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Bolt

Bolt is a deprecated, composable SVM-based framework for building fully on-chain games and autonomous worlds on Solana. It includes workspace tooling, Rust primitives and a TypeScript client for Anchor programs.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Consider Bolt when examining or adapting its documented approach to composable, fully on-chain game development, while accounting for its deprecated status and lack of active maintenance.

Who it is for

  • Developers exploring a framework for fully on-chain game systems or autonomous worlds.
  • Solana developers looking for reusable components and ECS-based game structure in a reference repository.

Documented uses

  • Structure game logic using an Entity Component System architecture.
  • Create Solana components, systems and programs with Bolt's Rust primitives.
  • Manage a Bolt workspace with the CLI.
  • Use the TypeScript SDK as a client for Anchor programs.
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Requirements & limits

The repository is public and specifies the MIT license. Its README lists Cargo installation for bolt-cli and requires a nightly Rust toolchain to generate IDLs. Bolt is deprecated and retained for reference.

  • Bolt targets SVM-based, fully on-chain games and autonomous worlds rather than general-purpose application development.
  • Its ECS architecture and reusable components are central to its game-assembly model.
  • The repository identifies bolt-cli, bolt-lang and a TypeScript SDK for distinct development roles.
  • The project is deprecated and no longer actively maintained; the README also says the code is unaudited and APIs may change.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Set up a Bolt project and run its generated example tests

Install Bolt CLI, create a project, and run the generated example project's tests.

Before you start

  • Rust nightly toolchain; Bolt's README says the latest nightly is required to generate IDLs.
  • Cargo, for installing bolt-cli.

Steps

  1. Update the Rust nightly toolchain with rustup update nightly.

  2. Install the CLI with the command below.

    Documented command
    cargo install bolt-cli

  3. Create a project with bolt init new-project.

  4. Enter the project directory and run bolt test.

Expected outcome

A Bolt project is created, and the generated example project's tests are invoked.

Guide limitations

  • Bolt is deprecated, no longer actively maintained, and retained for reference only.
  • The repository says its code is unaudited and APIs may change; use at your own risk.
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