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calculate-mining-difficulty

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Description

Calculate and analyze BSV mining difficulty from block headers and targets.

AI Summary

Calculate BSV mining difficulty from block headers, bits, or target values. Use when you need to decode compact bits format, convert between difficulty and target, or fetch current network difficulty from WhatsOnChain.

Install

1

Add the repository(one-time)

$

/plugin marketplace add b-open-io/bsv-skills

2

Install the plugin

$

/plugin install bsv-skills@b-open-io

Tool Access

This skill is limited to using the following tools:

Bash(bun:*)

Supporting Assets

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PRD.md

progress.txt

scripts/difficulty.test.ts

scripts/difficulty.ts

Skill Content

Calculate Mining Difficulty

Calculate and analyze BSV mining difficulty from targets, bits, and network data.

When to Use

Get current network difficulty from WhatsOnChain
Convert between target and difficulty
Decode compact bits representation
Understand expected hash calculations for mining

Usage

# Get current network difficulty
bun run skills/calculate-mining-difficulty/scripts/difficulty.ts --current

# Calculate from compact bits (e.g., genesis block)
bun run skills/calculate-mining-difficulty/scripts/difficulty.ts --bits 0x1d00ffff

# Calculate from target hex (64 characters)
bun run skills/calculate-mining-difficulty/scripts/difficulty.ts --target 00000000ffff0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

# JSON output for scripting
bun run skills/calculate-mining-difficulty/scripts/difficulty.ts --bits 0x1d00ffff --json

# Show help
bun run skills/calculate-mining-difficulty/scripts/difficulty.ts --help

Output

Default output:

Mining Difficulty Analysis
==========================
Difficulty: 1
Target: 0x00000000ffff0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Bits: 0x1d00ffff
Expected hashes: 4.29e+9

JSON output (--json):

{
  "difficulty": 1,
  "target": "00000000ffff0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "bits": "1d00ffff",
  "expectedHashes": "4.29e+9"
}

Difficulty Math

The script uses the standard Bitcoin difficulty formula:

Max target: 0x00000000FFFF0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 (difficulty 1)
Difficulty: max_target / current_target
Compact bits format: First byte = exponent, next 3 bytes = mantissa
- target = mantissa * 2^(8*(exponent-3))
Expected hashes: difficulty * 2^32

API Integration

Uses WhatsOnChain API for current network data:

Chain info endpoint: GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/chain/info

Status

Complete - All functionality implemented and tested.

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