcoin staking", "BIP standard", "BIP-32", "BIP-39", "BIP-44", "BIP-340", "BIP-341", "BIP-342", "PSBT", "Bitcoin mempool", "UTXO", "Bitcoin C++", "Bitcoin protocol"

Input Context

• Layer (consensus/wallet/L2/application)
• Bitcoin Core version for implementation reference
• Script requirements (Taproot vs legacy, opcode set)
• Security model (trust assumptions, finality requirements)
• Performance requirements (TPS, confirmation time, cost)

Output Artifact

Technical specification covering: scope, architecture, key mechanisms, implementation approach, and L2 integration where applicable.