Proposal: BlockSmith for Canton

Development Fund Proposal Submission

Proposal file: proposals/57b_blocksmith_canton.md

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Summary

BlockSmith for Canton is an operator-first toolkit that makes deploying, connecting, monitoring, and upgrading Canton nodes feel closer to "standard practice" in mature ecosystems (EVM-style: strong deployment automation + dashboards + runbooks). It targets the ecosystem's highest-reported friction — environment setup & node operations — by shipping opinionated node templates, deterministic diagnostics, a web UI (BlockSmith Console for Canton) for one-click topology/connectivity + health visibility (including handshake-related indicators where exposed), and an upgrade/migration assistant for Canton and Daml.

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Checklist

• [x] Proposal file added under /proposals/
• [x] Milestones and funding amounts defined
• [x] Acceptance criteria included
• [x] Alignment with Canton priorities described

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Notes for Reviewers

This proposal is sponsored by the Canton Foundation. Please reach out to Bo Zhang for more information. More on 57Blocks: https://57blocks.com/ For questions or to discuss this proposal, please reach out: Diogo Silveira Mendonça, Head of Web3 LATAM - diogo.silveira@57blocks.com Kamil Krupa, Head of Web3 BU - kamil@57blocks.com