# What's the status of off-chain smart contracts?

**URL:** <https://forum.algorand.co/t/whats-the-status-of-off-chain-smart-contracts/5986>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** smart-contracts\
**Created:** [February 8, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/whats-the-status-of-off-chain-smart-contracts/5986 "2022-02-08T18:22:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/whats-the-status-of-off-chain-smart-contracts/5986/1 "2022-02-08T18:22:45Z")

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I’m looking to develop an application on Algorand that requires managing tokens with some degree of privacy. I believe an off-chain contract would be the appropriate way to setup this application’s architecture.

I’ve looked for resources on _Getting Started_ with off-chain contracts but sadly couldn’t find anything.  
The most relevant piece of documentation I’ve encountered is Silivio’s _Algorand Smart Contract Architecture_ blog post.

What’s the current status of off-chain smart contracts on Algorand? Is there any documentation / discussion you could point me towards?