Arbitrum DApp Skill
Exact cargo-stylus / Foundry / nitro-devnode commands for scaffolding, testing, and deploying Arbitrum Stylus + Solidity dApps.
Test report
- Verdict
- Tested · Works
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 16, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Jul 18, 2026 · 6d65309
Every command is copy-paste exact (cargo stylus new/check/deploy/export-abi, devnode port 8547, chain-id 412346) and it proactively surfaces two non-obvious footguns a generic-knowledge baseline missed entirely: Stylus's required post-deploy activation step and the devnode's missing CORS headers (which needs a Next.js proxy route for browser frontends).
Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works
- Installs cleanly 5/5
- Triggers reliably 5/5
- Output vs. baseline 8/10
- Docs & honesty 4/5
What Arbitrum DApp Skill does
An opinionated stack guide covering Stylus Rust and/or Solidity contract development on Arbitrum: monorepo scaffolding, running the official nitro-devnode locally, exact cargo-stylus/forge commands for check/deploy/export-abi, viem+wagmi frontend integration, and testnet/mainnet deployment with Arbiscan verification. Triggers when starting a new Arbitrum project, writing Stylus or Solidity contracts, or wiring a frontend to Arbitrum contracts.
How to install Arbitrum DApp Skill
git clone https://github.com/hummusonrails/arbitrum-dapp-skill.git
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r arbitrum-dapp-skill ~/.claude/skills/arbitrum-dapp-skill
Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/
(per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.
Commands — how to trigger Arbitrum DApp Skill
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/arbitrum-dapp-skillExact cargo-stylus / Foundry / nitro-devnode commands for scaffolding, testing, and deploying Arbitrum Stylus + Solidity dApps.
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
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Scaffold a Stylus Rust contract and deploy it to a local nitro-devnode -
What's the exact cargo-stylus command to check and deploy my contract? -
Wire my frontend to this Arbitrum contract using viem and wagmi
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Arbitrum DApp Skill skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from hummusonrails/arbitrum-dapp-skill. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does Arbitrum DApp Skill work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 16, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Every command is copy-paste exact (cargo stylus new/check/deploy/export-abi, devnode port 8547, chain-id 412346) and it proactively surfaces two non-obvious footguns a generic-knowledge baseline missed entirely: Stylus's required post-deploy activation step and the devnode's missing CORS headers (which needs a Next.js proxy route for browser frontends).
- What is the Arbitrum DApp Skill SkillProof Score?
- 8.8/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 4/5.
- How do I install Arbitrum DApp Skill?
- Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
- Can I use Arbitrum DApp Skill with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?
- The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.