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Katana Primitives

This catalog lists the core products, apps, and protocols available on Katana.
For addresses and ABIs, visit the Contract Directory at contracts.katana.tools.

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AUSD (Agora USD) - Native Yield-Enabled Stable

AUSD is the ecosystem-native stable asset designed to be the settlement and liquidity base on Katana.
  • Deep on-chain usage; primary quote asset for trading and lending
  • Can route sustainable yield and incentives back to users and markets
  • Acts as the preferred unit of account for apps and reporting
Integrate when…
  • You need stable collateral or a borrowable base asset
  • You want to denominate PnL, fees, and payouts consistently
  • You’re designing incentives that recycle organic network revenue
Learn more about AUSD here.

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Vault Bridge - Productive Bridged Assets

Bridged assets are productive by design. Users hold representations on Katana while origin-chain assets sit in yield-bearing vaults.
  • Origin-side vault tokens: vbETH, vbUSDC, vbUSDS, vbUSDT, vbWBTC
  • Katana-side bridged tokens: bvbETH (WETH interface), bvbUSDC, bvbUSDS, bvbUSDT, bvbWBTC
  • Native converters: WETH Native Converter, USDC/USDS/USDT/WBTC Converters
Integrate when…
  • You want balances to earn while bridged, visible in wallets/dashboards
  • You’re building LP strategies financed by origin-side vault yield
  • You need safer “parking” assets across intent/cross-chain workflows
  • You want access to the Katana flywheel, and benefit from the Chain Owned Liquidity

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SushiSwap v3 - Concentrated Liquidity Spot DEX

Capital-efficient AMM with price ranges and NFT positions. Canonical venue for spot trading and routing on Katana.
  • Router, V3 Position Manager, and Factory for LP automation
  • Custom fee tiers and active-liquidity strategies
  • Position NFTs compatible with advanced tooling
Integrate when…
  • You need swaps, LP, and routing in one stack
  • You’re building auto-rebalancing LP or range-order vaults
  • You want on-chain limit orders, TWAP, and best-execution routing

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Morpho Blue - Isolated Lending Markets

Permissionless isolated markets where each pool has its own oracle and rate model. Risk is siloed per market.
  • Supply/borrow assets with per-market risk isolation
  • Custom IRMs and oracle choices per market
  • Composable with vaults and allocators
Integrate when…
  • You need safe leverage for LP positions or structured products
  • You want “borrow against portfolio” UX
  • You’re building strategies that source low/variable cost of capital

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MetaMorpho & Yearn - ERC-4626 Yield Vaults

Tokenized vaults aggregating strategies across markets.
  • MetaMorpho vaults: programmable/public allocators over Morpho markets
  • Yearn vaults: curated strategies (e.g., AUSD, WETH)
  • Shares work as yield-bearing base or collateral
Integrate when…
  • You want a simple “deposit and earn” UX
  • You’re building smart treasuries that auto-rebalance
  • You need a yield-bearing collateral for products
Robust price feeds for majors and ecosystem assets.
  • Chainlink: AUSD, BTC, ETH, LST/LRT, and more
  • RedStone: BTC, ETH, weETH, wstETH, SUI, XRP, etc.
  • Standard interfaces for lending, vaults, perps bounds, and NAV
Integrate when…
  • You enforce collateral safety and liquidation thresholds
  • You compute NAV or risk for portfolios
  • You set price bands for swaps and vault entries

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Gnosis Safe + Tools - Multisig & Safe Operations

Battle-tested multisig, L2-optimized variants, and batch execution helpers.
  • Safe multisig for admin and treasury operations
  • MultiSend and MultiSendCallOnly for batch execution
  • Safe execution patterns for secure ops
Integrate when…
  • You’re launching a protocol with staged permissions
  • You need one-click batch actions for ops teams
  • You’re building DAO front-ends and pay-runs

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Deterministic Deployment - CreateX & Deterministic Deployment Proxy

Deploy with predictable addresses (CREATE/CREATE2/CREATE3) for cross-chain coherence and simpler integrations.
  • CreateX (CREATE/2/3), DeterministicDeploymentProxy, Create2Deployer
  • Precompute addresses for factories and routers
  • Improves indexing, intent UX, and audits
Integrate when…
  • You need pre-known addresses for intents or account links
  • You deploy per-user vaults/routers with deterministic lookups
  • You ship factory UIs that precompute addresses

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Agglayer - Bridge & Coordination Layer

The interoperability layer that connects Katana with other chains, enabling message passing, exits, and cross-chain asset flows.
  • Bridge L2 Sovereign Chain, Global Exit Root Manager
  • Polygon zkEVM Deployer, Timelock, ProxyAdmin, Bridge Extensions
  • Origin/destination address awareness for assets
Integrate when…
  • You build cross-chain apps with unified UX
  • You want “deposit here, trade there” intent flows
  • You synchronize state or settlement across chains

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Native Converters - Wrapping/Unwrapping Helpers

Standardized conversion UX between native and wrapped/bridged forms.
  • ETH↔bvbETH (WETH interface), USDC/USDS/USDT/WBTC converters
  • Safer, consistent flows for user operations
  • Reduce user error and improve automation
Integrate when…
  • You want one-click wrap/unwrap in portfolio/trade screens
  • You auto-convert for gas or strategy entry
  • You unify asset displays across representations

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Multicall3 & Bundler3 - Batching & Bundling

Batch reads and safely bundle multi-step state changes into single actions.
  • Dashboards with fewer RPC round trips
  • Atomic multi-step operations
  • Reentrancy-safe callbacks for advanced routers
Integrate when…
  • You build “review & execute” wizards
  • You want single-click strategy entry/exit
  • You need sub-second dashboards over many contracts

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Permit2 - Approvals & Signature Flows

Gas-optimized approvals and transfers via off-chain signatures.
  • Spend authorizations without wasteful on-chain approves
  • Batch approvals across protocols
  • Cleaner UX for swaps, vault deposits, and loans
Integrate when…
  • You design first-transaction experiences
  • You batch multiple protocol actions in one tx
  • You want safer allowance lifecycles and expirations

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ERC-4337 - Account Abstraction Stack

Programmable accounts with paymasters/sponsorship, session keys, and recovery.
  • EntryPoint (v0.6/v0.7) and SenderCreator
  • Social recovery and device/session policies
  • App-specific spend controls
Integrate when…
  • You want web2-like onboarding and gasless actions
  • You ship mobile experiences with session keys
  • You implement enterprise or family spend policies

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RIP-7212 - R1 Signature Verification (secp256r1)

Device-grade signature verification (e.g., Secure Enclave, WebAuthn) via precompile.
  • Passwordless wallet login and approvals
  • Device-bound attestations for sensitive flows
  • Bridges common consumer hardware to crypto UX
Integrate when…
  • You need WebAuthn login to a smart account
  • You want device-gated approvals
  • You build enterprise-grade key policies

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Seaport + Conduit and other NFT Market Primitives

Advanced marketplace with efficient transfer conduits and rich order types.
  • Criteria-based orders, bulk operations, and secure transfer paths
  • Catalog and rendering utilities for dynamic NFTs (ERC6220) and other RMRK standards
  • Efficient batch updates for attributes
Integrate when…
  • You build creator storefronts or pro trading tools
  • You need composable traits and dynamic metadata
  • You orchestrate gaming assets with updatable attributes

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Token Set - Ecosystem Assets

Common tokens supported across Katana, vaults, and markets.
  • BTC/collateralized: BTCK, LBTC, WBTC; ETH: weETH, wstETH, WETH (bvbETH)
  • Ecosystem: AUSD, POL, SUSHI, MORPHO, YFI, JitoSOL, uBTC/uSOL/uSUI/uXRP
  • Network: IKAT
Integrate when…
  • You design broad market dashboards and routers
  • You build diversified yield strategies and baskets
  • You support multi-asset collateral with clear risk
Interested in putting these pieces together? Check out What to Build for some build ideas.