> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.near.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Building on NEAR > Curated resources to help you start building quickly, plus the Awesome NEAR directory. This page brings together practical resources you can use right away when building on NEAR. ## Getting started Learn NEAR basics, architecture, and why developers choose it. Join Telegram developer chats to ask questions and get help. Request NEAR AI Cloud credits for your project. ## Core docs * [NEAR protocol basics](/protocol/accounts-contracts/account-model) * [Smart contracts quickstart](/smart-contracts/quickstart) * [Web3 apps quickstart](/web3-apps/quickstart) * [Chain abstraction overview](/chain-abstraction/what-is) * [Tools for AI agents](/getting-started/tools-for-ai) * [NEAR AI documentation](https://docs.near.ai/) * [NEAR intents documentation](https://docs.near-intents.org/near-intents) ## Awesome NEAR `awesome-near` is a community-maintained resource directory with tooling, examples, libraries, and integrations. * [Skills](#skills) * [Testnet faucets](#testnet-faucets) * [NEAR protocol SDKs](#near-protocol-sdks) * [Wallet and authentication](#wallet-and-authentication) * [CLI tools](#cli-tools) * [Starter templates](#starter-templates) * [Data infrastructure](#data-infrastructure) * [Data APIs](#data-apis) * [AI and cloud services](#ai-and-cloud-services) * [Near intents](#near-intents) * [Chain signatures](#chain-signatures) * [Explorers](#explorers) * [Additional resources](#additional-resources) ## Skills | Package | Description | | ---------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | | [agent-skills](https://github.com/near/agent-skills) | AI agent skills for NEAR Protocol blockchain development | ## Testnet faucets | Faucet | Description | | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | | [Circle Faucet](https://faucet.circle.com/) | 20 USDC on NEAR Testnet (claimable every 2 hours) | | [NEAR Faucet](https://near-faucet.io/) | 2 NEAR on Testnet (rate limited) | ## NEAR protocol SDKs ### JavaScript / TypeScript | Package | Description | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [near-api-js](https://github.com/near/near-api-js) | High-level JavaScript client for accounts, blocks, transactions, tokens, and function calls | | [near-api-ts](https://github.com/near/near-api-ts) | High-level type-safe TypeScript client for NEAR Protocol | | [near-kit](https://github.com/r-near/near-kit) | Modern TypeScript client with fetch-like API | | [near-jsonrpc-client-ts](https://github.com/near/near-jsonrpc-client-ts) | Auto-generated TypeScript JSON-RPC client | ### Rust | Package | Description | | -------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | | [near-api-rs](https://github.com/near/near-api-rs) | High-level Rust off-chain client for NEAR Protocol | | [near-sdk-rs](https://github.com/near/near-sdk-rs) | Rust SDK for writing NEAR smart contracts | | [near-abi-rs](https://github.com/near/near-abi-rs) | ABI primitives and models for Rust contracts | ### Python | Package | Description | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- | | [py-near](https://github.com/pvolnov/py-near) | Async Python client with HOT Protocol and NEAR Intents support | | [near-jsonrpc-client-py](https://github.com/near/near-jsonrpc-client-py) | Type-safe Pythonic JSON-RPC client with Pydantic models | | [near-sdk-py](https://github.com/r-near/near-sdk-py) | Python SDK for writing NEAR smart contracts | ## Wallet and authentication | Package | Description | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------- | | [@hot-labs/near-connect](https://github.com/azbang/near-connect) | Secure lightweight wallet connector for JavaScript/TypeScript | | [near-connect-hooks](https://github.com/matiasbenary/near-connect-hooks) | React hooks for NEAR wallet integration | | [near-sign-verify](https://github.com/elliotBraem/near-sign-verify) | Create and validate NEP-413 signed messages | | [better-near-auth](https://github.com/elliotBraem/better-near-auth) | Sign in with NEAR plugin for Better Auth | ## CLI tools | Package | Description | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | [near-cli-rs](https://github.com/near/near-cli-rs) | Human-friendly interactive CLI for NEAR Protocol | | [create-near-app](https://github.com/near/create-near-app) | Scaffold NEAR apps with frontend and contract templates | | [cargo-near](https://github.com/near/cargo-near) | Cargo extension for build and deploy with ABI generation | | [near-validator-cli-rs](https://github.com/near/near-validator-cli-rs) | CLI companion for staking operations and validator workflows | ## Starter templates | Package | Description | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | | [near-ai-chat](https://github.com/jlwaugh/near-ai-chat) | AI chat agent starter for NEAR AI Cloud | | [NEAR Playground](https://nearplay.app/) | Online IDE to create and deploy NEAR contracts | | [near-sdk-rs-template](https://github.com/near/cargo-near-new-project-template) | Rust smart contract template | | [NEAR-fast-ft-transfer](https://github.com/NEAR-DevHub/NEAR-fast-ft-transfer) | High-performance FT transfer service | ## Data infrastructure | Package | Description | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------- | | [Goldsky](https://goldsky.com/chains/near) | Data infrastructure and indexing service | | [Stream NEAR](https://stream.near.tools) | Server-Sent Events stream for real-time block data | | [Explorer API](https://github.com/fastnear/explorer-api) | Transaction-based explorer API | | [Near Lake Indexer](https://github.com/aurora-is-near/near-lake-indexer) | Lake-based indexing service | ## Data APIs | Package | Description | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | | [FastNear API](https://github.com/fastnear/fastnear-api-server-rs) | Low-latency API for wallets and explorers | | [NearBlocks API](https://api.nearblocks.io/api-docs/) | REST APIs for NEAR blockchain data | | [Pikespeak API](https://doc.pikespeak.ai/) | Aggregated analytics APIs | | [Allium API](https://docs.allium.so/api/developer/wallets/overview) | Wallet and historical transaction API | ## AI and cloud services | Package | Description | | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | | [NEAR AI Cloud](https://cloud.near.ai) | Private inference platform for verifiable AI inference | ## Near intents | Package | Description | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | [One Click SDK TypeScript](https://github.com/defuse-protocol/one-click-sdk-typescript) | TypeScript SDK for cross-chain swaps via 1Click API | | [One Click SDK Rust](https://github.com/defuse-protocol/one-click-sdk-rs) | Rust API client for one-click swaps | | [One Click SDK Go](https://github.com/defuse-protocol/one-click-sdk-go) | Go API client for one-click swaps | | [intents-sdk](https://github.com/defuse-protocol/sdk-monorepo/tree/main/packages/intents-sdk) | SDK for intents-based applications | ## Chain signatures | Package | Description | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | | [chainsig.js](https://github.com/NearDeFi/chainsig.js) | TypeScript library for multi-chain transactions and MPC signatures | | [omni-transaction-rs](https://github.com/near/omni-transaction-rs) | Rust library to build transactions for multiple chains | ## Explorers * [NEAR Validate](https://nearvalidate.org/) * [NearBlocks](https://nearblocks.io/) * [Pikespeak](https://pikespeak.ai/) * [Near Intents Explorer](https://explorer.near-intents.org/) ## Additional resources * [NEAR Intents Documentation](https://docs.near-intents.org) * [NEP Specifications](https://github.com/near/NEPs) * [NEAR Blog](https://near.org/blog) * [NEAR Catalog](https://nearcatalog.xyz/)