The recent release of ZIION 23.1, the first open-source, end-to-end, pre-compiled, multi-architecture, multi-protocol blockchain security testing and development solution, has been a big hit. The ZIION VM contains over 100 tools, utilities, dependencies, and packages to begin working with Solidity/EVM and Rust-based blockchains like Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, Polygon, and many more. . In this blog, we’ll do a deep dive into the five families of tools developers can use within ZIION and learn how they work, and what their uses are.<h2>1. Protocol-specific Tools&nbsp;</h2>These protocol-specific tools make blockchain development easy as they provide pre-built and easy-to-use environments.&nbsp; a) Near-CLI: Contains general-purpose command line tools for interacting with NEAR Protocol.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/near/near-cli"> https://github.com/near/near-cli</a>Commands: near -h b) Polkadot: Provides a local Polkadot-JS Node to start Polkadot development.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot"> https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot</a>Command: polkadot -h c) Polygon-CLI: Known as the Swiss Army knife of blockchain tools.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/maticnetwork/polygon-cli"> https://github.com/maticnetwork/polygon-cli</a>Commands: polycli -h d) Solana-CLI: Provides a Solana Command-line interface to interact with a Solana cluster.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://docs.solana.com/cli/conventions"> https://docs.solana.com/cli/conventions</a>Commands: solana -he) Substrate Node Template: A new FRAME-based substrate node ready for hacking.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/substrate-developer-hub/substrate-node-template"> https://github.com/substrate-developer-hub/substrate-node-template</a>Command:node-template --dev <h2>2. EVM Tools</h2>Such tools are specific to Ethereum and provide a ready-to-develop environment for Ethereum-based projects. a) Foundry: A blazingly fast, portable, and modular toolkit for Ethereum application development written in Rust.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry"> https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry</a>Command:cast -h or forge -hb) Brownie: A Python-based development and testing framework for smart contracts targeting the<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://solidity.readthedocs.io/en/v0.6.0/introduction-to-smart-contracts.html#the-ethereum-virtual-machine"> Ethereum Virtual Machine</a>.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/eth-brownie/brownie"> https://github.com/eth-brownie/brownie</a>Commands: brownie -h c) Ganache: A tool for creating a local blockchain for fast Ethereum development.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/trufflesuite/ganache"> https://github.com/trufflesuite/ganache</a>Commands: ganache --helpd) Geth (Go-Ethereum): Officially provides Go implementation of the Ethereum protocol.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"> https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum</a>Commands: geth -he) Truffle: A development environment, testing framework, and asset pipeline for Ethereum, aiming to make life as an Ethereum developer easier.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/trufflesuite/truffle"> https://github.com/trufflesuite/truffle</a>Commands: truffle -h<h2>3. Go Tools</h2>This family of tools can help you with checking errors in the Go programs and doing static code analysis. a) Nancy: A tool to check for vulnerabilities in your Golang dependencies, powered by Sonatype OSS Index.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/sonatype-nexus-community/nancy"> </a><a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/sonatype-nexus-community/nancy￼Commands">https://github.com/sonatype-nexus-community/nancy Commands</a>: nancy -h b) StaticCheck: A state-of-the-art linter for the Go programming language.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/dominikh/go-tools"> https://github.com/dominikh/go-tools</a>Commands: staticcheck -hc) GoSec: Inspects source code for security problems by scanning the Go AST.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/securego/gosec"> https://github.com/securego/gosec</a>Commands: gosec -h d) Go-Geiger: A static code analysis tool to find unsafe usages in Go packages and their dependencies.e) Delve: A debugger for the Go programming language.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/go-delve/delve"> https://github.com/go-delve/delve</a>Commands: dlv -h <h2>4. Rust Tools</h2>The Rust language is widely used for some renowned blockchains like Solana and also to write smart contracts using CosmWasm.a) Cargo-Audit: This tool helps in auditing Cargo.lock files for crates with security vulnerabilities reported to the<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/RustSec/advisory-db/"> RustSec Advisory Database</a>.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/RustSec/rustsec/tree/main/cargo-audit"> https://github.com/RustSec/rustsec/tree/main/cargo-audit</a>Commands: cargo audit -hb) Cargo-Geiger: Detects usage of unsafe Rust in a Rust crate and its dependencies.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/rust-secure-code/cargo-geiger"> https://github.com/rust-secure-code/cargo-geiger</a>Commands: cargo geiger -h c) LLVM-Cov: A Cargo subcommand to easily use LLVM source-based code coverage (-C instrument-coverage).Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/taiki-e/cargo-llvm-cov"> https://github.com/taiki-e/cargo-llvm-cov</a>Commands: cargo llvm-cov -hd) Cargo-Expand: A subcommand to show the result of macro expansion.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/dtolnay/cargo-expand"> https://github.com/dtolnay/cargo-expand</a>Commands: cargo expand -he) Siderophile: Finds the “most unsafe” functions in your Rust codebase, so you can fuzz them or refactor them out entirely.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/trailofbits/siderophile"> https://github.com/trailofbits/siderophile</a>Commands: siderophile -h <h2>5. VSCodium Extensions</h2>VSCodium is an IDE (or Integrated Developer Environment) that is widely used in blockchain development and its extensions are helpful in manual code review. a) Rust-Analyzer: A modular compiler frontend for the Rust language.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-analyzer"> https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-analyzer</a>b) Anchor: This VSCode extension is useful in Solana's Sealevel runtime Framework. c) Flowistry: An IDE plugin for Rust that helps you focus on relevant code.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/willcrichton/flowistry"> https://github.com/willcrichton/flowistry</a> d) Bookmarks: Helps you to navigate in your code, moving between important positions easily and quickly.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/alefragnani/vscode-bookmarks"> https://github.com/alefragnani/vscode-bookmarks</a>e) Solidity: A VSCodium language support extension for Solidity smart contracts in Ethereum.Website:<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://github.com/juanfranblanco/vscode-solidity"> https://github.com/juanfranblanco/vscode-solidity</a> These five families of tools are part of the most famous ones that a blockchain developer or a security auditor must have in their arsenal. But there are many more unexplored tools and some hidden gems in ZIION VM that one can use.To check out all the 100+ tools, packages, and dependencies, <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.ziion.org/download">download ZIION</a> today and start your career in blockchain development and security auditing.