> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.adi.foundation/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.adi.foundation/core-components.md).

# Core Components

- [Development Engine](https://docs.adi.foundation/core-components/quickstart.md): Overview of the modular zkEVM framework that powers ADI Chain.
- [How ADI Chain is Validated](https://docs.adi.foundation/core-components/how-adi-chain-is-validated.md): How ADI Chain Uses Validity Proofs and Ethereum Settlement Instead of a Validator Set
- [zkSync: foundation of the stack](https://docs.adi.foundation/core-components/publish-your-docs.md): How zkSync underpins ADI Chain's scalability, security, and EVM equivalence.
- [Onramping Institutions and Governments](https://docs.adi.foundation/core-components/onramping-institutions-and-governments.md): How ADI Chain helps institutions and governments onboard users and connect services.
- [Shared Incentives](https://docs.adi.foundation/core-components/shared-incentives.md): How ADI Chain aligns incentives across institutions, developers, and users.
- [Opportunities for Key Stakeholders](https://docs.adi.foundation/core-components/opportunities-for-key-stakeholders.md): How builders, institutions, governments, and users benefit from ADI Chain.
- [ADI Chain Infrastructure & Ecosystem Features](https://docs.adi.foundation/core-components/adi-chain-infrastructure-and-ecosystem-features.md): Key infrastructure, stablecoin, interoperability, and L3 features across the ADI ecosystem.
- [Tokenized Deposits on ADI Chain](https://docs.adi.foundation/core-components/tokenized-deposits-on-adi-chain.md): Architecture considerations for banks issuing tokenized deposits on ADI Chain.
- [AI Agent Infrastructure](https://docs.adi.foundation/core-components/ai-agent-infrastructure.md): Trusted, verifiable AI agents and ERC-8004 registries for institutional deployments
- [Why Agents](https://docs.adi.foundation/core-components/ai-agent-infrastructure/why-agents.md): Why institutional AI agents need verifiable identity, trust, and compliance controls.
- [Registration & Agent Lifecycle](https://docs.adi.foundation/core-components/ai-agent-infrastructure/registration-and-agent-lifecycle.md): Register agents, build reputation, validate actions, and settle on ADI Chain.
- [Tools for Agents](https://docs.adi.foundation/core-components/ai-agent-infrastructure/tools-for-agents.md): MCP servers, agent frameworks, and protocols for building agents on ADI Chain.
- [Institutional Considerations](https://docs.adi.foundation/core-components/ai-agent-infrastructure/institutional-considerations.md): Compliance, trust, privacy, and governance considerations for institutional agent deployments.
- [Use Cases](https://docs.adi.foundation/core-components/ai-agent-infrastructure/use-cases.md): Institutional agent use cases for payments, assets, compliance, energy, and registries.