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docs/docs-as-code.md defines the workflow; docs/adr holds 31 ADRs
(retroactive, reconstructed from code and changelog) with a template and
index. docs/check-docs.sh validates ADR structure, index, cited code
paths, relative links and CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md sync.

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0005. Use NBitcoin for protocol primitives, hand-write only the rest

Status: Accepted
Area: Crypto
Recorded: 2026-11-03 (retroactive: reconstructed from code, comments and changelog)

Context

Reimplementing BIP32/39, address encoding, transaction serialization, signing or PSBT is a classic source of subtle, fund-losing bugs.

Decision

Build on NBitcoin for the custom network definition, BIP32/39, addresses, transactions, PSBT, signing, encoding and hashing. Hand-written code is limited to what NBitcoin does not provide for this chain: the Electrum JSON-RPC client (0009), SPV sync with Merkle verification and checkpoint anchoring (0006, 0007), coin selection and fee policy (0017), SLIP-132 variants beyond xpub/xprv (0014) and the encrypted wallet container (0012).

Consequences

Smaller audited surface; cross-implementation golden vectors catch divergence.
NBitcoin assumes Bitcoin retargeting, which is why PoW validation is skipped (0006).
A dependency upgrade can change behaviour; golden-vector tests must pass before bumping.

References

src/Core/Chain/PalladiumNetworks.cs
src/Core/Crypto/Slip132.cs

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