How do I install the Arweave skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add hairyf/arweave in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Arweave safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Arweave?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Arweave free to use?

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Who published Arweave?

hairyf (@hairyf) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Arweave by hairyf — Agent Skill

Name: Arweave
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: hairyf

File contents

Skill based on Arweave (official Erlang node/gateway), generated 2026-02-24. Docs from sources/arweave/ (README, http_iface_docs, http_post_unsigned_tx_docs, doc/).

Arweave is a distributed, cryptographically verified permanent archive. Data is stored in a decentralised peer-to-peer Blockweave; amounts are in winston (1 AR = 10^12 winston). The node exposes an HTTP API for transactions, blocks, wallets, price, and peers; gateways serve content by domain with optional path manifests and custom domains.

Core References

Topic	Description	Reference
Protocol Overview	Blockweave, AR/winston, node vs gateway	core-protocol-overview
Transactions	TX structure, id, owner, target, quantity, data, reward, signature, tags	core-transactions
Blocks	Block fields, indep_hash vs hash, height, current block	core-blocks
Wallets and Balances	Address, balance, last_tx, txs, deposits	core-wallets-balances

Features

HTTP and Internal API

Topic	Description	Reference
HTTP API	Info, tx, block, wallet, price, peers, POST tx	features-http-api
Internal API	Wallet generation, unsigned tx (internal_api_secret)	features-internal-api

Gateway and Data

Topic	Description	Reference
Path Manifests	Multi-path apps, manifest schema, index path	features-path-manifests
Gateway Setup	TLS, main domain, custom domains, DNS TXT	features-gateway
IPFS Pinning	ipfs_pin, IPFS_Add tag, monitoring	features-ipfs-pinning

Best Practices

Topic	Description	Reference
Units and Encoding	Winston strings, base64url, Content-Type tags	best-practices-units-and-encoding

External Links

---name: arweavedescription: Arweave protocol and node API — permanent storage, HTTP interface, transactions, blocks, gateways, path manifests.metadata: author: hairy version: "2026.2.24" source: Generated from https://github.com/ArweaveTeam/arweave---> Skill based on Arweave (official Erlang node/gateway), generated 2026-02-24. Docs from `sources/arweave/` (README, http_iface_docs, http_post_unsigned_tx_docs, doc/).Arweave is a distributed, cryptographically verified permanent archive. Data is stored in a decentralised peer-to-peer Blockweave; amounts are in winston (1 AR = 10^12 winston). The node exposes an HTTP API for transactions, blocks, wallets, price, and peers; gateways serve content by domain with optional path manifests and custom domains.## Core References| Topic | Description | Reference ||-------|-------------|-----------|| Protocol Overview | Blockweave, AR/winston, node vs gateway | [core-protocol-overview](references/core-protocol-overview.md) || Transactions | TX structure, id, owner, target, quantity, data, reward, signature, tags | [core-transactions](references/core-transactions.md) || Blocks | Block fields, indep_hash vs hash, height, current block | [core-blocks](references/core-blocks.md) || Wallets and Balances | Address, balance, last_tx, txs, deposits | [core-wallets-balances](references/core-wallets-balances.md) |## Features### HTTP and Internal API| Topic | Description | Reference ||-------|-------------|-----------|| HTTP API | Info, tx, block, wallet, price, peers, POST tx | [features-http-api](references/features-http-api.md) || Internal API | Wallet generation, unsigned tx (internal_api_secret) | [features-internal-api](references/features-internal-api.md) |### Gateway and Data| Topic | Description | Reference ||-------|-------------|-----------|| Path Manifests | Multi-path apps, manifest schema, index path | [features-path-manifests](references/features-path-manifests.md) || Gateway Setup | TLS, main domain, custom domains, DNS TXT | [features-gateway](references/features-gateway.md) || IPFS Pinning | ipfs_pin, IPFS_Add tag, monitoring | [features-ipfs-pinning](references/features-ipfs-pinning.md) |## Best Practices| Topic | Description | Reference ||-------|-------------|-----------|| Units and Encoding | Winston strings, base64url, Content-Type tags | [best-practices-units-and-encoding](references/best-practices-units-and-encoding.md) |## External Links- [arweave.org](https://www.arweave.org)- [Yellow paper](https://yellow-paper.arweave.dev)- [ArweaveTeam/arweave GitHub](https://github.com/ArweaveTeam/arweave)- [HTTP API Postman](https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/5500657/RWgm2g1r)

Frequently asked questions

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