Quickstart

Everything here runs from a terminal, and every step is something an agent can run on its own.

1. Check you’re on the testnet

curl -sS https://rpc.testnet.16ane.net -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_chainId","params":[],"id":1}'
# {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x28318"}   ← 164632, 16ane Testnet

Always check the chain ID before you send anything. 16463 is the reserved mainnet ID and is not live.

2. Get a key and free ANE

Make a fresh key for testing (never reuse a key that holds anything real):

cast wallet new

Then get 1 ANE from the faucet for that address with the script in Get free ANE. It solves a small proof of work and takes a few seconds.

3. Deploy

Follow Deploy a contract to deploy a counter with Foundry and call it.

4. Look at what happened

Open your address or transaction on explorer.16ane.net. It says who paid whom, whether it is final, and what it cost.

Next

• Network details: add 16ane Testnet to a wallet.
• For agents: give an AI agent everything it needs in one brief.
• JSON-RPC: the methods the public node serves, including traces.