Forta

Forta began with the mission of delivering scalable, permissionless, and intelligent security infrastructure for Web3. As smart contract exploits and DeFi scams have become more frequent and complex, the need for real-time, proactive defense systems has never been more urgent. Forta addresses this by offering a modular and extensible platform that monitors transactions and contract behaviors before they are finalized on-chain. Forta Firewall is a flagship product that exemplifies this mission — it acts as a real-time transaction screening layer integrated directly into rollups and applications.

The technology stack behind Forta includes an advanced AI-powered risk detection engine trained on millions of historical attacks. This engine performs real-time simulations to assess the likelihood of malicious or non-compliant behaviors in every transaction. Based on this analysis, Forta can delay or block transactions pre-inclusion, preventing them from being written to the chain. This is essential for maintaining the integrity and trust of blockchain systems.

Forta supports a wide range of use cases, including threat prevention, compliance screening, real-time protocol monitoring, and creating permissioned environments like KYC-walled gardens. It integrates seamlessly with top Rollup-as-a-Service (RaaS) providers like Conduit, Gelato, Quicknode, Alchemy, and Zeeve. If a chain uses a different RaaS or a custom implementation, Forta’s team offers support for custom integrations.

What differentiates Forta from traditional monitoring tools is its ability to act on threats proactively rather than reactively. It’s not just detecting attacks after they occur—it’s stopping them in their tracks. This approach has made it a trusted solution for security-conscious teams such as Plume and Balmy, who leverage Forta to meet institutional compliance and user safety needs. In addition, Forta is now live on Celo, where its zero-setup threat prevention capabilities protect apps by default at the sequencer layer.

Competitors or similar platforms in the space include Chainalysis, CertiK, and OpenZeppelin Defender, but Forta’s real-time, modular, and AI-driven approach sets it apart as one of the most comprehensive proactive defense systems in Web3.

Forta provides numerous benefits and features that make it a standout project in the blockchain security landscape:

• AI-Powered Transaction Scoring: Forta’s proprietary AI models analyze and assign risk scores to transactions in milliseconds, offering low-latency, high-precision threat detection.
• Pre-Inclusion Blocking: Transactions are intercepted and assessed before they are sequenced on-chain, preventing attacks before execution.
• Real-Time Simulations: Each transaction is simulated in real time to identify behaviors linked to historical attack patterns and scams.
• Modular & Extensible Design: Forta supports custom rulesets for security, compliance, or operational purposes — adaptable to a variety of ecosystems.
• RaaS Provider Integration: Easily integrates with rollup infrastructure providers like Conduit, Gelato, and Quicknode.
• Compliance Screening: Helps projects meet regulatory needs by flagging interactions with sanctioned addresses or high-risk behaviors.
• Censorship Resistance: High-risk transactions are only delayed, not censored — preserving decentralization principles while giving protocols time to react.
• Zero Setup Protection: Especially on supported chains like Celo, Forta protects applications by default with no additional configuration required.

Getting started with Forta is straightforward and designed for ease of integration by both developers and organizations:

• Visit the official website: Navigate to Forta.org to explore the platform and its documentation.
• Review the Documentation: Access technical guides and API references in the official documentation to understand how to implement Forta Firewall.
• Launch the App: Use the Forta App to begin integration or participate in staking.
• Request a Demo: Organizations can request a demo of Forta Firewall for tailored support and walkthroughs.
• Start Securing Your Protocol: Once integration is complete, protocols and rollups can immediately benefit from pre-inclusion threat blocking.
• Join the Community: Follow Forta on Twitter, Discord, and Farcaster for updates, discussions, and governance participation.