AInest Frontend

A decentralized AI dataset marketplace built on StarkNet, powered by Cairo v2 smart contracts and integrated with starknet-react for wallet connectivity.

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🚀 Overview

AInest enables secure, trustless trading of AI datasets while ensuring authenticity and preventing duplicates using:

• StarkNet (Layer 2 zk-rollup for Ethereum)
• Cairo v2 smart contracts
• IPFS for decentralized dataset storage
• Starknet.js / starknet-react for contract interaction

This is the frontend application for interacting with AInest’s smart contracts.

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🛠 Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js / React
• Blockchain: StarkNet
• Smart Contracts: Cairo v2
• Wallets: starknet-react + starknetkit connectors (ArgentX, Braavos, Web Wallet)
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• Storage: IPFS

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📂 Project Structure

src/ ├── components/ # Reusable UI components ├── context/ # StarkNet context providers ├── pages/ # Next.js routes ├── styles/ # CSS & Tailwind setup └── utils/ # Helper functions

⚡ Getting Started

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/ainest.git
cd ainest

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Start the dev server

npm run dev

Environment Variables

Create a .env.local file in the root directory and add:

NEXT_PUBLIC_IPFS_GATEWAY=<your-ipfs-gateway>
NEXT_PUBLIC_STARKNET_NETWORK=sepolia

📦 Features (MVP)

• Wallet connection (ArgentX, Braavos, Web Wallet)

• Dataset registration form

• Dataset listing & browsing

• IPFS hash verification

• Ownership transfer UI

🤝 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome! For major changes, open an issue first to discuss what you’d like to change.

🐛 Issues & Support

If you encounter any issues:

1. Open an issue on GitHub

2. Or ping me directly if we’re collaborating on this repo

📜 License

MIT License © 2025 [AiNest]