Shodai Agreements

Shodai turns agreement definitions into machine-readable, verifiable coordination workflows for humans, products, and AI agents. Agreements carry readable terms plus participants, valid inputs, states, transitions, and history.

This repository supports builders using the TypeScript SDK, agents or tools using MCP, and the canonical Shodai Reference App built on top of the SDK.

Start Here

Need	Start
Understand Shodai	Shodai Home · Developer Docs · Demo App
Get access	Dev Portal / API keys
Build	Choose SDK vs MCP · MCP quickstart · TypeScript SDK quickstart · End-to-end workflow

Hosted MCP: https://shodai.network/mcp is the Shodai Agreements execution MCP endpoint. It uses Streamable HTTP, bearer API-key auth, an environment tool argument, environment-scoped keys, and no hosted private-key custody.

Packages and apps: @shodai-network/agreements-api-client · @shodai-network/agreements-mcp-server · agreements-api-playground · shodai-reference-app

Why Builders Use Shodai Agreements

• Shared agreement state that humans, applications, and agents can inspect.
• Deterministic next actions from authored states, inputs, issuers, and transitions.
• Validation and deployment preflight before signatures.
• EIP-712 signed authorization for deployment and participant inputs.
• State and input history for receipts and monitoring.
• Less repeated contract orchestration, indexing, and participant workflow plumbing.

Choose Your Path

Path	Use it when	First success
MCP / agent tools	An agent or MCP-capable client will work with agreements through hosted Streamable HTTP or local stdio.	Authenticate, read or list where permitted, validate an example, preflight deployment, and prepare deploy typed data.
TypeScript SDK	You are building a TypeScript application or service.	Authenticate, read or list agreements, validate an example, preflight deployment, and prove local EIP-712 signing readiness.

Both paths converge on the same agreement lifecycle. After one quickstart works, run the end-to-end workflow.

Hosted MCP Endpoint

Configure Shodai as a remote Streamable HTTP MCP server:

URL:
https://shodai.network/mcp

Auth:
Authorization: Bearer $SHODAI_API_KEY

Key shape:
cns_pk_...

Required API-calling tool argument:
environment: "testnet" | "production"

API keys only work in the environment where they were created. Hosted MCP never receives private keys; write tools use externally signed EIP-712 permits or typed-data preparation.

An ordinary browser GET to /mcp may return 405 because the endpoint expects MCP protocol requests. MCP surfaces on docs.shodai.network are for docs and search only; https://shodai.network/mcp is the Agreements execution endpoint.

• MCP quickstart: docs.shodai.network/sdks/quickstart-with-mcp
• MCP package docs: packages/agreements-mcp-server/README.md
• Execution server card: shodai.network/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json
• MCP catalog: shodai.network/.well-known/mcp/catalog.json

What This Repository Contains

Package or app	Location	Purpose
@shodai-network/agreements-api-client	packages/agreements-api-client	Typed REST client for the Agreements API with viem permit-signing helpers.
@shodai-network/agreements-mcp-server	packages/agreements-mcp-server	Local MCP server package aligned with the hosted Agreements execution MCP surface.
agreements-api-playground	apps/agreements-api-playground	Reference Vite app for browser API experimentation and SDK workflow examples.
shodai-reference-app	apps/shodai-reference-app	Full-stack React/Nest/Mongo reference implementation for developer platform auth, Agreements API usage, agreement lifecycle UX, signing, persistence, and webhook reconciliation.

Install the TypeScript SDK

Most TypeScript consumers should install the published npm package rather than this monorepo:

npm install @shodai-network/agreements-api-client

Add viem if you want the built-in permit-signing helpers for deploy and input submission:

npm install @shodai-network/agreements-api-client viem

Create a client with a named Shodai environment:

const client = new ApiClient({
  environment: 'testnet',
  apiKey: process.env.AGREEMENTS_API_KEY,
});

SDK usage and API lifecycle docs live in packages/agreements-api-client/README.md. For constructor options, methods, signing helpers, diagnostics, and exports, see the TypeScript client reference.

Run MCP Locally

Use the published MCP package for local stdio clients:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shodai-agreements": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@shodai-network/agreements-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "AGREEMENTS_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY",
        "AGREEMENTS_API_ENVIRONMENT": "testnet"
      }
    }
  }
}

Local stdio mode uses AGREEMENTS_API_ENVIRONMENT; hosted MCP uses the environment tool argument. See packages/agreements-mcp-server/README.md for self-hosting, environment variables, tools, resources, prompts, and Inspector usage.

Agreement Lifecycle

Phase	TypeScript SDK	MCP
Author agreement JSON	Use complete agreement JSON artifacts and examples.	Read example resources or use the authoring prompt.
Validate structure	client.validateTemplate(...)	validate_agreement
Preflight deployment	client.validateDeployment(...)	preflight_deployment
Prepare or sign deployment permit	SDK signing helpers with viem	prepare_deployment_typed_data and external signing
Deploy	deployAgreementWithPermit(...) or client.deployWithPermit(...)	deploy_agreement with signed permit fields
Read state	client.getAgreementState(...)	get_agreement_state
Prepare or sign input permit	SDK input-signing helpers	prepare_input_typed_data and external signing
Submit input	submitAgreementInputWithPermit(...) or client.submitAgreementInput(...)	submit_input with signed permit fields
Inspect history	client.listAgreementInputs(...)	get_input_history

For a guided run through validation, deployment, signed input submission, state reads, and input history, use the end-to-end workflow.

Agreements API Environments

The SDK prefers a named environment instead of a raw host:

const client = new ApiClient({
  environment: 'testnet',
  apiKey: process.env.AGREEMENTS_API_KEY,
});

Built-in mappings:

• testnet -> https://test-api.shodai.network
• production -> https://api.shodai.network

API keys are environment-scoped. Use a testnet key with testnet and a production key with production.

The client still supports baseUrl as an advanced override for local proxies, internal gateways, or non-standard deployments. It continues to add /v0/* automatically.

Local Development

# from the repository root
pnpm install
pnpm build
pnpm dev

The default dev command starts the Shodai Reference App. Its backend defaults to http://localhost:4199 and its frontend defaults to http://localhost:5184/agreements/.

Stop the reference app dev stack with:

pnpm dev:stop

See apps/shodai-reference-app/README.md for the required local environment files.

Run the API playground explicitly with:

pnpm dev:playground

The playground defaults to http://localhost:5176. If that port is already in use, start the playground on another port:

pnpm --filter agreements-api-playground exec vite --host 127.0.0.1 --port 4176

For local browser development, the playground is environment-first and defaults to testnet. Use the in-app environment selector to switch between hosted testnet and production API targets.

Optional package-specific validation commands:

pnpm --filter @shodai-network/agreements-api-client run lint
pnpm --filter @shodai-network/agreements-mcp-server test

See apps/agreements-api-playground/README.md for the full environment configuration.

Boundaries

Hosted MCP does not hold private keys. OAuth/session auth and x402 payments are not current setup paths. Shodai agreements do not claim legal finality or fully autonomous enforcement. Shodai does not move value without authorized signed inputs.

Open Source Project Notes

• API client consumer docs: packages/agreements-api-client/README.md
• API client maintainer notes: packages/agreements-api-client/DEVELOPMENT.md
• MCP server docs: packages/agreements-mcp-server/README.md
• Playground docs: apps/agreements-api-playground/README.md
• Root license: Apache-2.0
• MCP package license: MIT