bitcoin

Skill based on Bitcoin Core, generated 2026-02-09. Docs: sources/bitcoin/doc/, bitcoincore.org

Bitcoin Core is the reference Bitcoin full-node implementation. It syncs and validates the chain, runs a headless daemon or GUI, and exposes JSON-RPC and REST. It supports descriptor wallets, PSBT (multisig/hardware wallets), and external signers.

Core References

Topic	Description	Reference
Overview	Executables (bitcoind, bitcoin-qt, bitcoin, bitcoin-cli), flows	core-overview
Config	bitcoin.conf, precedence, locations	core-config
CLI	bitcoin-cli, bitcoin rpc, -rpcwallet	core-cli
JSON-RPC	Endpoints, params, versioning, security	core-rpc
Build	CMake build (Unix), options, ZMQ	core-build

Features

Wallets and Signing

Topic	Description	Reference
Descriptors	Output descriptor language and RPCs	features-descriptors
PSBT	Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions, RPCs, workflow	features-psbt
Wallets	Create, encrypt, backup, descriptor vs legacy	features-wallets
External signer	Hardware wallet, -signer, Signer API	features-external-signer

APIs

Topic	Description	Reference
REST and ZMQ	REST endpoints, ZMQ notifications	features-rest-zmq

External Links

• Bitcoin Core docs
• Bitcoin Core GitHub
• BIPs