Limitations of the GenLayer Studio

GenLayer Studio is a development environment for building and testing Intelligent Contracts. It supports core contract execution, consensus testing, appeals, web access, and native value transfers, but it is not a full live-network replica. These are the current Studio-specific caveats:

Gas Usage

Studio is gasless for EVM-compatible wallet flows. eth_gasPrice returns 0, eth_estimateGas returns a compatibility estimate, and transaction receipts should not be used to benchmark live-network gas usage or fees.

Chain-Layer and EVM Parity

Studio tracks contract and account state in its local database. Native value transfers are supported for local testing, but Studio does not fully model the live network's chain-layer and ghost-contract behavior.

EVM contract interaction beyond value transfers to EOAs or addresses is not implemented in Studio. @gl.evm.contract_interface calls that depend on EVM contract execution should be validated on a live network.

Web Access

Studio web access depends on its local browser/WebDriver service and the network access available to your Studio environment. Validate production-critical web reads against the target network before relying on exact rendering, timing, or availability behavior.