Hardhat Toolbox Viem
Hardhat plugin bundle for Ethereum development using Viem library.
Crypto and web3 npm MIT
Used in agent projects
105
0.8% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in crypto and web3
#18 of 89
by use in those projects
Downloads
18.6K
npm, last 7 days, @nomicfoundation/hardhat-toolbox-viem
GitHub stars
8,511
last push Oct 10, 2026
How Hardhat Toolbox Viem is used
Hardhat Toolbox Viem is a dependency in 105 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.8%), #18 of 89 in crypto and web3. The most used alternative there is Solana Web3.js. Projects that use it most often also use Hardhat (99.0%), OpenZeppelin Contracts (56.2%), viem (38.1%).
Often used with Hardhat Toolbox Viem
| Hardhat | 99.0% of Hardhat Toolbox Viem projects · 56.4× more than average |
|---|---|
| OpenZeppelin Contracts | 56.2% of Hardhat Toolbox Viem projects · 43.0× more than average |
| viem | 38.1% of Hardhat Toolbox Viem projects · 3.1× more than average |
| Hardhat Ignition | 27.6% of Hardhat Toolbox Viem projects · 76.2× more than average |
| dotenv | 38.1% of Hardhat Toolbox Viem projects · 2.4× more than average |
| ethers.js | 15.2% of Hardhat Toolbox Viem projects · 3.4× more than average |
| Hardhat ethers Plugin | 11.4% of Hardhat Toolbox Viem projects · 25.0× more than average |
| Hardhat Verify | 11.4% of Hardhat Toolbox Viem projects · 30.9× more than average |
Install
| Package | npm install @nomicfoundation/hardhat-toolbox-viem |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (103), Next.js (2) |
| Example projects | FairCrypto/XEN-crypto, dgca/onchain-image-renderers, monad-developers/hardhat-monad, Boopi7/TokenizedBallot, gnosischain/gbc-deposit-ui |
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