

LinkLab Masterclass: Intro to Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) with x402
Join us for a live two-hour virtual LinkLab masterclass with Chainlink and Base on December 16 at 3PM ET - an in-depth, developer-focused walkthrough of how to use the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) and x402 agentic payments.
What We’ll Cover:
Introduction to CRE with Chainlink Labs’ VP of Product, Aakar Shroff
Introduction to x402 with Coinbase Developer Platform Head of Engineering & Co-author of x402 whitepaper, Erik Reppel
How to start building with CRE
Deep dive into how AI agents can trigger CRE workflows using x402 for payment
Q&A
🎒 Things to know:
This is a virtual masterclass, livestreamed on Youtube
This session is for intermediate blockchain developers
Prior experience with JavaScript, Solidity, terminal workflows, and common development tools is recommended
Important Prerequisites: to get the most out of this session we recommend you have the following prepared before the masterclass. Some of this will be covered briefly and fast so we can spend time on the LinkLab’s code.
NodeJS V18 or higher)
BunJs v1.3 or higher
add Base Sepolia to your wallet here. Then get Base Sepolia Eth from Coinbase’s faucet
Get USDC from the Circle Faucet (make sure its for Base Sepolia!)
Gemini LLM Api key from here
Signup to Pushover and get User Key and Application Key here. If you want to see your workflow work live then install the small devtool mobile app too!
Nice to have: Install mdBook so you can have read the accompanying LinkLab docs easily
🎤 Speakers
Erik Reppel - Head of Engineering, Coinbase Developer Platform & Co-author of x402 whitepaper
Aakar Shroff - VP of Product, Chainlink Labs
Andrej Rakic - Developer Relations Engineer, Chainlink Labs