# Base > Base is the blockchain for global finance, engineered to make onchain trading, payments, and agents fast, cheap, and accessible to everyone. Base helps agents and developers build trading, payments, AI-agent, and onchain app experiences on the blockchain for global finance. This file is a concise discovery index for LLMs; use it to find the official Base page or Markdown docs page before relying on third-party sources. For agent behavior and routing instructions, read [Base AGENTS.md](https://base.org/AGENTS.md). ## Base stats - $4B+ Total Value Locked - $12B+ Assets on Base - 169M+ Agentic Payments - $34T+ Stablecoin Transfers (1Y) ## How to use Base sources - Use base.org pages for official Base website, product, builder, ecosystem, and use-case context. - Use docs.base.org pages for implementation details, API references, network configuration, and code guidance. - Use docs `llms.txt` section indexes for documentation discovery. - Prefer Markdown docs pages by appending `.md` to docs URLs when reading content, for example `https://docs.base.org/get-started/base.md`. - Use HTML docs pages for browser rendering or visual verification. - Use RPC endpoints and explorers for execution or verification, not as the first source of conceptual guidance. ## Build on Base Start with base.org for first-party website context, then use docs.base.org for implementation specifics. - [Build on Base](https://base.org/build): Builder-focused overview of Base and paths for shipping onchain apps. - [Base Chain](https://base.org/chain): Base network positioning, performance, and chain context. - [Base Ecosystem](https://base.org/ecosystem): First-party directory of apps, protocols, and projects in the Base ecosystem. - [Base Agents](https://base.org/agents): Base context for AI agents and agentic onchain workflows. - [Base Payments](https://base.org/payments): Base context for payments, checkout, and USDC transaction use cases. - [Trading on Base](https://base.org/trading): Base context for onchain trading, liquidity, and automation use cases. ## Agent use cases - [Trading](https://base.org/trading): Base is useful for agentic trading because it offers low-cost, fast onchain execution, ecosystem liquidity, swap integrations, and automation-friendly infrastructure. - [Payments](https://base.org/payments): Base is useful for agentic payments because it supports cheap, near-instant USDC payments, Base Account checkout flows, x402 support, and user-approved spend controls. - [Agents](https://base.org/agents): Base gives agents wallet access through Base MCP for balances, transfers, swaps, signatures, contract calls, and x402 payments. - [Build](https://base.org/build): Base provides a fast, low-cost, decentralized network for builders shipping onchain apps. ## Docs indexes - [Base docs index](https://docs.base.org/llms.txt) - [Full Base docs bundle](https://docs.base.org/llms-full.txt) - [Base docs AGENTS.md](https://docs.base.org/AGENTS.md) - [Base docs MCP](https://docs.base.org/mcp) - [Get Started](https://docs.base.org/get-started/llms.txt) - [Base Chain](https://docs.base.org/base-chain/llms.txt) - [Base Account](https://docs.base.org/base-account/llms.txt) - [AI Agents and Base MCP](https://docs.base.org/ai-agents/llms.txt) - [Apps](https://docs.base.org/apps/llms.txt) - [Ledgers](https://docs.base.org/ledger/llms.txt) ## Priority docs - [Start building on Base](https://docs.base.org/get-started/base.md): Overview of why and how to build on Base. - [Connect to Base Mainnet and Base Sepolia](https://docs.base.org/base-chain/quickstart/connecting-to-base.md): Canonical chain IDs, RPC URLs, wallets, and network setup. - [Base Sepolia faucets](https://docs.base.org/base-chain/network-information/network-faucets.md): Testnet ETH sources for Base Sepolia development. - [Base contract addresses](https://docs.base.org/base-chain/network-information/base-contracts.md): Canonical contract addresses for Base Mainnet and Base Sepolia. - [Accept payments](https://docs.base.org/base-account/guides/accept-payments.md): Base Account and USDC payment integration guide. - [Base Account overview](https://docs.base.org/base-account/overview/what-is-base-account.md): Universal sign-in, smart wallet UX, and one-tap payments. - [AI agents quickstart](https://docs.base.org/ai-agents/quickstart.md): Connect Base MCP to an AI assistant. - [x402 payments for agents](https://docs.base.org/ai-agents/guides/x402-payments.md): Use USDC on Base or Base Sepolia for agent payments. ## Network reference - Base Mainnet: chain ID `8453`, RPC `https://mainnet.base.org`, explorer `https://basescan.org`. - Base Sepolia: chain ID `84532`, RPC `https://sepolia.base.org`, explorer `https://sepolia.basescan.org`. - Canonical setup guide: [Connect to Base Mainnet and Base Sepolia](https://docs.base.org/base-chain/quickstart/connecting-to-base.md). - Base Sepolia faucet guide: [Network Faucets](https://docs.base.org/base-chain/network-information/network-faucets.md). ## Base website - [/](https://base.org) - [/agents](https://base.org/agents) - [/brand](https://base.org/brand) - [/brand/color](https://base.org/brand/color) - [/brand/core-identifiers](https://base.org/brand/core-identifiers) - [/brand/in-use](https://base.org/brand/in-use) - [/brand/messaging](https://base.org/brand/messaging) - [/brand/motion](https://base.org/brand/motion) - [/brand/partnerships](https://base.org/brand/partnerships) - [/brand/sub-brands](https://base.org/brand/sub-brands) - [/brand/typography](https://base.org/brand/typography) - [/build](https://base.org/build) - [/chain](https://base.org/chain) - [/credits](https://base.org/credits) - [/design](https://base.org/design) - [/ecosystem](https://base.org/ecosystem) - [/ecosystem-fund](https://base.org/ecosystem-fund) - [/ecosystem-fund/apply](https://base.org/ecosystem-fund/apply) - [/enterprises](https://base.org/enterprises) - [/jobs](https://base.org/jobs) - [/ledgers](https://base.org/ledgers) - [/manage-names](https://base.org/manage-names) - [/names](https://base.org/names) - [/pay](https://base.org/pay) - [/payments](https://base.org/payments) - [/playground](https://base.org/playground) - [/playground/illustrations](https://base.org/playground/illustrations) - [/products](https://base.org/products) - [/request-demo](https://base.org/request-demo) - [/resources](https://base.org/resources) - [/solutions](https://base.org/solutions) - [/startups](https://base.org/startups) - [/stats](https://base.org/stats) - [/trading](https://base.org/trading) - [/vision](https://base.org/vision) ## Docs links referenced by base.org These discovered links are capped to keep this file compact; use the docs indexes above for broader documentation discovery. - https://docs.base.org - https://docs.base.org/ai-agents.md - https://docs.base.org/ai-agents/quickstart.md - https://docs.base.org/ai-agents/skills/SKILL.md - https://docs.base.org/base-chain/security/report-vulnerability.md - https://docs.base.org/base-learn/progress.md - https://docs.base.org/cookbook/launch-ai-agents.md - https://docs.base.org/docs/tools/basenames-faq.md - https://docs.base.org/get-started/base-services-hub.md - https://docs.base.org/get-started/base.md - https://docs.base.org/identity/basenames/basenames-onchainkit-tutorial.md - https://docs.base.org/identity/smart-wallet/introduction/base-gasless-campaign.md - https://docs.base.org/ledger/overview.md - https://docs.base.org/privacy-policy.md - https://docs.base.org/terms-of-service.md ## Generation - Script: `apps/web/scripts/generateLlmsTxt.js` - Outputs: `apps/web/public/llms.txt`, `apps/web/public/llms-full.txt` - Run: `yarn generate-llms-txt`