FAQ

#General

#What is Saelis?

Saelis is an experimental metaprotocol for programmable onchain data, being developed on Kinetiq's Elysium. Its primitive is the Sigil: a structured, identifiable data record. Sigils can reference each other and compose into larger structures.

#Is Saelis live?

No. The Elysium testnet is live, but Saelis itself has no deployed contracts, no indexer and no published SDK. The protocol is in the specification stage.

#Is there a Saelis token?

These documents describe no Saelis token. ELC-20 is a proposed standard for fungible assets represented as Sigils. It is not a token, and no ELC-20 asset has official status.

#How do I stay updated?

Follow @saelisxyz for updates. Changes to the protocol design are reflected in these docs as they are decided.

#Sigils

#Are Sigils NFTs?

Not necessarily. A Sigil is a data record. A standard could describe Sigils that behave like unique collectibles, but the base protocol makes no such assumption, and many Sigils will not be ownable or tradable at all.

#Are Sigils inscriptions?

Sigils are inspired by inscriptions: data attached to transactions and interpreted by indexers. Saelis adds a defined structure, first-class references between records and pluggable standards. See What is Saelis?.

#Is all Sigil content stored onchain?

The envelope and body are published in Elysium transaction data. Content referenced by a URI in metadata, such as an image hosted on IPFS, is stored offchain, and Saelis does not guarantee its availability. See Sigils.

#Can a Sigil be edited or deleted?

No. A published Sigil is immutable. Changes are expressed by publishing new Sigils.

#Can I create a Sigil today?

Not in a form that will be recognized. The transport is undecided and no indexer exists. You can experiment with the draft format on testnet, as described in Creating a Sigil.

#Elysium

#Which Elysium does Saelis use?

Kinetiq's Elysium, an Arbitrum Orbit Layer 2 that settles to HyperEVM. The testnet chain ID is 99801. It is unrelated to the network with chain ID 1338.

#What is the gas token?

HYPE, Hyperliquid's native asset. It bridges 1:1 from HyperEVM as native gas.

#Where do I get testnet HYPE?

From the Elysium testnet faucet, or by bridging from HyperEVM testnet.

#What are the mainnet parameters?

They have not been published. Elysium mainnet is pre-launch. See Elysium Network.

#Security

#Has Saelis been audited?

No. There is no Saelis code to audit yet. Any future contracts or indexers will be documented with their audit status.

#How do I recognize official Saelis resources?

Official channels are listed on the Links page. Never share a private key or seed phrase with anyone. Saelis will never ask you to connect a wallet or sign a message to read these docs.