Akash Network Skill

Comprehensive skill for working with the Akash Network - the decentralized cloud computing marketplace.

Capabilities

This skill covers all aspects of the Akash Network:

Critical Rules

NEVER use :latest or omit image tags. Always specify explicit version tags for reproducible deployments.

# CORRECT
image: nginx:1.25.3
image: node:20-alpine
image: postgres:16

# WRONG - will cause deployment issues
image: nginx:latest
image: nginx          # implies :latest

Quick Reference

SDL Structure

Every SDL file has four required sections:

version: "2.0"  # or "2.1" for IP endpoints

services:       # Container definitions
profiles:       # Compute resources & placement
deployment:     # Service-to-profile mapping

Optional section for IP endpoints:

endpoints:      # IP lease endpoints (requires version 2.1)

Minimal SDL Template

version: "2.0"

services:
  web:
    image: nginx:1.25.3
    expose:
      - port: 80
        as: 80
        to:
          - global: true

profiles:
  compute:
    web:
      resources:
        cpu:
          units: 0.5
        memory:
          size: 512Mi
        storage:
          size: 1Gi
  placement:
    dcloud:
      pricing:
        web:
          denom: uakt
          amount: 1000

deployment:
  web:
    dcloud:
      profile: web
      count: 1

Documentation Structure

Core Concepts

• •@overview.md - Akash Network introduction and architecture
• •@terminology.md - Key terms (lease, bid, dseq, gseq, oseq)
• •@pricing.md - Payment with uakt, USDC, IBC denoms

SDL Configuration

• •@sdl/schema-overview.md - Version requirements and SDL structure
• •@sdl/services.md - Service configuration (image, expose, env, credentials)
• •@sdl/compute-resources.md - CPU, memory, storage, and GPU specifications
• •@sdl/placement-pricing.md - Provider selection and pricing (uakt/USDC)
• •@sdl/deployment.md - Service-to-profile mapping
• •@sdl/endpoints.md - IP endpoint configuration (v2.1)
• •@sdl/validation-rules.md - All constraints and validation rules

SDL Examples

• •@sdl/examples/web-app.md - Simple web deployment
• •@sdl/examples/wordpress-db.md - Multi-service with persistent storage
• •@sdl/examples/gpu-workload.md - GPU deployment with NVIDIA
• •@sdl/examples/ip-lease.md - IP endpoint configuration

Deployment Methods

• •@deploy/overview.md - Comparison of deployment options
• •@deploy/cli/ - Akash CLI installation and usage
• •@deploy/console-api/ - Console API for programmatic deployments
• •@deploy/certificates/ - Authentication methods (JWT, mTLS)

SDK Documentation

• •@sdk/overview.md - SDK comparison and selection
• •@sdk/typescript/ - TypeScript SDK for web and Node.js
• •@sdk/go/ - Go SDK for backend services

AuthZ (Delegated Permissions)

• •@authz/ - Fee grants and deployment authorization

Provider Operations

• •@provider/overview.md - Provider requirements and setup
• •@provider/setup/ - Kubernetes and provider installation
• •@provider/configuration/ - Attributes, pricing, bid engine
• •@provider/operations/ - Monitoring and troubleshooting

Node Operations

• •@node/overview.md - Running Akash nodes
• •@node/full-node/ - Full node setup and state sync
• •@node/validator/ - Validator operations and security

Reference

• •@reference/storage-classes.md - beta2, beta3, ram storage
• •@reference/gpu-models.md - Supported NVIDIA GPUs
• •@reference/ibc-denoms.md - Payment denominations
• •@reference/rpc-endpoints.md - Public RPC endpoints

Common Patterns

Environment Variables

services:
  app:
    env:
      - "DATABASE_URL=postgres://..."
      - "NODE_ENV=production"

Persistent Storage

profiles:
  compute:
    app:
      resources:
        storage:
          - size: 10Gi
            attributes:
              persistent: true
              class: beta2

GPU Workloads

profiles:
  compute:
    ml:
      resources:
        gpu:
          units: 1
          attributes:
            vendor:
              nvidia:
                - model: a100

Payment Options

• •uakt: Native Akash Token (e.g., amount: 1000)
• •USDC: Via IBC denom (e.g., denom: ibc/170C677610AC31DF0904FFE09CD3B5C657492170E7E52372E48756B71E56F2F1)

Additional Resources

• •awesome-akash - 100+ production-ready SDL templates
• •Akash Network Docs - Official documentation
• •Console - Web-based deployment interface
• •Console API - REST API documentation
• •chain-sdk - Official TypeScript SDK