name: tronbox
description: Development framework and testing environment for TRON (TVM) and EVM-compatible chains — compile, migrate, test, and console.
metadata:
author: Hairy
version: "2026.1.1"
source: Generated from https://github.com/tronprotocol/tronbox, scripts located at https://github.com/antfu/skills
The skill is based on TronBox v4.5.0, generated at 2026-02-25.
TronBox is a Truffle-style framework for TRON: smart contract compilation, migrations, testing, and an interactive console. It supports both the native TRON Virtual Machine (TVM) and EVM-compatible chains (e.g. BTTC) via a separate config and the --evm flag. Migrations and tests use ethers v6 in EVM mode and TronWeb for TVM.
Core References
| Topic |
Description |
Reference |
| Configuration |
tronbox.js / tronbox-evm-config.js, networks, paths, solc |
core-config |
| Migrations & Deployer |
Migration scripts, deploy/link/then API, context (artifacts, tronWeb, ethers) |
core-migrations |
| Compile |
Compiling contracts, --all / --evm, build output |
core-compile |
| Testing |
tronbox test, test discovery, artifacts in tests |
core-testing |
| Console |
Interactive REPL with contract abstractions |
core-console |
| CLI |
All commands and options |
core-cli |
| Artifacts & Resolver |
Build output shape, resolver order, artifacts.require / resolve |
core-artifacts-resolver |
| Contract abstraction |
new(), at(), deployed(), call(), link, defaults |
core-contract-abstraction |
Features
| Topic |
Description |
Reference |
| EVM mode |
EVM chains, tronbox-evm-config.js, --evm, ethers |
features-evm |
| Init & Unbox |
tronbox init (sample/MetaCoin), unbox templates |
features-init-unbox |
| Flatten |
Flatten contracts and dependencies to single file (verification/auditing) |
features-flatten |
| Deploy |
Alias for migrate; same options and behavior |
features-deploy |
| TronWrap & provider |
TronWeb/ethers context, waitForTransactionReceipt, TRE |
features-tronwrap |
Best Practices
| Topic |
Description |
Reference |
| Environment & networks |
Environment.detect, default network, network_id/from, common errors |
best-practices-environment |
| Errors & exit behavior |
TaskError, config/compile/migrate errors, exit codes |
best-practices-errors |
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