> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.starknet.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Overview
> Confidential transfers on Starknet with compliant privacy—notes, ZK proofs, and efficient discovery
**Starknet Privacy** is a protocol for private asset transfers on Starknet: sender, receiver, and amounts are hidden from outside observers, while validity is enforced with client-side zero-knowledge proofs (Stwo / Cairo). A compliance layer allows an auditing entity to trace activity when legally required, without exposing unrelated users.
## What these docs are for
These docs describe the **protocol**—notes, channels, discovery, compliance,
transaction ordering, and security considerations—so developers, partners,
and enterprises can understand how Starknet Privacy works.
* **Live on mainnet:** the privacy pool contract is deployed at
[`0x0403…812a`](https://voyager.online/contract/0x040337b1af3c663e86e333bab5a4b28da8d4652a15a69beee2b677776ffe812a).
The contract source is readable on Voyager.
* **SDK not yet public:** the TypeScript SDK and proving stack are not open
sourced yet. When they ship, operational guides (install, quickstart,
end-to-end usage) will be added here.
## Why Starknet Privacy?
If you care about confidential transfers, you have probably seen mixers (fixed amounts, one-time use) or privacy chains that require a separate ecosystem. Starknet Privacy takes a different path:
* **Stay on Starknet** — no new chain; access existing Starknet DeFi and accounts.
* **Arbitrary amounts, reusable notes** — no fixed denominations.
* **Discovery that scales with you** — recipients discover notes in time proportional to their own activity.
* **Compliance by design** — selective disclosure for lawful requests, without exposing unrelated users.
* **One account for everything** — existing Starknet account signs spends.
## Comparison
For the latest maintained cross-protocol comparison grid, use [privacygrid.dev](https://privacygrid.dev/).
> Note: this page keeps the protocol summary concise and defers detailed protocol-to-protocol scoring to the dedicated grid.
## Resources
*Scalable Compliant Privacy on Starknet* (IACR ePrint 2026/474)
Architecture, flows, and cryptography in these docs
## What you get
| Property | Summary |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Private transfers** | Sender, receiver, and amount hidden from observers; transacting parties and authorized auditors can see details. |
| **Compliance** | Designated auditor can selectively trace history under legitimate regulatory request. |
| **Efficient discovery** | Recipients find notes in time scaling with *their* activity, not total pool activity. |
| **Multi-asset** | One pool supports multiple token types. |
| **DeFi** | Anonymous interaction with existing Starknet DeFi via open notes and atomic flows. |
| **Account abstraction** | Spend authority uses your Starknet account (multisig, smart wallet, etc.). |
## Next steps
Pool, verifier, and high-level design
Client actions and ordering