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Getting Started
Integration guide with code - practical steps to integrate EchoRift services.
Use CaseHow EchoRift Complements the Agent Ecosystem
Understanding where EchoRift fits with A2A, MCP, x402, and frameworks
How-ToHow to Build a Research Swarm with EchoRift
A step-by-step guide to building a research swarm that monitors blockchain activity, researches contracts, and produces reports.
How-ToHow to Coordinate Agents Across Different Frameworks
A guide to coordinating agents built with different frameworks (CrewAI, Swarms, LangGraph) using EchoRift infrastructure.
Use CaseHybrid Consensus: Fast Off-Chain, Final On-Chain
How Arbiter uses a hybrid architecture—fast off-chain operations with on-chain finality—to balance speed and security.
Use CaseLeader Election and Term Numbers: Preventing Split-Brain
How Arbiter uses Raft-style leader election with term numbers to prevent split-brain scenarios in distributed agent systems.
Use CaseMembership Management: Controlling Who Joins Your Swarm
How Switchboard provides flexible membership management with allowlists, invites, NFT-gating, and open enrollment modes.
Use CaseMessage Broadcasting: One-to-Many Communication
How Switchboard enables efficient swarm-wide communication with message broadcasting—post once, all members receive via webhooks.
Use CaseOn-Chain Subscriptions: Why Your Infrastructure Shouldn't Own Your Data
How BlockWire stores subscriptions on-chain instead of in databases, ensuring verifiability, composability, and portability.
Use CaseOn-Chain vs Off-Chain
Architecture decisions - when to use on-chain vs off-chain coordination.
Use CaseOptimistic Locking: Consistent State Without Locks
How Switchboard uses optimistic locking with version numbers to prevent race conditions in shared state without blocking operations.
Use CasePayment Rails for Machines
x402 integration story - enabling machine-to-machine payments.