Technical References#
If you want to go deeper than the product docs, this page maps the main technical sources behind Hightop.
Start with Hightop's own Under the Hood pages. Then follow into the open-source protocol repos, technical docs, user docs, and live parameter tools behind the wallet, earn, and borrowing systems underneath.
This page only lists public references that open without authentication.
Start Here in Hightop#
These pages explain the Hightop product model before you drop into protocol internals:
- Architecture - how the app, API, wallet, payment, earn, and borrowing layers fit together
- Wallet Model - the smart wallet and control model behind a Hightop account
- Earn Under the Hood - vaults, routing, and rebalancing behind Hightop Earn
- Borrowing Under the Hood - collateral,
GREEN, and lending logic behind Hightop Borrow - Supported Assets and Venues - the main asset families, rails, and venue integrations surfaced in product flows
- Audits - independent security audit reports for Underscore and Ripe
Underscore Protocol#
Underscore Protocol was built by the Hightop team. It powers the smart-wallet, delegation, and earn infrastructure underneath Hightop, and it is the wallet and vault layer behind Hightop's account model, agent execution lanes, payment primitives, and yield routing.
| Reference | What it is | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Protocol repo | Core smart contracts, wallet infrastructure, vaults, payment primitives, and lego integrations | underscore-finance/underscore-protocol |
| User docs | Conceptual docs for programmable wallets, managers, payees, cheques, whitelist, and earn vaults | docs.underscore.finance |
| Technical docs | Contract architecture, registries, modules, lego interfaces, and deployment-oriented docs | underscore-1.gitbook.io/developers |
| Params explorer | Live Base mainnet view of vaults, legos, protocol settings, and deployments | params.underscore.finance |
| Website | Public homepage for Underscore | underscore.finance |
| App | Live Underscore application | app.underscore.finance |
Public source repos for the docs layer are also available: underscore-docs and underscore-technical-docs.
Ripe Protocol#
Ripe Protocol was also built by the Hightop team. It powers the borrowing infrastructure underneath Hightop, and it is the credit layer behind Borrow, GREEN, unified multi-collateral lending, and the debt mechanics that Amplified Earn builds on top of.
| Reference | What it is | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Protocol repo | Core smart contracts for lending, GREEN, liquidations, treasury, and governance | Ripe-Foundation/ripe-protocol |
| User docs | Conceptual docs for borrowing, collateral assets, GREEN, sGREEN, stability pools, and rewards | docs.ripe.finance |
| Technical docs | Contract architecture, pricing, governance, vaults, and deployment-oriented docs | ripe-finance.gitbook.io/ripe-developers |
| Params explorer | Live Base mainnet view of assets, prices, vaults, ledger state, and deployments | params.ripe.finance |
| Website | Public homepage for Ripe | ripe.finance |
| App | Live Ripe application | app.ripe.finance |
Public source repos for the docs layer are also available: ripe-docs and ripe-technical-docs.
Base and Settlement#
Hightop, Underscore, and Ripe all settle on Base. These are the two most useful infrastructure references if you want to inspect live chain state or understand the settlement layer itself:
| Reference | What it is | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Block explorer | Explorer for contract addresses, transactions, and onchain state on Base | basescan.org |
| Base docs | Chain, developer, and infrastructure docs for Base | docs.base.org |
Recommended Reading Paths#
If you want the shortest path into a specific part of the stack, start here:
Wallets and Delegation#
Earn and Vault Routing#
Borrowing and GREEN#
Contract-Level Review#
Summary#
- Hightop explains the product model and user-facing system design
- Underscore provides the wallet, delegation, vault, and venue-routing infrastructure underneath
- Ripe provides the borrowing,
GREEN, and unified credit infrastructure underneath - the technical docs, repos, and params tools above are the main source-of-truth references if you want to verify how the stack works
