# Under the hood

Replete is a chain abstracted money market that utilizes various technology stacks to operate in a cross-chain environment. The architecture of Replete is designed and engineered by core contributors whilst the lending protocol is based as a fork from Aave V3. Aave has a strong security history with various audits, providing a strong foundation for Replete to base the smart contracts on.

For messaging, Replete leverages cross-chain infrastructure built by LayerZero to support cross-chain transactions. Whilst Stargate is integrated as the main bridge to facilitate transactions for users across connected chains.

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We do take inspirations to improve the protocol for its users. If you have suggestions or ideas, feel free to share them with us on [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/E3NVGCeEvX).

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