Whitepaper
Three-engine analysis. Penetration testing & fuzzing. On-chain monitoring. All chains supported. 95.8% accuracy. Your code never leaves your environment.
Last updated February 2026
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Kairo is a developer-first, multi-chain smart contract security platform built for enterprise teams. Unlike browser-based security tools that require uploading source code to third-party servers, Kairo runs locally in your environment — scanning your EVM (Solidity) and Solana (Rust/Anchor) codebases from the command line, integrating into your CI/CD pipeline, and reporting findings to a centralized dashboard.
Our mission: Make continuous, institutional-grade smart contract security the default — not a one-time audit.
Smart contract security has been trapped in a broken paradigm: expensive point-in-time audits that create a false sense of security.
Lost to smart contract exploits in 2023-2024
Of Web3 projects lack continuous security scanning
Why The Current Model Fails
Point-in-Time Audits
A manual audit captures a single snapshot. The moment code changes, the audit is stale. Teams ship unaudited code every day between formal reviews.
Code Upload Requirements
Most security tools require uploading source code to cloud servers. Banks, federal institutions, and compliance-driven teams cannot accept this risk.
No CI/CD Integration
Security exists as a separate process, disconnected from where code actually ships. Vulnerabilities slip through PRs because there is no automated gate.
False Positive Overload
Generic static analysis tools flood developers with noise. Without context-aware scanning that understands Foundry projects, import remappings, and test files, results are unreliable.
A typical Kairo workflow integrates security into every stage of development, from local coding to production deployment.
Develop
Write Solidity or Rust in your preferred editor. Kairo detects your project type (Foundry, Hardhat, Anchor) automatically and resolves imports, remappings, and program dependencies.
Scan Locally
Run kairo scan from the terminal. Pattern matching and Slither analysis execute on your machine. Results appear in seconds with severity, location, and remediation guidance.
Push & Gate
The GitHub Action triggers on every PR with deep AI analysis by default. The scan runs asynchronously — no timeouts. Results appear as rich PR comments with attack flow graphs and exploitability data.
Review on Dashboard
Findings sync to the web dashboard. Security leads review trends, triage findings, and export PDF audit reports for stakeholders.
Deploy with Confidence
Deployment safety checks verify the contract one final time. ALLOW, WARN, or BLOCK decisions are enforced before any code reaches mainnet.
Kairo's analysis engine combines static analysis, dynamic testing, and ML-powered triage into a single pipeline. Each scan runs three distinct passes — pattern matching, symbolic execution, and semantic analysis.
Specialized Agent Buckets
Reentrancy
Cross-function and cross-contract callback analysis with state mutation tracking
Access Control
Permission hierarchies, ownership patterns, and privilege escalation paths
Oracle & Price
Price manipulation vectors, stale data detection, and MEV exposure analysis
Flash Loan
Atomic transaction simulation, liquidity pool interaction, and collateral manipulation
Signature & Replay
EIP-712 compliance, nonce tracking, chain ID validation, and permit function analysis
Gas & DoS
Unbounded loops, return data bombs, gas griefing vectors, and storage bloat patterns
Solana-Specific Detection
Missing Signer Check
Instructions that modify state without verifying the transaction signer has authority
Account Validation
Missing owner checks, type confusion, and uninitialized account exploitation
PDA Seed Collision
Program-derived address seeds that allow account substitution or spoofing attacks
CPI Vulnerabilities
Unchecked cross-program invocations that could be exploited by malicious programs
Arithmetic Overflow
Integer overflow/underflow in token calculations, especially in u64 arithmetic
Privilege Escalation
Missing authority verification in admin-only instructions and upgrade paths
Enterprise Protocol Teams
Banks, stablecoin issuers, and institutional DeFi teams that cannot upload code to third-party servers. Kairo scans locally and enforces security gates across every deployment.
Security-First Development Teams
Teams deploying continuously need security that moves at the speed of development — not a 6-month audit backlog. Kairo integrates directly into your workflow.
Smart contract security should not depend on a single audit at a single point in time. It should be continuous, automated, multi-chain, and embedded in the development workflow. Kairo makes this the default.
95.8% Accuracy. All Chains. On-Chain Monitoring. Pentest & Fuzzing. 100% Local.
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This document is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.