# Reference
Source: https://docs.chain.link/ccip/ccv-starter-kit/reference
Last Updated: 2026-09-27

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt).

The two kits, the concept pages, the tools, and the CCIP resources this guide links, collected in one place.

## The two kits

- [On-chain contracts kit](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-ccv-starter-kit-contracts): Deploy and govern your verifier contracts: the CREATE2 factory, the resolver, the committee verifier, and the lane config.
- [Off-chain kit](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-ccv-starter-kit): The \`ccv-cell\` Helm chart that runs your verifier and aggregator, and its deployment runbook.

## On-chain contracts kit

The kit is documented as a book:
[getting started](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-ccv-starter-kit-contracts/blob/main/docs/src/getting-started.md),
[deploy](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-ccv-starter-kit-contracts/blob/main/docs/src/deploy.md),
[configure](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-ccv-starter-kit-contracts/blob/main/docs/src/configure.md),
[governance](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-ccv-starter-kit-contracts/blob/main/docs/src/governance.md),
[operations](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-ccv-starter-kit-contracts/blob/main/docs/src/operations.md),
and
[safe batches](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-ccv-starter-kit-contracts/blob/main/docs/src/safe-batches.md).

Every `make` target, its caller, and its mode are in the
[command reference](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-ccv-starter-kit-contracts/blob/main/docs/src/commands.md),
with the
[config sync commands](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-ccv-starter-kit-contracts/blob/main/docs/src/config-sync-reference.md)
alongside it. Both are generated from the Makefile and gated in CI, so they stay in step with the targets.

## Off-chain kit

The `ccv-cell` Helm chart is documented in its
[deployment runbook](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-ccv-starter-kit/blob/main/RUNBOOK.md) and
[chart values reference](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-ccv-starter-kit/blob/main/charts/ccv-cell/README.md).
It runs two Docker images, the verifier and the aggregator, published to the public Amazon ECR gallery
([verifier](https://gallery.ecr.aws/chainlink/chainlink-ccv-verifier),
[aggregator](https://gallery.ecr.aws/chainlink/chainlink-ccv-aggregator)), where you can see the available
versions; the [chart releases](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-ccv-starter-kit/releases) are on
GitHub. The chart sets a default image tag; override it in your chart values to run a specific version.

## Concepts

- [CCV overview](/ccip/concepts/ccvs/overview): the entry point to the verification models, interface
  guarantees, and trust and responsibility model.
- [CCIP architecture overview](/ccip/concepts/architecture/overview): how verifiers, aggregators, the indexer,
  and the executor fit together.
- [Manual execution](/ccip/concepts/manual-execution): executing a message yourself on the destination chain.

## Tools

- [`ccip-cli`](https://docs.chain.link/ccip/tools/cli/): send messages, self-execute, and check message status.
- [Policy hook OpenAPI spec](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-ccv/blob/main/verifier/policy_hook_openapi_v1.yaml):
  the request and response contract for a custom policy hook.

## CCIP resources

- [Network integration](/resources/network-integration): RPC requirements and SLAs.
- [CCIP directory](/ccip/directory): Router and lane addresses per chain.

## Support

Questions, or want to run a CCV? Email clusersupport\@smartcontract.com.