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Smart Contract Specification Template — Define Before You Code

A smart contract specification document defines every function, state variable, access control rule, and event before development begins. This prevents scope creep, reduces audit findings, and gives auditors a verification baseline.

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Smart Contract Specification Template — Define Before You Code

A smart contract specification document defines every function, state variable, access control rule, and event before development begins.

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SMART CONTRACT SPECIFICATION TEMPLATE

Contract Name: [ContractName] Blockchain: [Ethereum / Arbitrum / Polygon / etc.] Solidity Version: 0.8.24 Development Date: [Date] Specification Version: 1.0

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SECTION 1: OVERVIEW

Purpose: [1–2 sentence description of what this contract does] Actors: Admin: [Description — address, multisig, DAO] User: [Description — who interacts with main functions] Keeper: [Description — automated/bot actors if any] Oracle: [Description — trusted data provider if any]

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SECTION 2: STATE VARIABLES

| Variable | Type | Visibility | Description | Initial Value | | owner | address | public | Contract admin | msg.sender | | totalSupply | uint256 | public | Total tokens minted | 0 | | paused | bool | public | Emergency pause | false |

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SECTION 3: FUNCTIONS

Format for each function: Function: [name] Visibility: external / public / internal / private State mutability: view / pure / payable / nonpayable Modifiers: nonReentrant, onlyOwner, whenNotPaused, etc. Access control: Who can call this function? Example: Function: transfer Visibility: external State mutability: nonpayable Modifiers: whenNotPaused Access control: Any address with balance > 0

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A smart contract specification document defines every function, state variable, access control rule, and event before development begins.

SMART CONTRACT SPECIFICATION TEMPLATE

Contract Name: [ContractName] Blockchain: [Ethereum / Arbitrum / Polygon / etc.] Solidity Version: 0.8.24 Development Date: [Date] Specification Version: 1.0

SECTION 1: OVERVIEW

Purpose: [1–2 sentence description of what this contract does]

Actors: Admin: [Description — address, multisig, DAO] User: [Description — who interacts with main functions] Keeper: [Description — automated/bot actors if any] Oracle: [Description — trusted data provider if any]

SECTION 2: STATE VARIABLES

| Variable | Type | Visibility | Description | Initial Value | | owner | address | public | Contract admin | msg.sender | | totalSupply | uint256 | public | Total tokens minted | 0 | | paused | bool | public | Emergency pause | false |

SECTION 3: FUNCTIONS

Format for each function: Function: [name] Visibility: external / public / internal / private State mutability: view / pure / payable / nonpayable Modifiers: nonReentrant, onlyOwner, whenNotPaused, etc. Access control: Who can call this function?

Example: Function: transfer Visibility: external State mutability: nonpayable Modifiers: whenNotPaused Access control: Any address with balance > 0

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