Build a BitBadges token

Build a BitBadges token

Use this skill any time the user wants to create a BitBadges collection or token of any kind. Don't make up token-type-specific knowledge from training data — the SDK changes constantly. Instead, discover and load the canonical instructions, then construct via the per-field MCP tools.

The plugin does not redefine token types here. They live in the SDK and are surfaced through the CLI's skills command, the MCP's get_skill_instructions tool, and the Gitbook pages. This skill teaches Claude to use those.

Step 1 — Discover the available token type

bb dev skills              # list every available skill (id, name, category, description)
bb dev skills <id>         # load the canonical instructions for one skill

If the user describes their goal but doesn't name a token type, list the catalog first and pick by category. Categories: token-type, standard, approval, feature, advanced.

Web reference: every skill is also rendered at https://docs.bitbadges.io/x-tokenization/examples/skills/<id> — fetch with WebFetch if a CLI run isn't viable.

Step 2 — Load the canonical instructions

The instructions are the source of truth — required fields, approval ordering, foot-guns, reference collection IDs. Load them, don't reconstruct them:

• MCP (preferred in Claude Code): call get_skill_instructions with id: "<skill-id>".
• CLI: bb dev skills <id>
• Web docs: https://docs.bitbadges.io/x-tokenization/examples/skills/<id>

Step 3 — Construct the transaction

Use the MCP per-field session tools. Each call sets one field on a session-scoped transaction so you can build incrementally and inspect along the way:

set_standards, set_invariants, add_alias_path, add_approval, set_permissions, set_valid_token_ids, set_collection_metadata, … (full list via the MCP server's tools/list).

If you need an address derivation, dial the address skill. If you need claim setup on top of an approval, dial claim.

Step 4 — Validate, review, simulate

Before the user even thinks about broadcasting:

1. validate_transaction (MCP) — fix every error.
2. review_collection (MCP) — opinionated audit. Surface every warning explicitly.
3. simulate_transaction (MCP) — see what would happen on-chain. Show the user the simulator output.

Only then route to the broadcast skill, which has its own hard rails.

Going deeper

The CLI's dev docs command surfaces the full Gitbook docs from your terminal. Use it when a skill instruction references a concept you need to look up:

bb dev docs all                # dump the entire docs corpus
bb dev docs <slug>             # specific page, e.g. learn/approvals

You also have full access to the public docs at https://docs.bitbadges.io if you need to fetch a page directly. Fetch only what you need; don't dump entire sections into the context for fun.

Don't

• Don't manufacture token-type knowledge from training data — load from the SDK every time. The schema and required fields change.
• Don't construct the JSON by hand when MCP per-field tools exist for it. They validate as they go.
• Don't skip validate / review / simulate before routing to broadcast.
• Don't broadcast for the user — that's the broadcast skill's job and it requires explicit user confirmation in the same turn.