# Developer Docs

Welcome to the MAP Protocol developer documentation. This documentation is designed for advanced developers who want to understand the technical details of MAP Protocol's cross-chain infrastructure.

## What is MAP Protocol?

MAP Protocol is a peer-to-peer cross-chain infrastructure that enables secure and decentralized interoperability between heterogeneous blockchains. It provides two complementary cross-chain solutions:

* **Protocol 2.0**: TSS (Threshold Signature Scheme) based decentralized custody
* **Protocol 1.0**: Light client-based trustless verification

## Documentation Structure

### [Overview](https://mapo.gitbook.io/dev-docs/overview/introduction)

Introduction to MAP Protocol, architecture overview, and comparison between v1 and v2.

### [Protocol 2.0](https://mapo.gitbook.io/dev-docs/protocol-2.0/overview)

TSS-based cross-chain solution: architecture, maintainer roles, TSS mechanism, MStack, cross-chain flow, gas mechanism, security, and slashing.

### [Protocol 1.0](https://mapo.gitbook.io/dev-docs/protocol-1.0/overview)

Light client-based cross-chain solution: light client design, MOS layer, and chain integration guides.

### [Relay Chain](https://mapo.gitbook.io/dev-docs/relay-chain/architecture)

MAP Relay Chain (Atlas) technical details: architecture, consensus mechanism, genesis contracts, and precompile contracts.

### Fundamentals

Core blockchain and smart contract concepts:

* [Blockchain](https://mapo.gitbook.io/dev-docs/fundamentals/blockchain/accounts): accounts, transactions, blocks, gas, MPT, RLP, oracle
* [Smart Contracts](https://mapo.gitbook.io/dev-docs/fundamentals/smart-contracts/evm): EVM, development, testing, security

### Appendix

* [BTC Layer2](https://mapo.gitbook.io/dev-docs/appendix/btc-layer2/overview): BTC Layer2 and BRC-201

## Quick Links

| Topic                                                                                        | Description                 |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| [Architecture](https://mapo.gitbook.io/dev-docs/overview/architecture)                       | Overall system architecture |
| [v1 vs v2](https://mapo.gitbook.io/dev-docs/overview/v1-vs-v2)                               | Comparison of two solutions |
| [TSS](https://mapo.gitbook.io/dev-docs/protocol-2.0/tss)                                     | Threshold signature scheme  |
| [Light Client](https://mapo.gitbook.io/dev-docs/protocol-1.0/light-client/overview)          | Light client design         |
| [Consensus](https://mapo.gitbook.io/dev-docs/relay-chain/consensus/pos)                      | Proof of Stake consensus    |
| [Genesis Contracts](https://mapo.gitbook.io/dev-docs/relay-chain/genesis-contracts/overview) | Genesis contract design     |

## For Users and Operators

If you're looking for:

* Node operation guides
* API/SDK usage
* Running Compass-TSS

Please visit the [User Documentation](https://github.com/mapprotocol/developer-docs/blob/dev-docs-en/docs/README.md) instead.

## Contributing

We welcome contributions to improve this documentation. Please submit issues or pull requests to our GitHub repository.

## Resources

* [GitHub](https://github.com/mapprotocol)
* [Website](https://mapprotocol.io)
* [Discord](https://discord.gg/mapprotocol)