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+# Development Tools and SR Tools
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+## Subxt
+**Subxt** is a library for building Rust applications that interact with Substrate-based blockchain nodes. It allows developers to submit extrinsics, query storage, and subscribe to events using a lightweight and type-safe API.
+
+### Features
+- Lightweight and type-safe API.
+- Supports querying storage and submitting extrinsics.
+- Compatible with Substrate-based blockchains.
+
+---
+
+## Tx Wrapper
+**Tx Wrapper** is a JavaScript/TypeScript library designed to encode and decode Substrate transactions offline. It is commonly used in front-end applications and tools that interact with Substrate-based chains.
+
+### Features
+- Encode and decode Substrate transactions.
+- Supports offline usage.
+- Built for front-end interaction with blockchain nodes.
+
+---
+
+## Sub Flood
+**Sub Flood** is a tool for load testing Substrate-based blockchains. It is used to simulate a large number of transactions to measure the network's performance under stress.
+
+### Features
+- Load testing for Substrate blockchains.
+- Measures network performance under stress.
+- Generates test scenarios for benchmarking.
+
+---
+
+## Substrate Archive
+**Substrate Archive** is a service that provides indexed historical blockchain data for Substrate-based chains. It allows developers to query historical chain states efficiently without accessing the live node directly.
+
+### Features
+- Indexed historical blockchain data.
+- Efficient querying for historical states.
+- Supports archival and analytics use cases.
+
+---
+
+## Sidecar
+**Sidecar** is an HTTP service for querying blockchain data from a Substrate-based node. It simplifies the process of interacting with chain data by providing RESTful endpoints.
+
+### Features
+- RESTful API for blockchain data.
+- Simplifies interaction with Substrate-based chains.
+- Useful for lightweight client applications.
+
+---
+
+## Polkadot Launch
+**Polkadot Launch** is a tool for configuring and deploying local Polkadot and Substrate test networks. It is ideal for developers working on private chains or testing decentralized applications.
+
+### Features
+- Local network configuration and deployment.
+- Supports Polkadot and Substrate-based chains.
+- Easy to set up private test environments.