MXEs
Application-owned encrypted environments. Explorer groups programs, definitions, and computations around the MXE that owns them.
Learn Arcium
A concise guide to Arcium Network concepts as they appear in Arcium Explorer.
Arcium lets Solana applications coordinate encrypted computation with MPC, so inputs can stay hidden from any single node while execution is still anchored onchain.
Arcium Explorer follows the public network objects behind that flow: MXEs, computation definitions, computations, clusters, Arx nodes, and transactions. For protocol background, start with the Arcium docs intro and the basic concepts.
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Core Concepts
Definitions
Reusable circuit descriptions. They tell the network what encrypted computation can run and how much Arcium CU it requires.
Computations
Submitted work items. A computation moves from queued to finalized or failed as the network executes it and records the result.
Clusters and Arx nodes
Execution capacity. Clusters coordinate sets of Arx nodes, and nodes contribute capacity to encrypted computation.
Computation Flow
- Define: an MXE program publishes a computation definition for a circuit.
- Queue: a client submits encrypted inputs and points to that definition.
- Execute: Arx nodes in a cluster participate in MPC execution.
- Finalize: the result is recorded onchain or routed through the program callback flow.
FAQ
What is an MXE?
An MXE is an MPC eXecution Environment: the encrypted execution environment that owns computation definitions and submitted computations for an application.
What does a computation definition describe?
A computation definition describes the circuit interface, expected inputs and outputs, and Arcium CU amount used when computations are submitted.
Why does Arcium Explorer show clusters and Arx nodes?
Clusters group Arx nodes that participate in encrypted computation, so they explain where network capacity and execution responsibility sit.
