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title: Quick start - 5 minutes overview
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title: Quick start - Kakarot on Starknet
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## What is Kakarot ZK-EVM?
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## What is Kakarot on Starknet?
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Kakarot is a ZK-EVM built in [Cairo](https://www.cairo-lang.org/), the provable
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language that powers [Starknet](https://starkware.co/starknet/) and all the
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StarknetOS chains (also called CairoVM chains, or Starknet appchains).
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Kakarot Labs has developed an EVM built in [Cairo](https://www.cairo-lang.org/),
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the provable language that powers [Starknet](https://starkware.co/starknet/) and
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all the StarknetOS chains (also called CairoVM chains, or Starknet appchains).
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Kakarot enhances and extends Starknet by making it a DualVM environment.
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Kakarot enhances and extends Starknet by making it a MultiVM environment.
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Starknet effectively becomes EVM compatible; allowing the use of both CairoVM
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and EVM for builders & users. Additionally, Kakarot
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[strives to push more innovations](https://ethcc.io/archive/Kakarot-zkEVM-beyond-ethereum-compatibility)
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to the L2 space, participating in governance initiative such as
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[Rollup Improvement Proposals](https://github.com/ethereum/RIPs) (RIPs) and
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[Rollcall](https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/1071#issuecomment-2221171582).
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## How can I use Kakarot ZK-EVM?
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## How can I use Kakarot?
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As a user and developer, you can interact with Kakarot ZK-EVM in the same way
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you would interact with Ethereum mainnet or any other Ethereum-based chain (use
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Metamask, Rainbow, build with Foundry or Hardhat, etc.). **Change the RPC URL
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and it "just works"**. That being said, Kakarot is still in alpha testnet phase
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🚧 and unexpected behavior may still occur. Reach out to us on
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[discord](https://discord.gg/kakarotzkevm) to report bugs 🐛.
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As a user and developer, you can interact with Starknet MultiVM thanks to
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Kakarot in the same way you would interact with Ethereum mainnet or any other
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Ethereum-based chain (use Metamask, Rainbow, build with Foundry or Hardhat,
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etc.). **Change the RPC URL and it "just works"**. That being said, Kakarot is
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still in alpha testnet phase 🚧 and unexpected behavior may still occur. Reach
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out to us on [discord](https://discord.gg/kakarotzkevm) to report bugs 🐛.
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Though we aim at no difference at all between Ethereum and Kakarot ZK-EVM — and
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we actually work toward passing 100% of the
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[differences between Kakarot and Ethereum](differences) page in this
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### As a user, how can I interact with Kakarot ZK-EVM?
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### As a user, how can I interact with Kakarot on Starknet?
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for our alpha testnet. Again, change the network to Kakarot in your wallet and
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## What differentiates Kakarot ZK-EVM?
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## What differentiates Kakarot on Starknet?
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1. Agile and lightweight: Kakarot is built on Cairo, a provable VM, enabling
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cryptography efforts to be separated from engineering. As a result, Kakarot's
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code is lean, highly auditable and easily extensible. A strong example is the
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1. Agile and lightweight: Kakarot's core EVM is built on Cairo, a provable VM,
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enabling cryptography efforts to be separated from engineering. As a result,
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Kakarot's code is lean, highly auditable and easily extensible. A strong
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example is the
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[EOF set of Ethereum Improvement Proposals probably coming in Pectra](https://x.com/_weidai/status/1816019532890444216),
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2. Interoperable and modular: Kakarot enables a DualVM environment on Starknet
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2. Interoperable and modular: Kakarot enables a MultiVM environment on Starknet
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chains. Solidity contracts can call into Cairo programs, and vice-versa.
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Starknet apps can gain exposure to EVM ecosystems, and EVM apps can finally
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land on Starknet for minimal costs.

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