TON Core launches Acton, a new tool for smart contract development

TON Core just shipped Acton, an AI-powered development toolkit that lets builders convert smart contracts into autonomous agents capable of executing tasks on their own.

The tool, which went live on May 8, comes loaded with pre-built templates designed for rapid deployment of Jettons, TON’s native token standard. Early adopters are already posting contract addresses on social media.

What Acton actually does

The toolkit includes tested modules that handle common contract patterns out of the box. Developers can use a basic test token called $JET, which functions similarly to TST on BNB Chain, to experiment with minting, transferring, and managing contract metadata before going live.

Instead of building a smart contract from scratch, developers pick a template, customize it, and let Acton’s AI handle the conversion into what TON Core calls autonomous “robots.” These agents can execute complex sequences of on-chain actions independently, without requiring manual intervention at each step.

Building on TON’s developer push

In July 2025, the team launched Tolk 1.0, a programming language purpose-built for the TON Virtual Machine. That upgrade reduced gas fees by up to 40%.

TON processed over 1 million daily transactions in Q1 2026. TON’s total value locked recently crossed the $1B mark, driven in large part by the platform’s deep integration with Telegram.

Alongside Acton, TON Core has been preparing additional ecosystem upgrades, including agentic wallets.

What this means for investors

Autonomous smart contracts that execute complex tasks independently introduce new attack surfaces that haven’t been battle-tested yet. The history of crypto is littered with smart contract exploits, and adding an AI layer compounds that risk.

The speed at which early adopters are deploying contracts is a double-edged sword. Rapid deployment of poorly audited code is how you get bridge exploits and rug pulls. The $JET test token provides a sandbox, but there’s no guarantee every developer will use it before going live.

Investors watching this space should pay attention to two signals: whether established TON projects integrate Acton into their workflows, and whether the surge in Jetton deployments translates into meaningful TVL growth or just a flood of low-quality tokens that fragment liquidity across the ecosystem.

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