informalsystems/ibc-starknet
Nov 2024 – Apr 2025
6 Months active
Languages Used
RustSolidityCairoTOMLNixShellYAMLC++
Technical Skills
BlockchainCLI DevelopmentCommand Line Interface (CLI)Cosmos SDKIBCIBC Protocol
Soares Chen
PROFILE
Soares Chen
Soares Chen developed cross-chain relayer and integration features for the informalsystems/ibc-starknet repository, focusing on reliable interoperability between Cosmos and Starknet. Over six months, he engineered automated relaying, event-based subscriptions, and storage proof querying, using Rust, Cairo, and Solidity to implement robust CLI tooling, test harnesses, and encoding systems. His work included refactoring for maintainability, enhancing logging and observability, and stabilizing CI pipelines across multiple operating systems. By integrating Hermes SDK upgrades, managing complex dependency updates, and improving nonce and transaction handling, Soares delivered production-ready infrastructure that accelerated cross-chain development and improved test coverage and developer experience.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
88%Features
Repository Contributions
43Total
Bugs
3
Commits
43
Features
21
Lines of code
51,844
Activity Months6
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4 peopleShared Repositories
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Work History
April 2025
10 Commits • 6 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly summary for informalsystems/ibc-starknet: Key features delivered include Madara Bootstrap integration, storage proof querying, logging overhaul, Cairo encoding system enhancements, and Relayer CLI usability improvements. Engineering maintenance and dependency cleanup were performed to streamline Hermes SDK/CGP upgrades and exports. No major bugs reported this month. Overall impact: improved cross-chain bootstrapping, proof capabilities, observability, and developer experience, enabling faster, more reliable deployments. Technologies used: Rust (multi-process bootstrapping, chain context refactor), JSON-RPC, HasFields, datatype-generic encoders, tracing/logging, and Hermes SDK/CGP upgrades.
10 Commits • 6 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly summary for informalsystems/ibc-starknet: Key features delivered include Madara Bootstrap integration, storage proof querying, logging overhaul, Cairo encoding system enhancements, and Relayer CLI usability improvements. Engineering maintenance and dependency cleanup were performed to streamline Hermes SDK/CGP upgrades and exports. No major bugs reported this month. Overall impact: improved cross-chain bootstrapping, proof capabilities, observability, and developer experience, enabling faster, more reliable deployments. Technologies used: Rust (multi-process bootstrapping, chain context refactor), JSON-RPC, HasFields, datatype-generic encoders, tracing/logging, and Hermes SDK/CGP upgrades.
April 2025
March 2025
6 Commits • 3 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 monthly summary for informalsystems/ibc-starknet: Delivered notable improvements across SDK reliability, CLI tooling, and transfer APIs, elevating cross-chain reliability and developer productivity. Key outcomes include more robust Hermes SDK with retryable components and parallel CI across OS, a CLI-based bootstrap and testing harness for Starknet/Osmosis chains with automated setup for tests, and enhanced IBC token transfer API with safer, flexible message construction (Option-wrapped addresses/denoms) and multi-transfer support (including approvals). These changes reduce manual setup, improve test coverage, and accelerate stable releases across multi-OS CI.
March 2025
6 Commits • 3 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 monthly summary for informalsystems/ibc-starknet: Delivered notable improvements across SDK reliability, CLI tooling, and transfer APIs, elevating cross-chain reliability and developer productivity. Key outcomes include more robust Hermes SDK with retryable components and parallel CI across OS, a CLI-based bootstrap and testing harness for Starknet/Osmosis chains with automated setup for tests, and enhanced IBC token transfer API with safer, flexible message construction (Option-wrapped addresses/denoms) and multi-transfer support (including approvals). These changes reduce manual setup, improve test coverage, and accelerate stable releases across multi-OS CI.
February 2025
12 Commits • 6 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 performance for informalsystems/ibc-starknet focused on delivering cross-chain relaying capabilities, stabilizing tests, and improving maintainability and observability. Key outcomes include automated Starknet↔Cosmos relaying, signers-integrated nonce handling, and stronger CI/test reliability, enabling faster iteration and safer cross-chain operations.
12 Commits • 6 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 performance for informalsystems/ibc-starknet focused on delivering cross-chain relaying capabilities, stabilizing tests, and improving maintainability and observability. Key outcomes include automated Starknet↔Cosmos relaying, signers-integrated nonce handling, and stronger CI/test reliability, enabling faster iteration and safer cross-chain operations.
February 2025
January 2025
4 Commits • 2 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 monthly summary for informalsystems/ibc-starknet: Focused on delivering cross-chain event reliability and strengthening build/test infrastructure. Key outcomes include enhanced Starknet event handling with polling-based subscriptions and event-based relaying; improved testing fidelity with a background relayer in tests; and stabilized builds by aligning Nix and Rust versions.
January 2025
4 Commits • 2 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 monthly summary for informalsystems/ibc-starknet: Focused on delivering cross-chain event reliability and strengthening build/test infrastructure. Key outcomes include enhanced Starknet event handling with polling-based subscriptions and event-based relaying; improved testing fidelity with a background relayer in tests; and stabilized builds by aligning Nix and Rust versions.
December 2024
7 Commits • 1 Features
Dec 1, 2024December 2024 performance summary for informalsystems/ibc-starknet: Delivered foundational cross-chain relay capabilities between Cosmos and StarkNet and stabilized the build after Hermes SDK upgrades. Key work included refactoring relay contexts for maintainable messaging, implementing Connection OpenTry relaying, and scaffolding handshake and relaying components to enable reliable IBC communication. Resolved build/runtime issues from Hermes SDK dependency updates (Nix/OpenSSL), improving CI stability. Business value: accelerates multi-chain interoperability, reduces operational risk, and establishes a scalable foundation for production-grade cross-chain relays.
7 Commits • 1 Features
Dec 1, 2024December 2024 performance summary for informalsystems/ibc-starknet: Delivered foundational cross-chain relay capabilities between Cosmos and StarkNet and stabilized the build after Hermes SDK upgrades. Key work included refactoring relay contexts for maintainable messaging, implementing Connection OpenTry relaying, and scaffolding handshake and relaying components to enable reliable IBC communication. Resolved build/runtime issues from Hermes SDK dependency updates (Nix/OpenSSL), improving CI stability. Business value: accelerates multi-chain interoperability, reduces operational risk, and establishes a scalable foundation for production-grade cross-chain relays.
December 2024
November 2024
4 Commits • 3 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024 focused on delivering core Starknet integration features, improving development tooling, and enhancing test observability for the ibc-starknet project. Key work centered on enabling ecosystem-ready client updates, bootstrapping the Starknet relayer, and adopting tracing-based logging to improve CI reliability and debugging efficiency. The team delivered concrete features with direct business value: faster integration with Cosmos update flows, streamlined local development via a dedicated CLI, and improved test observability.
November 2024
4 Commits • 3 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024 focused on delivering core Starknet integration features, improving development tooling, and enhancing test observability for the ibc-starknet project. Key work centered on enabling ecosystem-ready client updates, bootstrapping the Starknet relayer, and adopting tracing-based logging to improve CI reliability and debugging efficiency. The team delivered concrete features with direct business value: faster integration with Cosmos update flows, streamlined local development via a dedicated CLI, and improved test observability.
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Quality Metrics
Correctness85.6%
Maintainability84.0%
Architecture85.2%
Performance70.8%
AI Usage21.0%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
C++CairoNixRustShellSolidityTOMLYAML
Technical Skills
Asynchronous ProgrammingBlockchainBlockchain DevelopmentBuild SystemBuild SystemsCGP FrameworkCI/CDCLI DevelopmentCairoCargoCode OrganizationCode RefactoringCodebase OrganizationCommand Line Interface (CLI)Cosmos SDK
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