GenLayer Project Boilerplate is a starter template for building intelligent contracts on the GenLayer platform with integrated web and LLM capabilities.
The boilerplate addresses the need to quickly scaffold a complete GenLayer application by providing a working example centered on a football betting game. It demonstrates how to build an intelligent contract that integrates with external web data and large language models, then connect it to a frontend application. The approach bundles contract code, testing infrastructure, and a production-ready Next.js frontend in a single repository, allowing developers to understand the full stack from contract deployment through user interface.
Developers should choose this template if they are building their first GenLayer application or want a reference implementation showing best practices. It suits projects that need intelligent contracts with external data integration and a web interface. The template is particularly valuable for understanding the testing workflow, which includes both fast in-memory direct mode tests with mocked web and LLM calls, and full end-to-end integration tests against GenLayer Studio. The included contract linting catches common issues like forbidden imports, invalid storage types, missing decorators, and non-deterministic operations before deployment.
The project maintains active development with regular updates to align with platform changes. The repository includes a complete CI pipeline using GitHub Actions to automatically lint and test contracts on each change. The team provides clear documentation of the testing framework, including specific methods for mocking HTTP requests and LLM responses, setting transaction senders, and asserting expected failures. Deployment tooling is integrated through the GenLayer CLI, with configuration templates and scripts provided to streamline the process from local development to network deployment.
