kkrt-labs/kakarot

Kakarot is a zkEVM written in Cairo, leveraging the STARK proof system. observed · 2026-09-03

github.com/kkrt-labs/kakarot · homepage · Cairo · MIT (permissive) · archived observed · 2026-09-03

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

Activity 0
Release rhythm 40
Longevity 100

Flags: archived

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

gap_med: 6
age_days: 1429
days_rel: 650
days_push: 601
n_releases_24m: 12

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1000 stars · 310 forks observed · 2026-09-03

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Kakarot is a zkEVM written in Cairo that implements the full EVM instruction set as provable programs, leveraging STARK proofs on Starknet. The repository is now frozen at its last audited commit, with the team's focus moved to keth, an Ethereum prover.

Use cases

run EVM smart contracts on Starknet with STARK proofs
prove EVM transaction execution in zero knowledge
deploy Ethereum contracts to a Cairo-based zkEVM
emulate the EVM inside a provable ZK virtual machine
generate ZK proofs of Ethereum block execution
build ZK rollups compatible with Ethereum tooling

When to choose

you need a provable EVM implementation on Starknet or Cairo VM
you want to prove EVM transaction or block execution with STARKs
you want Ethereum compatibility with forward compatibility toward zero-knowledge

When to avoid

you need an actively developed zkEVM - the repo is frozen and work moved to keth
you want a general-purpose zkVM unrelated to the EVM
you need production EVM emulation on Starknet without contacting the team

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

interpreter compiler cryptography blockchain blockchain developer-tools zkevm stark-proof cairo evm-emulator zero-knowledge smart-contracts starknet proving-engine cryptocurrency cryptography ethereum

3 sources

readme: https://github.com/kkrt-labs/kakarot · fetched 2026-09-03 · 04645e70dbd6
homepage: https://kakarot.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 84b021d9f73c
site_page: https://docs.kakarot.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · f6403666c2ce

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
kkrt-labs/kakarot	main	10

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="kkrt-labs/kakarot")

Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem