What does smart contract development cover?
Smart contract development turns your product rules into contract behavior that can be reviewed, tested, and prepared for deployment. It fits teams that need a contract for a token, application, vesting arrangement, staking feature, or another defined on-chain workflow.
- Custom contracts: translate user actions, permissions, and state changes into a written scope.
- Vesting: define who receives allocations, when they become available, and which actions are permitted.
- Staking: document the participation flow and the rules the contract must enforce.
- Audit coordination: prepare the implementation and supporting material for an external review.
Start by describing what a user should be able to do, what an administrator may change, and which outcomes must not be possible. Note any existing contracts or product dependencies. That information helps separate contract logic from interface or backend work. If the contract is one part of a wider build, connect it to Web3 development or dApp development. For a token that has not yet been specified, align the contract scope with token creation and deployment before implementation begins.
AEOTech records agreed behaviors and exclusions in the Launch Spec. That gives your product and engineering stakeholders a shared reference before code is written.
How do we define contract behavior before coding?
A useful contract specification describes observable behavior, not just a feature name. We turn your requirements into explicit actions, permissions, and edge cases so the team can review what the contract will and will not do.
| Requirement | What to decide |
|---|---|
| User actions | Which calls can a participant make, and under what conditions? |
| Permissions | Which roles can perform administrative actions? |
| Vesting | What allocation rules and release conditions must the code represent? |
| Staking | What participation and exit behavior does the product require? |
| Dependencies | Which token, dApp, or other contract interactions are in scope? |
Prepare product flows, existing contract addresses or code if available, role definitions, and any known technical constraints. Mark unresolved decisions rather than treating assumptions as requirements. In the Spec Review, we check those assumptions with your team and record the decisions that affect implementation and testing.
This definition stage is also where you decide whether the contract is standalone or part of a larger system. A token connection may need coordination with token creation and deployment; user-facing flows may need parallel planning with dApp development. Resolve the boundary early: it keeps contract responsibilities distinct from interface behavior and helps each contributor prepare the right inputs.
What do you receive with a smart contract project?
You receive a contract implementation shaped by the approved scope, plus materials that make its behavior easier to inspect and hand off. The exact deliverables are confirmed before work starts, so the project is not defined by an open-ended feature list.
- Scope record: agreed contract behaviors, roles, dependencies, and exclusions.
- Implementation: custom contract code for the features included in the project.
- Test material: evidence of checks against the behaviors agreed in the specification.
- Review support: context and coordination for an external audit, when included in scope.
- Handoff notes: relevant implementation details and known follow-up items for your team.
For vesting or staking, the deliverable is not simply a function with that label. It should reflect the rules your product has approved, including the actions available to each role and the expected handling of relevant user flows. Your team should review those rules before they are treated as final.
If an external audit identifies changes, we can assess and plan code updates according to the agreed project scope. Audit coordination is not the same as issuing an independent audit opinion. When a public site or application also needs work, coordinate contract handoff with Web3 website and landing development so the product description and implementation remain aligned.
How does a smart contract project move from brief to handoff?
The work moves through scope confirmation, implementation, testing, and handoff. The order keeps unresolved product decisions from being hidden inside code and gives your team clear points to review progress.
- Requirements intake: share the user flows, role definitions, and relevant existing materials.
- Spec Review: confirm contract behaviors, exclusions, dependencies, and open decisions.
- Implementation: build the agreed contract logic and keep changes visible against the specification.
- Testing and review preparation: check the agreed behaviors and assemble material for review or audit coordination.
- Handoff: provide the project outputs and identify any remaining work that falls outside the approved scope.
Timing follows the scope: a project with settled rules and limited dependencies can move more directly than one that needs product decisions or coordination across several components. You can help maintain momentum by assigning one decision-maker, returning consolidated feedback, and flagging dependencies before implementation.
During delivery, the Run Log records progress, decisions, and items needing your input. At handoff, the Readout summarizes completed work and outstanding actions. If the project also includes a larger application build, align responsibilities through Web3 development so contract tasks and product tasks have clear owners.
Which smart contract risks need a clear boundary?
A project should distinguish the code and coordination your team can review from decisions made by independent parties or the network. Make that distinction before approving a deployment plan.
- Confirm the intended contract behavior and administrative permissions in writing.
- Review test evidence against the agreed flows rather than relying on feature labels.
- Identify who owns external review, deployment decisions, and post-handoff maintenance.
- Keep any change to approved contract behavior visible as a scope decision.
AEOTech can commit to the development work and placements of work agreed in the project scope, but cannot promise that an independent auditor will approve a particular implementation or that a network will include a transaction at a chosen time. Auditor findings and transaction inclusion are outside the development team's control.
A practical next step is to send your user flows, contract or token materials, role definitions, and unresolved questions for a Spec Review. We will use them to identify the project boundary, clarify which decisions your team must make, and return a defined scope for the work.
Prices
| Service | Price | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| Smart Contracts | from $1,650 / project |
Starting prices in USD. Custom bundles and volume discounts on request. Payment in USDT, USDC, BTC, ETH, SOL, TON or your project token.
How it works
- Send the product inputsShare user flows, role definitions, relevant existing code or contract details, and the outcomes the contract must support.
- Confirm the specificationReview the agreed behaviors, dependencies, exclusions, and open decisions before implementation begins.
- Build and checkWe implement the approved contract scope and prepare test evidence against its specified behaviors.
- Review and hand offReceive the project materials and a concise record of completed work, review coordination, and any remaining actions.
Frequently asked questions
Can you build a contract around our existing token?
Yes. Share the token's relevant code or contract details, the actions your product needs, and any known dependencies. We review those inputs during scoping and confirm whether the token interaction belongs in this project or needs to be handled as a separate workstream.
Can you create vesting rules for different recipient groups?
Yes, if the recipient groups and their rules are defined for the project. Provide the allocation logic, release conditions, role permissions, and any differences between groups. We document the behavior for review before implementing it, rather than inferring product policy from a short feature description.
Does staking development include an interface?
The contract scope covers the on-chain behavior agreed for staking. An interface is a separate product component unless it is explicitly included in the project scope. If you need both, share the user flows so we can define the contract and dApp responsibilities together.
Do you perform the smart contract audit yourselves?
The service includes audit coordination when agreed in scope; it does not represent an independent audit opinion. We can prepare implementation context, organize review inputs, and assess requested code changes. The audit itself must be performed by an external reviewer.
What should we send before requesting a scope?
Send a short description of the product, user flows, role definitions, vesting or staking rules if relevant, existing contract materials, and known dependencies. Include unresolved questions as open items. That gives us enough context to separate confirmed requirements from decisions that still need your team's approval.
How long does smart contract development take?
Timing is set after the contract behaviors, dependencies, and review responsibilities are understood. A settled scope allows work to proceed through implementation and testing with fewer decision pauses; unresolved product rules or external review coordination can add steps. We confirm the expected sequence with the project scope.
Can you guarantee that an audit will approve the contract?
No. An independent auditor determines its findings and conclusions, so approval is not something the development team can promise. We can deliver the agreed implementation work, prepare clear review materials, and discuss remediation tasks if the audit identifies changes.
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