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# Architecture

The following diagram presents the architecture of the tBTC SDK and its place in the ecosystem:

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As you can see, the SDK consists of several major parts:

* `TBTC` component
* Feature services
* Shared libraries

### `TBTC` component

The `TBTC` component is the main entry point to the SDK. It provides different ways to initialize the SDK that are supposed to address the common use cases (see [Initialize SDK](/app-development/tbtc-sdk/guides/initialize-sdk.md) guide to learn more). Moreover, the `TBTC` component gives access to the SDK core features through feature services as well as low-level direct access to the underlying tBTC smart contracts and Bitcoin network client.

### Feature services

The SDK feature services provide seamless access to the core features of the tBTC bridge. The most important features of the SDK are:

* **Deposits:** deposit and mint flow for BTC depositors
* **Redemptions:** unmint and redeem flow for TBTC redeemers&#x20;
* **Maintenance:** authorized maintenance actions for maintainers (e.g. optimistic minting guardians)

### Shared libraries

Shared libraries are reusable modules that provide cross-cutting concerns leveraged by multiple feature services and the `TBTC` component. The main shared libraries of the SDK are:

* **Bitcoin**: interfaces and utilities necessary to interact with the Bitcoin chain
* **Contracts**: chain-agnostic interfaces allowing interaction with tBTC smart contracts
* **Electrum**: Electrum-based implementation of the Bitcoin client
* **Ethereum**: implementations of tBTC smart contract interfaces for the Ethereum chain
* **Utils**: general utility functions


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