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Clutch Node Overview

Clutch Node is the blockchain core of Clutch Protocol. It runs the consensus layer, stores blocks, and exposes WebSocket and metrics endpoints.

Features

  • Aura consensus — Block production and finality
  • Custom transaction format — Optimized for ride-sharing (non-EVM)
  • Metrics — Prometheus-compatible /metrics on ports 3001–3003
  • Multi-node — Bootstrap and peer discovery via libp2p
  • Decentralized — Eliminates intermediaries, direct user-to-user
  • Secure — Blockchain-verified transactions

Ports (per node)

PortPurpose
8081/8082/8083WebSocket (node1/node2/node3)
4001/4002/4003libp2p
3001/3002/3003Prometheus metrics

Source

clutch-node on GitHub.