Security Tooling Development

Custom development of security and developer tools for Solana, Ethereum, and EVM blockchain ecosystems. Ackee's security researchers build specialized tooling that has discovered medium-to-critical vulnerabilities in smart contracts of ecosystem-leading protocols.

Development Expertise

Ackee has received development grants from major organizations including Coinbase and the Solana Foundation, recognizing their contributions to blockchain security infrastructure. Their tooling development focuses on creating solutions that benefit both auditors and developers, raising security standards across the industry.

Tool Development Services

The security tooling development service encompasses:

• Custom security detectors: Development of specialized static analysis detectors tailored to specific protocol requirements
• Fuzzing frameworks: Creation of custom fuzzing harnesses and testing frameworks for unique security scenarios
• Integration tools: Building security tooling that integrates with existing development workflows and CI/CD pipelines
• Developer experience tools: Creating IDE extensions and developer tools that catch vulnerabilities during development

Open Source Contributions

While Ackee offers custom tooling development services, they also maintain several open-source projects that showcase their expertise: Wake Framework (Python-based Solidity development and testing framework), Trident (Rust-based Solana fuzzing framework), and various VS Code extensions. These public tools demonstrate the quality and effectiveness of their custom development work.

Technology Stack

Ackee's tooling development capabilities span multiple programming languages and frameworks:

• Python: For Ethereum/EVM tooling and testing frameworks
• Rust: For Solana program analysis and fuzzing tools
• TypeScript/JavaScript: For IDE extensions and developer tooling
• WASM: For cross-platform security analysis tools

Target Clients

This service is ideal for blockchain foundations, protocol teams requiring custom security tooling, organizations building blockchain infrastructure, and companies seeking to integrate security analysis into their development processes. Custom tooling development is particularly valuable for protocols with unique security requirements that off-the-shelf tools cannot address.

Impact and Results

Tooling developed by Ackee has been instrumental in discovering critical vulnerabilities across the blockchain ecosystem. Their tools have found medium-to-critical severity issues in contracts protecting significant value, and their educational tooling has helped onboard thousands of developers to secure coding practices in Web3.