# Tempo developer documentation

Connect to Tempo and learn how to build stablecoin payment products. Start with network setup, fund a wallet, send your first payment, then choose the product workflow, reference, or operational surface you need next.

Tempo Mainnet has been live since March 18, 2026. Tempo Wallet and production assets such as pathUSD use mainnet. Moderato is the separate public testnet for development.

If you are new to Tempo, start with **Connect to Tempo**, then use **Stablecoin Payments** as the first product guide.

## Start Here

* [Connect to Tempo](https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/quickstart/integrate-tempo) — Add Tempo chain configuration, RPC endpoints, explorer links, and wallet connection details.
* [Get Funds](https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/guide/getting-funds) — Add production funds to Tempo Wallet, bridge mainnet assets, or use the faucet for testnet development.
* [Send Your First Payment](https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/guide/payments/send-a-payment) — Make a stablecoin transfer, attach a memo, and see where fees and receive policies fit.

## Choose a Build Path

* [Stablecoin Payments](https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/guide/payments) — Send, accept, reconcile, and sponsor stablecoin payments on Tempo.
* [Issue Stablecoins](https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/guide/issuance) — Create, mint, and manage TIP-20 stablecoins.
* [Exchange Stablecoins](https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/guide/stablecoin-dex) — Use Tempo's stablecoin DEX for swaps, quote tokens, liquidity, and fee routing.
* [Agentic Payments](https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/guide/machine-payments) — Accept one-time, pay-as-you-go, and streamed payments through the Machine Payments Protocol.
* [Private Zones](https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/guide/private-zones) — Use private zones for isolated execution, deposits, transfers, swaps, bridges, and withdrawals.

## Reference and Operations

* [Tools & SDKs](https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/tools) — SDKs, CLI, Tempo API, wallet docs, JSON-RPC, and indexer tooling.
* [Tempo API](https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/api) — Read payment activity, use webhooks, quote asset routes and exchanges, sponsor fees, and query indexed data.
* [Tempo Protocol](https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/protocol) — Technical references for tokens, policies, fees, transactions, blockspace, exchange, zones, and TIPs.
* [Run a Tempo Node](https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/guide/node) — Operate Tempo infrastructure for direct RPC access, validation workflows, monitoring, and upgrades.

## Ecosystem Resources

* [Use Tempo with AI](https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/guide/using-tempo-with-ai) — Give coding agents Tempo docs, source context, MCP tools, and agent workflow plugins.
* [Partners](https://tempo.xyz/developers/docs/partners) — Find issuers, wallets, ramps, compliance, custody, analytics, orchestration, and infrastructure partners.