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+# Chainhook Integration
+
+## Overview
+
+TipStream uses [Chainhook](https://docs.hiro.so/stacks/chainhook) to listen for real-time print events from the tipstream contract on Stacks. Events are delivered via HTTP POST to a callback server that indexes them in a database, replacing the need for frontend polling.
+
+## Architecture
+
+```
+Stacks Blockchain
+       │
+       ▼
+  Chainhook Node
+  (event listener)
+       │
+       ▼
+  Callback Server
+  (POST /api/chainhook/events)
+       │
+       ▼
+  SQLite / PostgreSQL
+       │
+       ▼
+  REST API ──► Frontend
+```
+
+## Predicate Configuration
+
+The predicate at `chainhook/tipstream-events.chainhook.json` listens for all `print_event` calls from the deployed tipstream contract. It filters events containing the `event` key, which is emitted by every public function in the contract.
+
+### Indexed Events
+
+| Event Type | Source Function | Key Fields |
+|------------|----------------|------------|
+| `tip-sent` | `send-tip` | tip-id, sender, recipient, amount, fee, net-amount |
+| `profile-updated` | `update-profile` | user, display-name |
+| `user-blocked` | `toggle-block-user` | blocker, blocked, is-blocked |
+| `contract-paused` | `set-paused` | paused |
+| `fee-updated` | `set-fee-basis-points` | new-fee |
+| `fee-change-proposed` | `propose-fee-change` | new-fee, effective-height |
+| `fee-change-executed` | `execute-fee-change` | new-fee |
+| `fee-change-cancelled` | `cancel-fee-change` | - |
+| `pause-change-proposed` | `propose-pause-change` | paused, effective-height |
+| `pause-change-executed` | `execute-pause-change` | paused |
+| `ownership-proposed` | `propose-new-owner` | current-owner, proposed-owner |
+| `ownership-transferred` | `accept-ownership` | new-owner |
+| `multisig-updated` | `set-multisig` | multisig |
+
+## Setup
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- [Chainhook CLI](https://github.com/hirosystems/chainhook) installed
+- Node.js 18+
+
+### Environment Variables
+
+```bash
+CHAINHOOK_CALLBACK_URL=http://localhost:3100   # Callback server URL
+CHAINHOOK_AUTH_TOKEN=your-secret-token         # Bearer token for webhook auth
+DATABASE_URL=sqlite://./data/tipstream.db      # Database connection string
+```
+
+### Running Locally
+
+1. Start the callback server:
+   ```bash
+   cd chainhook
+   npm install
+   node server.js
+   ```
+
+2. Register the predicate with Chainhook:
+   ```bash
+   chainhook predicates register chainhook/tipstream-events.chainhook.json --mainnet
+   ```
+
+3. The server will receive events at `POST /api/chainhook/events` as they occur on-chain.
+
+### Production Deployment
+
+For production, deploy the callback server behind HTTPS and replace the `CHAINHOOK_CALLBACK_URL` with the public endpoint. Use PostgreSQL instead of SQLite for concurrent access.
+
+## API Endpoints
+
+The callback server exposes these read endpoints once events are indexed:
+
+| Endpoint | Description |
+|----------|-------------|
+| `GET /api/tips?limit=20&offset=0` | Recent tips with pagination |
+| `GET /api/tips/:id` | Single tip by ID |
+| `GET /api/tips/user/:address` | Tips sent or received by a user |
+| `GET /api/stats` | Aggregated platform statistics |
+
+## Frontend Integration
+
+Replace the existing polling logic in `RecentTips.jsx` with direct API calls:
+
+```javascript
+const response = await fetch(`${CHAINHOOK_API_URL}/api/tips?limit=20`);
+const tips = await response.json();
+```
+
+For real-time updates, the server can be extended with WebSocket or Server-Sent Events (SSE) support.
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+{
+  "name": "tipstream-chainhook",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "node server.js"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=18"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/chainhook/server.js b/chainhook/server.js
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+import http from "node:http";
+import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, existsSync, mkdirSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join, dirname } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3100;
+const AUTH_TOKEN = process.env.CHAINHOOK_AUTH_TOKEN || "";
+const DATA_DIR = join(__dirname, "data");
+const DB_FILE = join(DATA_DIR, "events.json");
+
+if (!existsSync(DATA_DIR)) {
+  mkdirSync(DATA_DIR, { recursive: true });
+}
+
+function loadEvents() {
+  if (!existsSync(DB_FILE)) return [];
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(readFileSync(DB_FILE, "utf-8"));
+  } catch {
+    return [];
+  }
+}
+
+function saveEvents(events) {
+  writeFileSync(DB_FILE, JSON.stringify(events, null, 2));
+}
+
+function parseBody(req) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const chunks = [];
+    req.on("data", (chunk) => chunks.push(chunk));
+    req.on("end", () => {
+      try {
+        resolve(JSON.parse(Buffer.concat(chunks).toString()));
+      } catch (err) {
+        reject(err);
+      }
+    });
+    req.on("error", reject);
+  });
+}
+
+function extractEvents(payload) {
+  const events = [];
+  const apply = payload.apply || [];
+  for (const block of apply) {
+    const transactions = block.transactions || [];
+    for (const tx of transactions) {
+      const metadata = tx.metadata || {};
+      const receipt = metadata.receipt || {};
+      const printEvents = receipt.events || [];
+
+      for (const evt of printEvents) {
+        if (evt.type !== "SmartContractEvent" && evt.type !== "print_event") continue;
+        const data = evt.data || evt.contract_event || {};
+        const value = data.value || data.raw_value;
+        if (!value) continue;
+
+        events.push({
+          txId: tx.transaction_identifier?.hash || "",
+          blockHeight: block.block_identifier?.index || 0,
+          timestamp: block.timestamp || Date.now(),
+          contract: data.contract_identifier || "",
+          event: value,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return events;
+}
+
+function sendJson(res, statusCode, data) {
+  res.writeHead(statusCode, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+  res.end(JSON.stringify(data));
+}
+
+function parseTipEvent(event) {
+  const val = event.event;
+  if (!val || typeof val !== "object") return null;
+  if (val.event !== "tip-sent") return null;
+  return {
+    tipId: val["tip-id"],
+    sender: val.sender,
+    recipient: val.recipient,
+    amount: val.amount,
+    fee: val.fee,
+    netAmount: val["net-amount"],
+    txId: event.txId,
+    blockHeight: event.blockHeight,
+    timestamp: event.timestamp,
+  };
+}
+
+const server = http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
+  const url = new URL(req.url, `http://localhost:${PORT}`);
+  const path = url.pathname;
+
+  res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
+  res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET, POST, OPTIONS");
+  res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Content-Type, Authorization");
+
+  if (req.method === "OPTIONS") {
+    res.writeHead(204);
+    return res.end();
+  }
+
+  if (req.method === "POST" && path === "/api/chainhook/events") {
+    if (AUTH_TOKEN) {
+      const auth = req.headers.authorization || "";
+      if (auth !== `Bearer ${AUTH_TOKEN}`) {
+        return sendJson(res, 401, { error: "unauthorized" });
+      }
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const payload = await parseBody(req);
+      const newEvents = extractEvents(payload);
+      if (newEvents.length > 0) {
+        const stored = loadEvents();
+        stored.push(...newEvents);
+        saveEvents(stored);
+        console.log(`Indexed ${newEvents.length} events (total: ${stored.length})`);
+      }
+      return sendJson(res, 200, { ok: true, indexed: newEvents.length });
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error("Failed to process chainhook payload:", err.message);
+      return sendJson(res, 400, { error: "invalid payload" });
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (req.method === "GET" && path === "/api/tips") {
+    const limit = parseInt(url.searchParams.get("limit") || "20", 10);
+    const offset = parseInt(url.searchParams.get("offset") || "0", 10);
+    const allEvents = loadEvents();
+    const tips = allEvents
+      .map(parseTipEvent)
+      .filter(Boolean)
+      .reverse();
+    const paged = tips.slice(offset, offset + limit);
+    return sendJson(res, 200, { tips: paged, total: tips.length });
+  }
+
+  if (req.method === "GET" && path.startsWith("/api/tips/user/")) {
+    const address = path.split("/api/tips/user/")[1];
+    const allEvents = loadEvents();
+    const tips = allEvents
+      .map(parseTipEvent)
+      .filter((t) => t && (t.sender === address || t.recipient === address))
+      .reverse();
+    return sendJson(res, 200, { tips, total: tips.length });
+  }
+
+  if (req.method === "GET" && path.match(/^\/api\/tips\/\d+$/)) {
+    const tipId = parseInt(path.split("/api/tips/")[1], 10);
+    const allEvents = loadEvents();
+    const tip = allEvents.map(parseTipEvent).find((t) => t && t.tipId === tipId);
+    if (!tip) return sendJson(res, 404, { error: "tip not found" });
+    return sendJson(res, 200, tip);
+  }
+
+  if (req.method === "GET" && path === "/api/stats") {
+    const allEvents = loadEvents();
+    const tips = allEvents.map(parseTipEvent).filter(Boolean);
+    const totalVolume = tips.reduce((sum, t) => sum + (t.amount || 0), 0);
+    const totalFees = tips.reduce((sum, t) => sum + (t.fee || 0), 0);
+    return sendJson(res, 200, {
+      totalTips: tips.length,
+      totalVolume,
+      totalFees,
+      uniqueSenders: new Set(tips.map((t) => t.sender)).size,
+      uniqueRecipients: new Set(tips.map((t) => t.recipient)).size,
+    });
+  }
+
+  sendJson(res, 404, { error: "not found" });
+});
+
+server.listen(PORT, () => {
+  console.log(`Chainhook callback server running on port ${PORT}`);
+});
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+{
+  "uuid": "tipstream-chainhook-mainnet",
+  "name": "TipStream Event Indexer",
+  "version": 1,
+  "chain": "stacks",
+  "networks": {
+    "mainnet": {
+      "if_this": {
+        "scope": "print_event",
+        "contract_identifier": "SP31PKQVQZVZCK3FM3NH67CGD6G1FMR17VQVS2W5T.tipstream",
+        "contains": "event"
+      },
+      "then_that": {
+        "http_post": {
+          "url": "${CHAINHOOK_CALLBACK_URL:-http://localhost:3100}/api/chainhook/events",
+          "authorization_header": "Bearer ${CHAINHOOK_AUTH_TOKEN}"
+        }
+      },
+      "start_block": 195000,
+      "expire_after_occurrence": null,
+      "decode_clarity_values": true
+    }
+  }
+}