core-concepts

Use this agent when the user asks complex questions about Midnight that span multiple concept domains, or when they need a synthesized explanation connecting different parts of the Midnight architecture. Example 1: User asks how a private transaction actually works end-to-end — this spans protocols (Zswap), zero-knowledge proofs, token economics, and architecture (transactions). The concept-explainer agent synthesizes across these domains. Example 2: User is confused about how Kachina, Zswap, and Impact fit together — the user needs a synthesized view connecting multiple protocol and architecture concepts. Example 3: User wants to understand why Midnight uses the commitment/nullifier pattern — while this touches on privacy-patterns skill content, the user wants deep reasoning about tradeoffs and connections to broader privacy guarantees, which is a synthesis task.

This skill should be used when the user asks about Midnight network architecture, transaction structure, guaranteed vs fallible sections, Zswap/Kachina integration, ledger and state management, cryptographic binding, balance verification, nullifiers, address derivation, transaction merging, atomic swaps, fee handling, or the privacy model separating private and public domains.

This skill should be used when the user asks about UTXO vs account models, ledger tokens, shielded/unshielded tokens, nullifiers, coin commitments, the Zswap commitment tree, double-spend prevention, token balances, parallel transaction processing, choosing between token paradigms in Midnight, minting tokens, token type identification, or the ledger structure.

This skill should be used when understanding privacy-preserving design patterns, including commitment schemes, nullifier patterns, Merkle tree membership proofs, anonymous authentication, commit-reveal protocols, selective disclosure, domain separation, and privacy boundaries in on-chain data.

This skill should be used when the user asks about Kachina smart contract protocol, Zswap token transfers, atomic swaps, shielded transfers, offers, coins, nullifiers, commitments, confidential smart contracts, the two-state model (public/private state), token minting, how ZK proofs enable privacy in Midnight protocol transactions, or private transaction mechanisms.

This skill should be used when the user asks about Midnight tokens, NIGHT token, DUST resource, token distribution, Glacier Drop, Scavenger Mine, block rewards, tokenomics whitepaper, STAR denomination, token economics, dual-token model, MEV resistance, token supply, or how transaction fees work in Midnight.