Learn-skills.dev stacking

STX stacking operations on Stacks — query PoX cycle info, check stacking status, lock STX to earn BTC rewards (stack-stx), and extend an existing stacking lock period. Write operations require an unlocked wallet.

install

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T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/NeverSight/learn-skills.dev "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/data/skills-md/aibtcdev/skills/stacking" ~/.claude/skills/neversight-learn-skills-dev-stacking && rm -rf "$T"

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Stacking Skill

Provides Proof of Transfer (PoX) stacking operations on the Stacks blockchain. Stacking locks STX tokens for a specified number of reward cycles to earn Bitcoin rewards.

get-pox-info and get-stacking-status — Read-only, no wallet required.
stack-stx and extend-stacking — Write operations, require an unlocked wallet.

Usage

bun run stacking/stacking.ts <subcommand> [options]

Subcommands

get-pox-info

Get current Proof of Transfer (PoX) cycle information, including current and next cycle details, minimum stacking amount, and cycle lengths.

bun run stacking/stacking.ts get-pox-info

Output:

{
  "network": "testnet",
  "currentCycle": {
    "id": 88,
    "min_threshold_ustx": 50000000000,
    "stacked_ustx": 1200000000000,
    "is_pox_active": true
  },
  "nextCycle": {
    "id": 89,
    "min_threshold_ustx": 50000000000,
    "min_increment_ustx": 5000000000,
    "stacked_ustx": 0,
    "prepare_phase_start_block_height": 3450,
    "blocks_until_prepare_phase": 25,
    "reward_phase_start_block_height": 3500,
    "blocks_until_reward_phase": 75,
    "ustx_until_pox_rejection": 0
  },
  "minAmountUstx": 50000000000,
  "rewardCycleLength": 2100,
  "prepareCycleLength": 100,
  "currentBurnchainBlockHeight": 3425,
  "totalLiquidSupplyUstx": 1400000000000000
}

get-stacking-status

Check if an address is currently stacking STX.

bun run stacking/stacking.ts get-stacking-status [--address <addr>]

Options:

```
--address
```
(optional) — Stacks address to check (uses active wallet if omitted)

Output:

{
  "address": "SP2...",
  "network": "testnet",
  "stacked": true,
  "amountMicroStx": "100000000000",
  "amountStx": "100000",
  "firstRewardCycle": 85,
  "lockPeriod": 3,
  "unlockHeight": 6300
}

stack-stx

Lock STX tokens to earn Bitcoin rewards via Proof of Transfer. Requires an unlocked wallet with sufficient STX.

The Bitcoin reward address must be provided as a version byte and hash. For P2PKH (legacy Bitcoin address), version is

. For P2SH, version is

. For P2WPKH (native SegWit), version is

bun run stacking/stacking.ts stack-stx \
  --amount <microStx> \
  --pox-address-version <version> \
  --pox-address-hashbytes <hex> \
  --start-burn-height <btcBlockHeight> \
  --lock-period <cycles>

Options:

```
--amount
```
(required) — Amount of STX to stack in micro-STX (1 STX = 1,000,000 micro-STX). Must meet the minimum stacking threshold.
```
--pox-address-version
```
(required) — Bitcoin address version byte:
```
0
```
(P2PKH),
```
1
```
(P2SH),
```
4
```
(P2WPKH),
```
5
```
(P2WSH),
```
6
```
(P2TR)
```
--pox-address-hashbytes
```
(required) — Bitcoin address hash bytes as a hex string (20 bytes for P2PKH/P2SH/P2WPKH, 32 bytes for P2WSH/P2TR)
```
--start-burn-height
```
(required) — Bitcoin block height at which stacking begins (must be in a prepare phase or the first block of a reward phase)
```
--lock-period
```
(required) — Number of reward cycles to lock STX (1–12)

Output:

{
  "success": true,
  "txid": "abc123...",
  "stacker": "SP2...",
  "amount": "100000000000",
  "lockPeriod": 3,
  "startBurnHeight": 850000,
  "network": "testnet",
  "explorerUrl": "https://explorer.hiro.so/txid/abc123...?chain=testnet"
}

extend-stacking

Extend an existing stacking lock period by additional reward cycles. Must already be stacking. Requires an unlocked wallet.

bun run stacking/stacking.ts extend-stacking \
  --extend-count <cycles> \
  --pox-address-version <version> \
  --pox-address-hashbytes <hex>

Options:

```
--extend-count
```
(required) — Number of additional reward cycles to lock (1–12)
```
--pox-address-version
```
(required) — Bitcoin address version byte (same as used when initially stacking)
```
--pox-address-hashbytes
```
(required) — Bitcoin address hash bytes as a hex string (same as used when initially stacking)

Output:

{
  "success": true,
  "txid": "abc123...",
  "stacker": "SP2...",
  "extendCount": 2,
  "network": "testnet",
  "explorerUrl": "https://explorer.hiro.so/txid/abc123...?chain=testnet"
}

Notes

The minimum stacking amount varies by cycle. Use
```
get-pox-info
```
to check
```
minAmountUstx
```
before calling
```
stack-stx
```
.
Bitcoin reward addresses are specified as version + hashbytes (raw hash, not base58check encoded). To derive these from a Bitcoin address, use a library or the
```
wallet
```
skill's
```
get-taproot-address
```
for Taproot addresses.
```
lock-period
```
of 1–12 cycles is valid. Each cycle is typically ~2 weeks on mainnet.

start-burn-height

must fall within the prepare phase of the current PoX cycle. Check

nextCycle.prepare_phase_start_block_height

from

get-pox-info

Wallet operations require an unlocked wallet (use
```
bun run wallet/wallet.ts unlock
```
first).