The Big News
RemixAI with connected APIs of OpenZeppelin, Web Search, and Slither
Chat History Now Saved
Huge Updates to Deploy & Run
Debugger Revamped
Cloud Storage & Better LLMs in Beta - Become a Remix v2 Beta Tester!
Announcing Remix v2!
The Web3 space is evolving rapidly, and Remix is evolving with it! We are becoming a specialized, AI-enhanced development platform designed to guide builders seamlessly from smart contract creation to dApp deployment. With the new Remix MCP, the entire app can be run from our RemixAI Chat. We have integrated with the MCPs of OpenZeppelin, Alchemy, The Graph, and Etherscan—with more on the way. Out of the box, our toolset can now give you a finely tuned AI for Web3 development. To make these updates, we comprehensively retooled some of our key plugins, including Deploy & Run and the Debugger.
We are about to start beta testing even more features like better LLM choice and Cloud Storage. To get access to the coming depth and power of Remix v2, become a Beta Tester!
The Deploy & Run Makeover
The Environment section now has a sub-selection, so when connecting to the Remix VM, it’s easy to choose the EVM fork.
The connected network is displayed in the Deploy section:
The Deploy section contains the active contract, which can be now be compiled right in the panel.
Clicking on the kebab icon (the three vertical dots to the right of a compiled contract) will show options to copy the ABI or the bytecode:
Gas & Value Controls Now Inside the Deploy Section
Clicking the + Add Contract button will reveal the section previously known as AtAddress. We had previously called it AtAddress because it brings into Remix an interface to an on-chain contract at the input address. It still does that same thing, but we are now calling it: + Add Contract.
Deployed Contract’s Functions
The Deploy section is collapsible. When you deploy a contract, the deployed instance appears in its closed position, but clicking on it will open it up to reveal its functions:
In this case, store and retrieve:
To interact with a function, click on it and a new section will open:
At the very bottom of Deploy & Run is the Transaction Recorder:
The Transaction Recorder has been in Deploy & Run for many years, but it was a bit hidden before now. It can save your transactions in a .json file where you can replay them in a different context. For example, you can interact with a series of functions in the Remix VM, and then replay the transactions on a public network!
Revamped Debugger
The Debugger now takes up both the left panel and the bottom panel where the Execution Trace now lives.
The Debugger and the RemixAI Assistant can work together to get your bugs fixed and your contract optimized.
Chat History and More
Now when you refresh Remix, you won’t lose your chat history. This means that you can learn from your previous prompts, and also that RemixAI can pull in your previous prompts to give you better answers.
If you switch to another project and want to ask the LLM a different set of questions, just hit the New chat button!
And, if you want to save a chat and put it aside, Archive it!
The Chat History Screen
When you click on the Chat History icon, you’ll get the Chat History screen:
Maximize the Chat Button
There are times when it’s best to have your full focus on the conversation with RemixAI chat, so we have added a clickable maximize icon:
Clicking on that icon will make the chat take over the entire center panel:
Stopping the Chat
There will also be times when you need to tell RemixAI to stop returning information so you can input another prompt. When RemixAI is underway, responding to a prompt, the blue play button turns into a red Stop button.
Thank You, Loyal Remix Users
Please report any problems you find in Remix. And, if you have any suggestions about Remix, please send them our way!
We would also be honored to have you join our beta testing efforts for Remix v2. Please sign up here.
Join our Discord server for community support. Or, send us an email at support@remixlabs.live!