Cardano Pool Lifecycle
This is the most important Supernode skill family for SPOs.
It covers the full relay-first lifecycle from initial deployment to producer activation.
Preferred prompts
- “I would like to bootstrap a new pool from scratch”
- “I would like to migrate my Cardano Preview pool into the Supernode”
- “I already have a relay. Please guide me through enabling a producer safely”
Core skills
cardano-relay-setup.md- install and validate a relay workload first
- keep topology and storage prerequisites explicit
cardano-stake-pool-from-scratch.md- guide a human through new pool creation end to end
- keep network selection, metadata, custody boundaries, and Vault runtime upload explicit
cardano-block-producer-upgrade.md- convert an existing relay path into a producer workflow
- use a debug-first rollout and explicit producer topology
Why this matters
These skills encode the operational boundaries that should not be improvised:
- cold keys stay offline
- runtime producer material goes through Vault
- relays come first
- irreversible ledger mutations require operator confirmation
Use the Cardano Node page when you want the underlying chart model and inline values examples.