> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.gravity.xyz/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.gravity.xyz/research-and-development.md).

# Research & Development

- [Gravity Litepaper](https://docs.gravity.xyz/research-and-development/litepaper.md): Building Gravity Chain: A High-Performance EVM Layer-1 Powered by Grevm and Gravity SDK
- [Gravity Reth](https://docs.gravity.xyz/research-and-development/greth.md): Gravity Reth is the fastest open-source EVM execution client, a performance-engineered fork of Reth.
- [Grevm 2.1 (Gravity EVM)](https://docs.gravity.xyz/research-and-development/grevm2.md): Gravity Parallel EVM (Grevm) is a high-performance, parallel EVM runtime.
- [Native Oracle](https://docs.gravity.xyz/research-and-development/native-oracle.md)
- [Build Your Own 100k+ TPS Chain Using Gravity SDK](https://docs.gravity.xyz/research-and-development/gravity-sdk-tutorial.md): A developer-focused guide explains how to build a fully functional, custom L1 blockchain application using the Gravity SDK framework.
- [Validator Cluster Deployment Guide](https://docs.gravity.xyz/research-and-development/cluster-deployment.md): Deploy a local multi-validator Gravity EVM cluster using Gravity SDK in minutes — the fastest way to run a high-performance, EVM-compatible chain from scratch.
- [Benchmark Reproduction Guide](https://docs.gravity.xyz/research-and-development/benchmark-guide.md): Step-by-step guide to reproducing the Gravity EVM benchmark and collecting throughput and latency data using gravity\_bench.
- [3-Validator Cluster Benchmark Results](https://docs.gravity.xyz/research-and-development/benchmark-results.md): 3-validator cluster benchmark results from 2026-02-28, covering TPS benchmarks and bottleneck analysis across CPU, memory, and I/O.
- [(Archived) Grevm 1.0](https://docs.gravity.xyz/research-and-development/grevm.md): Gravity Parallel EVM (Grevm) is a high-performance, parallel EVM runtime.


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