Integrations Overview

Overview

zkTerm integrates with multiple external services and protocols to provide a complete privacy-first experience.

Active Integrations

Integration	Purpose	Status
Starknet	L2 blockchain for zkID proofs and STRK transfers	Live
Pinata	IPFS pinning service for zkStorage	Live
Crust Network	Decentralized storage layer	Planned
x402	Internal payment system for zkStorage and zkAI	Planned

Starknet

Starknet is a Layer 2 scaling solution using STARK proofs. zkTerm uses Starknet for:

zkID Proof Registry - Cairo smart contract stores zkID verification proofs on-chain
STRK Transfers - Native token transfers within zkTerm
Cross-Chain Bridge - ETH/SOL to Starknet bridging via StarkGate

View Starknet Integration

Pinata

Pinata provides IPFS pinning services for zkStorage:

File Uploads - Encrypted files stored on IPFS via Pinata API
Gateway Access - Fast downloads via Pinata gateway
Metadata Storage - File metadata stored alongside encrypted data

View Pinata Integration

Crust Network

Crust Network provides decentralized storage guarantees on top of IPFS:

Storage Incentives - Economic layer for permanent file storage
Multi-Replica - Files replicated across multiple nodes
On-Chain Proofs - Storage proofs verified on Polkadot

View Crust Integration

x402

x402 is zkTerm’s internal payment system for resource-consuming features:

zkStorage Payments - Pay for IPFS storage and Pinata pinning costs
zkAI Credits - Pay for AI assistant token usage
Crypto Payments - ZKTR token and other supported cryptocurrencies

View x402 Integration

Integration Architecture

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                   INTEGRATION LAYER                       │
├──────────┬──────────┬──────────┬─────────────────────────┤
│ Starknet │  Pinata  │  Crust   │          x402           │
│  (zkID)  │(zkStorage)│(zkStorage)│   (zkStorage + zkAI)  │
└──────────┴──────────┴──────────┴─────────────────────────┘

Environment Variables

Each integration requires specific environment variables:

Integration	Required Variables
Starknet	`STARKNET_RPC_URL`, `STARKNET_PRIVATE_KEY`
Pinata	`PINATA_JWT`
Crust	`CRUST_API_KEY` (planned)
x402	Wallet-based (no API key needed)

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Starknet

Pinata

Crust Network

x402

Integration Architecture

Environment Variables

​Overview

​Active Integrations

​Starknet

​Pinata

​Crust Network

​x402

​Integration Architecture

​Environment Variables

Overview

Active Integrations

Starknet

Pinata

Crust Network

x402

Integration Architecture

Environment Variables