Enable Robinhood mainnet beta

.changeset/dry-sage-robinhood-beta.md

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+'@artblocks/abx-sdk': patch
+'@artblocks/abx-cli': patch
+---
+
+Enable Robinhood Chain production as beta after canonical deployment, paired-testnet qualification,
+and managed-service validation. Surface the same real-funds warning and testnet-first gate used for
+other production beta networks.

.claude/skills/abx/reference/setup.md

@@ -59,15 +59,21 @@ output bug without repeating the secret.
 ## Select the chain explicitly through the environment
 
 Read the full `chains` array from `abx capabilities --json`. Base Sepolia is the default; Sepolia is
-also supported. Robinhood Chain Testnet is experimental, Base production is beta, and Robinhood
-Chain and Ethereum are disabled. There is deliberately no
+also supported. Robinhood Chain Testnet is experimental, production deployments on Base and
+Robinhood Chain are beta, and Ethereum is disabled. There is deliberately no
 `--chain` flag because silently ignoring a wrong-chain request could spend on the wrong network.
 
+Choose a production chain by intended collector base, then measured cost. Base fits projects aimed at
+Base users; Robinhood Chain fits projects intentionally aimed at that network. Run the exact flow on
+the paired testnet and compare the CLI dry-run gas report before deciding. Large onchain payloads
+amplify transaction cost on either network, so weigh onchain permanence against Arweave, IPFS, or
+cloud custody rather than assuming one chain makes storage cheap.
+
 Before any transaction on an `experimental` or `beta` network, name the network and support level,
 explain what the transaction or transaction group will do, and state the relevant contract,
-configuration, and real-funds risks. Base beta is prerelease software without an independent
-third-party audit; bugs, misconfiguration, and nondeterministic agent behavior may cause permanent
-loss. Link to the open source, use-at-your-own-risk implementation at
+configuration, and real-funds risks. Production beta support is prerelease software without an
+independent third-party audit; bugs, misconfiguration, and nondeterministic agent behavior may cause
+permanent loss. Link to the open source, use-at-your-own-risk implementation at
 https://github.com/ArtBlocks/abx. Qualify the same flow on the paired testnet before production.
 
 Use per-chain RPC variables when operating more than one chain. `abx doctor` checks chain identity,

README.md

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ the Solidity contracts, TypeScript SDK, command-line interface, reference servic
 public documentation.
 
 ABX tooling is prerelease software. Base Sepolia and Sepolia are supported, Robinhood Chain Testnet
-is experimental, and Base production is beta. Robinhood Chain and Ethereum come later.
+is experimental, and production deployments on Base and Robinhood Chain are beta. Ethereum comes
+later.
 
 ## Quickstart
 
@@ -28,11 +29,12 @@ The complete user guide, protocol reference, deployment addresses, and API docum
 | Environment | Available | Next |
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | Testnet | Base Sepolia (default), Sepolia, Robinhood Chain Testnet (experimental) | — |
-| Production | Base (beta) | Robinhood Chain, Ethereum |
+| Production | Base, Robinhood Chain (beta) | Ethereum |
 
-Base beta transactions use real ETH and irreversible state; prove the same flow on Base Sepolia
-first. Experimental networks are for deliberate qualification. For live support status, risks, and canonical
-contract addresses, see [Networks and deployments](https://docs.abx.io/docs/reference/deployments).
+Production beta transactions use real funds and create irreversible state; prove the same flow on the
+paired testnet first. Experimental networks are for deliberate qualification. For live support
+status, risks, and canonical contract addresses, see
+[Networks and deployments](https://docs.abx.io/docs/reference/deployments).
 The machine-readable sources of truth are
 [`chain-support.json`](packages/sdk/src/chain-support.json) and
 [`deployments.ts`](packages/sdk/src/deployments.ts).

packages/cli/src/main.ts

@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ function assertKnownChainEnv(): void {
     process.stderr.write(
       `\n\u001b[31m\u2717\u001b[0m ABX_CHAIN="${key}" is not a recognized chain. Selectable: ${KNOWN_CHAIN_KEYS.join(', ')}.\n` +
         (mainnetish
-          ? `  Base is available as beta with ABX_CHAIN=base. Other production networks remain disabled.\n` +
+          ? `  Base and Robinhood Chain are available as beta with ABX_CHAIN=base or ABX_CHAIN=robinhood. Ethereum remains disabled.\n` +
             `  Prove the same flow on the paired testnet before using real funds.\n\n`
           : `  Unset it to use the default (${DEFAULT_CHAIN_KEY}), or set one of the above.\n\n`),
     );

packages/cli/test/chain-from-dotenv.test.ts

@@ -78,27 +78,7 @@ test('an unknown chain in .env is REFUSED, not silently ignored', () => {
     }
   });
   assert.match(out, /is not a recognized chain/);
-  assert.match(out, /Base is available as beta/, 'a mainnet-ish alias gets the current production explanation');
-});
-
-test('a recognized but disabled production chain is REFUSED with its registry status', () => {
-  const out = withDotEnv('ABX_CHAIN=robinhood\n', (dir) => {
-    try {
-      execFileSync('node', ['--import', 'tsx', `${CLI_SRC}/main.ts`, 'doctor'], {
-        cwd: dir,
-        encoding: 'utf8',
-        env: {...process.env, ABX_CHAIN: undefined, ABX_NO_UPDATE_CHECK: '1'} as NodeJS.ProcessEnv,
-        timeout: 60_000,
-      });
-      return '';
-    } catch (e) {
-      const err = e as {stdout?: string; stderr?: string};
-      return (err.stdout ?? '') + (err.stderr ?? '');
-    }
-  });
-  assert.match(out, /ABX_CHAIN="robinhood" is recognized but disabled/);
-  assert.match(out, /chain 4663, production/);
-  assert.match(out, /paired robinhood-testnet network/);
+  assert.match(out, /Base and Robinhood Chain are available as beta/, 'a mainnet-ish alias gets the current production explanation');
 });
 
 test('Base is selectable but every substantive invocation prints the production-beta warning', () => {
@@ -117,6 +97,23 @@ test('Base is selectable but every substantive invocation prints the production-
   assert.equal(capabilities.chains.find((chain) => chain.key === 'base')?.supportLevel, 'beta');
 });
 
+test('Robinhood Chain is selectable but every substantive invocation prints the production-beta warning', () => {
+  const result = withDotEnv('ABX_CHAIN=robinhood\n', (dir) =>
+    spawnSync('node', ['--import', 'tsx', `${CLI_SRC}/main.ts`, 'capabilities', '--json'], {
+      cwd: dir,
+      encoding: 'utf8',
+      env: {...process.env, ABX_CHAIN: undefined, ABX_NO_UPDATE_CHECK: '1'} as NodeJS.ProcessEnv,
+      timeout: 60_000,
+    }),
+  );
+  assert.equal(result.status, 0, result.stderr);
+  assert.match(result.stderr, /Robinhood Chain production beta \(chain 4663\)/);
+  assert.match(result.stderr, /Real funds and irreversible state are at risk/);
+  assert.match(result.stderr, /Prove the flow on robinhood-testnet/);
+  const capabilities = JSON.parse(result.stdout) as {chains: Array<{key: string; supportLevel: string}>};
+  assert.equal(capabilities.chains.find((chain) => chain.key === 'robinhood')?.supportLevel, 'beta');
+});
+
 test('Robinhood Chain Testnet is selectable but every substantive invocation prints the experimental warning', () => {
   const result = withDotEnv('ABX_CHAIN=robinhood-testnet\n', (dir) =>
     spawnSync('node', ['--import', 'tsx', `${CLI_SRC}/main.ts`, 'capabilities', '--json'], {

packages/sdk/src/chain-support.json

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
       "environment": "production",
       "pairedChain": "robinhood-testnet",
       "contractStatus": "deployed",
-      "supportLevel": "disabled"
+      "supportLevel": "beta"
     },
     {
       "key": "ethereum",

packages/sdk/src/deployments.ts

@@ -186,10 +186,11 @@ export const DEPLOYMENTS: Record<number, ChainDeployment> = {
     ...CANONICAL,
     generator: '0x4F74De4835B51414a4DA83527589aEDc41A26FaE',
   },
-  // Robinhood Chain (production candidate). Contracts were deployed from this release on
-  // 2026-09-17 and have exact-match source records on Sourcify. The network remains disabled until
-  // the separate services and low-value acceptance gates pass. No canonical dependency registry
-  // exists, so the generator fallback is address(0). SSTORE2 asset pointers:
+  // Robinhood Chain (production beta). Contracts were deployed from this release on
+  // 2026-09-17 and have exact-match source records on Sourcify. Beta enablement followed paired-testnet
+  // qualification and managed-service validation; low-value production acceptance follows under the
+  // beta warning. No canonical dependency registry exists, so the generator fallback is address(0).
+  // SSTORE2 asset pointers:
   // abxJsPointer 0xbeD5a9dec0c94fF39F7874df979eBdC3Adab568D,
   // gunzipScriptPointer 0x686CE62bdE8FE4Fc3de70c8fC65b574A05a23D52.
   4663: {

packages/sdk/test/chains.test.ts

@@ -22,17 +22,15 @@ test('chain registry separates recognized networks from selectable networks', ()
     'robinhood',
     'ethereum',
   ]);
-  assert.deepEqual(KNOWN_CHAIN_KEYS, ['base-sepolia', 'sepolia', 'robinhood-testnet', 'base']);
-  assert.equal(CHAIN_SUPPORT.filter(isChainSelectable).length, 4);
+  assert.deepEqual(KNOWN_CHAIN_KEYS, ['base-sepolia', 'sepolia', 'robinhood-testnet', 'base', 'robinhood']);
+  assert.equal(CHAIN_SUPPORT.filter(isChainSelectable).length, 5);
   assert.equal(chainSupportByKey('robinhood-testnet')?.contractStatus, 'deployed');
   assert.equal(chainSupportByKey('robinhood-testnet')?.supportLevel, 'experimental');
   assert.equal(chainSupportByKey('base')?.contractStatus, 'deployed');
   assert.equal(chainSupportByKey('base')?.supportLevel, 'beta');
   assert.equal(chainSupportByKey('robinhood')?.contractStatus, 'deployed');
-  assert.equal(chainSupportByKey('robinhood')?.supportLevel, 'disabled');
-  for (const key of ['robinhood', 'ethereum']) {
-    assert.equal(chainSupportByKey(key)?.supportLevel, 'disabled');
-  }
+  assert.equal(chainSupportByKey('robinhood')?.supportLevel, 'beta');
+  assert.equal(chainSupportByKey('ethereum')?.supportLevel, 'disabled');
 });
 
 test('registry ids agree with viem chain metadata, including disabled production networks', () => {
@@ -50,6 +48,10 @@ test('Base has a keyless default RPC for beta access', () => {
   assert.deepEqual(resolveRpcUrls('base'), ['https://mainnet.base.org']);
 });
 
+test('Robinhood Chain has a keyless default RPC for beta access', () => {
+  assert.deepEqual(resolveRpcUrls('robinhood'), ['https://rpc.mainnet.chain.robinhood.com']);
+});
+
 test('redactRpcUrlsInText removes credential-bearing configured endpoints from upstream errors', () => {
   const rpc = 'https://rpc.example/v2/super-secret-api-key?tenant=private';
   const input = `HTTP request failed at ${rpc}\nURL: ${rpc}`;

site/content/docs/reference/deployments.mdx

@@ -3,21 +3,25 @@ title: "Networks and deployments"
 description: "ABX network support and canonical contract addresses."
 ---
 
-Start on Base Sepolia. Sepolia is supported, Robinhood Chain Testnet is experimental, and Base
-production is beta after the same flow has passed on its testnet pair.
+Start on Base Sepolia. Sepolia is supported, Robinhood Chain Testnet is experimental, and production
+deployments on Base and Robinhood Chain are beta after the same flow has passed on the paired testnet.
 
-**Base beta:** transactions use real ETH and create irreversible state. ABX is prerelease software,
-has not had an independent third-party audit, and may fail through software bugs, configuration
-mistakes, or nondeterministic agent behavior. Review the network, signer, complete transaction group,
-value, and locks before sending. Use at your own risk.
+**Production beta:** transactions use real funds and create irreversible state. ABX is prerelease
+software, has not had an independent third-party audit, and may fail through software bugs,
+configuration mistakes, or nondeterministic agent behavior. Review the network, signer, complete
+transaction group, value, and locks before sending. Use at your own risk.
+
+Choose by audience first, then measured cost: use Base for projects aimed at Base users and Robinhood
+Chain for projects aimed at that network. Run the same dry run on the paired testnet before deciding.
+Large onchain payloads increase transaction cost on either network, so decide byte custody separately.
 
 | Network | Chain ID | Support | Canonical contracts |
 | --- | ---: | --- | --- |
 | Base Sepolia | `84532` | supported · default | deployed |
 | Sepolia | `11155111` | supported | deployed |
 | Robinhood Chain Testnet | `46630` | experimental | deployed |
 | Base | `8453` | beta | deployed |
-| Robinhood Chain | `4663` | disabled | deployed |
+| Robinhood Chain | `4663` | beta | deployed |
 | Ethereum | `1` | disabled | not deployed |
 
 “Experimental” means deliberate testnet qualification. “Beta” means production use is enabled with

site/content/docs/using-abx/guides/deploy-a-digital-asset.mdx

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Edition sales are priced per token ID. See [Sales](/docs/using-abx/guides/sales#
 
 Read the dry-run summary and confirm:
 
-- the network reported by the dry run and, for Base beta, the matching Base Sepolia proof
+- the network reported by the dry run and, for a production beta, the matching paired-testnet proof
 - project shape and token standard
 - owner, royalties, burnability, and transfer restrictions
 - media custody and metadata route

site/content/docs/using-abx/quickstart.mdx

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import {QUICKSTART_PROMPT} from '@/lib/quickstart';
 - A browser wallet with Base Sepolia test ETH
 
 Start on Base Sepolia, the default. Sepolia is supported, and Robinhood Chain Testnet is available
-for experimental qualification. Base production is beta: use it only after the same flow passes on
-Base Sepolia and after reviewing
+for experimental qualification. Production deployments on Base and Robinhood Chain are beta: use
+either only after the same flow passes on its paired testnet and after reviewing
 the network, signer, transaction group, value, and irreversible choices. You do not need a private
 key: the agent can open your browser wallet for approval, or use a dedicated environment key for
 deliberate automation.