OpenViSTAI · Agents · Blockchain · Crypto
Submit a project
Menu
Developer Tools

Certora Prover

Certora Prover is an open-source formal-verification tool for checking smart contracts and related programs on EVM-based chains, Solana and Stellar.

Explore the practical guide ↓

Independent OpenViST project profile, based on linked sources.

Certora Prover — OpenViST project profile in Developer Tools.
OpenViST project illustration. See the linked sources for product details.
Understand the project

Practical overview

When it fits

Use it when a blockchain development or security workflow needs formal verification and can support the documented local dependencies or follow the referenced cloud-platform documentation.

Who it is for

  • Smart-contract developers
  • Blockchain security engineers
  • Contributors building or extending formal-verification tooling
  • Teams reviewing contract security through automated formal methods

Documented uses

  • Set up a local formal-verification toolchain
  • Run automated checks against smart-contract examples and verification configurations
  • Support security analysis for EVM-based contracts
  • Work with documented Solana and Stellar verification workflows
  • Contribute changes to the prover repository
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

The public repository is accessible and licensed under GPL-3.0. Local setup is documented for Mac OS and Linux; the project also references a Certora cloud platform for users who do not want to build locally.

  • Choose the local path if you need to build or contribute to the prover and can install JDK 19+, Python 3, SMT solvers, compiler tools, Rust and LLVM components.
  • Account or service-access requirements for the cloud platform are not specified in the provided materials.
  • The local workflow requires solver and compiler executables to be placed in PATH.
  • Graphviz is optional and affects some visual reporting features.
  • The repository instructions distinguish contributor build steps from user execution guidance in the separate documentation.

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

Build Certora Prover locally

Set up the local Certora Prover build from its public repository.

Before you start

  • Mac OS or Linux
  • JDK 19 or later
  • Python 3 and matching pip
  • Z3 and CVC5 in the system PATH
  • Solidity compiler versions used by the contracts

Steps

  1. Install the listed dependencies and place required solver and compiler executables in the system PATH.

  2. Create a build-output directory, set the CERTORA environment variable to it, and add it to PATH.

  3. Clone the repository with its submodules using the command below.

    Documented command
    git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/Certora/CertoraProver.git

  4. From the repository directory, compile the code with ./gradlew assemble.

  5. If needed, create a Python virtual environment and install scripts/certora_cli_requirements.txt.

Expected outcome

A locally compiled Certora Prover build with the documented scripts, binaries and JARs placed in the CERTORA build-output path.

Guide limitations

  • The instructions are for local contributor setup and do not document a cloud-platform run.
  • Graphviz is optional, but some visual features such as TAC Reports may not work properly without it.
  • The repository recommends consulting the user guide for running the prover on real-world contracts.
Documentation 1 ↗
Evidence and transparency

Sources & review

Official repository ↗
Source record details
Source availability
Active
Sources checked
2 October 2026
Original website title
Certora/CertoraProver · Official homepage title · retained in its source language
How we review sourcesSuggest a correction