ordinals
ord index, block explorer, wallet, inscriptions, and runes for Bitcoin Ordinals.
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SKILL.md
Skill based on ord (Ordinals) from sources/ordinals (docs/ and repo root), generated 2026-02-24. Docs:
sources/ordinals/docs/src/, docs.ordinals.com.
ord is an index, block explorer, and CLI wallet for Bitcoin Ordinals. It tracks sat locations via Bitcoin Core (with -txindex), serves inscriptions and explorer UI, and provides wallet subcommands for inscribing and sat-aware sends. It supports inscriptions (digital artifacts on sats), recursion, runes (fungible tokens), and a JSON API.
Core References
| Topic | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinal theory | Ordinal numbers, transfer, satpoint, notation, rarity | core-ordinal-theory |
| Overview | ord index, explorer, wallet; Bitcoin Core, syncing, RPC auth | core-overview |
| Settings | Config precedence, ord.yaml, hidden inscriptions | core-settings |
Features
Inscriptions
| Topic | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Inscriptions | Inscribing, content types, metadata, properties, burning | features-inscriptions |
| Recursion | Recursive endpoints, /content/, /r/*, backwards compat | features-inscriptions-recursion |
| Delegate and pointer | Pointer (target sat), delegate (serve another’s content) | features-inscriptions-delegate-pointer |
Runes
| Topic | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Runes | Etching, minting, transferring, edicts, cenotaphs | features-runes |
| Runestone encoding | OP_RETURN OP_13, LEB128, message format, edict deltas | features-runes-specification |
Wallet and API
| Topic | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Wallet | ord wallet subcommands, Bitcoin Core, batch inscribe | features-wallet |
| JSON API | Accept: application/json, main endpoints, index flags | features-api |
| Server security | XSS, spoofing, untrusted content, hiding content | features-server-security |
Best Practices
| Topic | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Reindexing | When and how to delete index.redb and reindex | best-practices-reindexing |
| Batch inscribing | Batch YAML, parent, pointer, collections | best-practices-batch-inscribing |
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