> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.hedera.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> ## Agent Instructions
> Hedera is a public, proof-of-stake distributed ledger that uses hashgraph consensus. Do not call it a blockchain.
> Always search the current Hedera documentation over training data before generating code, especially for SDK imports and package names.
> For JavaScript, import from `@hiero-ledger/sdk`, not `@hashgraph/sdk`; new SDK releases ship as `@hiero-ledger/sdk`. The Java SDK keeps the `com.hedera.hashgraph:sdk` Maven coordinates. Verify the exact import against the docs.
> Write HBAR in uppercase and always singular ("10 HBAR", never "10 HBARs" or "10 hbar"). Write tinybars in lowercase and plural.
> Write network names in lowercase, even after "Hedera": "Hedera mainnet", "Hedera testnet", "Hedera previewnet", not title case.
> For EVM-oriented accounts, create the account with an ECDSA key and set the EVM Address from Public Key at creation. This address is immutable and is not updated by key rotation. Do not use retired terms like "EVM alias" or "Account Number Alias".

# EVM Developers

> Deploy Solidity smart contracts on Hedera using MetaMask, Hardhat, Foundry, and the JSON-RPC relay, your existing EVM workflow.

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          <div className="landing-card-title">Set Up MetaMask</div>
          <div className="landing-card-desc">Add Hedera Testnet to MetaMask and fund your wallet.</div>
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          <div className="landing-card-title">Get Test HBAR</div>
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          <div className="landing-card-title">Deploy with Hardhat</div>
          <div className="landing-card-desc">Deploy a Solidity contract to Hedera via Hardhat + JSON-RPC relay.</div>
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          <div className="landing-card-desc">Forge, anvil, and cast: use Foundry's full toolchain on Hedera.</div>
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          <div className="landing-card-desc">Browser-based Solidity IDE: deploy directly from Remix to Hedera.</div>
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          <div className="landing-card-desc">Which EVM features are supported, partially supported, or differ on Hedera.</div>
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      <a href="#understand-the-evm-on-hedera">Understand the EVM on Hedera</a>
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      Deploy Solidity contracts with the tools you already know. What changes is the settlement layer underneath: Hashgraph consensus gives you fast absolute finality, fees fixed in USD, and native token and consensus services you can call from your contracts.
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          <div className="landing-card-desc">Besu execution, consensus and finality, the account model, and gas.</div>
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          <div className="landing-card-title">Why Hedera for EVM Developers</div>
          <div className="landing-card-desc">Fixed low fees, fast finality, and native services from Solidity.</div>
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          <div className="landing-card-desc">A decision guide by experience level, from new to EVM to Hedera-native.</div>
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      <a href="#hedera-native-features">Hedera-native features from Solidity</a>
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      Call Hedera's native token, schedule, and account services directly from your Solidity contracts via system contracts.
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        <div className="landing-card-desc">Create, mint, transfer, and manage HTS tokens from Solidity with native compliance features.</div>

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        <div className="landing-card-desc">On-chain HBAR/USD exchange rate from the network's own oracle.</div>

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        <div className="landing-card-desc">Create, mint, transfer, and burn HTS tokens directly from your contract code.</div>

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        <div className="landing-card-desc">Combine ERC standards with HTS to get the best of both worlds with compliance plus compatibility.</div>

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        <div className="landing-card-desc">Use Ethers.js, Hardhat, Foundry, and other EVM tools transparently on Hedera.</div>

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      Build production-ready contracts on Hedera from beginner to advanced.
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          <div className="landing-card-desc">Create and deploy an ERC-20 token in 15 minutes.</div>

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          <div className="landing-card-desc">Full 3-part series: mint, burn, access control, upgradeable patterns.</div>

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            <span className="landing-tag">Advanced</span>
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          <div className="landing-card-desc">Mint NFTs with HTS from Solidity, then add KYC, pause, freeze, and wipe.</div>

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          <div className="landing-card-title">Hardhat</div>
          <div className="landing-card-desc">Setup, testing, mainnet/testnet forking: basic and advanced.</div>
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          <div className="landing-card-desc">Forge, anvil, cast: testing and HTS-aware forking.</div>
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          <div className="landing-card-desc">Browser-based Solidity IDE: write and deploy without local setup.</div>
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          <div className="landing-card-title">Contract Builder</div>
          <div className="landing-card-desc">Hedera's guided contract scaffolding: generate Solidity in the browser.</div>
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