---
title: "GenLayer Studio"
description: "Use hosted or local GenLayer Studio to develop, deploy, and inspect Intelligent Contracts."
source: https://docs.genlayer.com/developers/intelligent-contracts/tools/genlayer-studio
last_updated: 2026-09-03
---

# GenLayer Studio

GenLayer Studio is an interactive development environment for writing, deploying, and inspecting Intelligent Contracts. It combines a contract editor with accounts, a faucet, validator controls, transaction timelines, state inspection, and node logs.

## Choose a Studio environment

| Environment | Use it for | Web app | Chain ID |
|:--|:--|:--|:--|
| **Studionet** | Stable hosted development | [studio.genlayer.com](https://studio.genlayer.com) | 61999 |
| **Studio development preview** | Release-candidate validation against the next Studio and consensus stack | [studio-dev.genlayer.com](https://studio-dev.genlayer.com) | 61997 |
| **Local Studio** | Full local control, deterministic resets, custom validators and providers | `http://localhost:8080` | 61127 by default |

> **Warning:**
> The development preview can be reset or redeployed without preserving state. Use the matching release-candidate SDK or CLI and the explicit Studio-dev network definition. The stable `studionet` preset points to a different chain and must not be reused for the preview.

If `studio-next.genlayer.com` is enabled as a second browser entry point for the same preview deployment, it is an alias for people, not a second SDK network. Programmatic clients should keep using the canonical `https://studio-dev.genlayer.com/api` endpoint. A genuinely independent canary would need its own chain ID, deployment, secrets, state, and network preset.

## What you can do with Studio

- **Experiment with Intelligent Contracts:** Intelligent Contracts leverage LLMs, such as GPT-4 or Llama3, to understand natural language and be capable of complex decision making.

- **Access the Web Natively:** GenLayer is the first platform where Intelligent Contracts don’t need oracles to access the Internet.

- **Code in Python:** Develop in a familiar, developer-friendly language, where memory and string management are not a big headache.

## Explore Studio
Here is a video introduction to help you get started with the GenLayer Studio:

  
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## Intelligent Contract SDK

> **Note:**
> Learn how to write your own [Intelligent Contracts](/developers/intelligent-contracts/introduction), or review all RPC and wallet details on the [Networks](/developers/networks) page.