Hardhat Network Helpers
Utility functions for interacting with and testing Hardhat's local simulated network.
Crypto and web3 npm MIT
Used in agent projects
46
0.4% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in crypto and web3
#37 of 89
by use in those projects
Downloads
206K
npm, last 7 days, @nomicfoundation/hardhat-network-helpers
GitHub stars
8,511
last push Oct 10, 2026
How Hardhat Network Helpers is used
Hardhat Network Helpers is a dependency in 46 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.4%), #37 of 89 in crypto and web3. The most used alternative there is Solana Web3.js. Projects that use it most often also use Hardhat (97.8%), viem (80.4%), OpenZeppelin Contracts (78.3%).
Often used with Hardhat Network Helpers
| Hardhat | 97.8% of Hardhat Network Helpers projects · 55.7× more than average |
|---|---|
| viem | 80.4% of Hardhat Network Helpers projects · 6.5× more than average |
| OpenZeppelin Contracts | 78.3% of Hardhat Network Helpers projects · 59.9× more than average |
| ethers.js | 78.3% of Hardhat Network Helpers projects · 17.3× more than average |
| hardhat-gas-reporter | 78.3% of Hardhat Network Helpers projects · 242.4× more than average |
| solidity-coverage | 78.3% of Hardhat Network Helpers projects · 242.4× more than average |
| Hardhat Toolbox | 76.1% of Hardhat Network Helpers projects · 106.2× more than average |
| Hardhat Verify | 76.1% of Hardhat Network Helpers projects · 205.5× more than average |
Install
| Package | npm install @nomicfoundation/hardhat-network-helpers |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (28), Next.js (15), Rust (2), PHP (1) |
| Example projects | zeta-chain/toolkit, kreskohq/kresko-protocol, quiknode-labs/earn-smart-contracts, rainlanguage/rain.solver, Cyfrin/2024-07-biconomy |
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