Zerokit commitment added

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+---
+title: Zerokit
+tags:
+  - "2025q4"
+  - "acz"
+  - "ift"
+draft: false
+description: "Maintaining and improving Zerokit, including the release of version v1.0.0"
+
+---
+
+`vac:acz:ift:2025q4-zerokit`
+## Description
+
+This commitment entails developing and maintaining Zerokit
+including Zerokit v1 release by advancing the next version such as
+big-endian support, research on faster proving methods and improved FFI feature. 
+
+### Background
+
+[Zerokit](https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit) is a collection of Zero Knowledge modules
+that focus on RLN, developed in Rust, intended for integration with various system programming environments.
+
+### Narratives
+
+By utilizing the zerokit commitment, we will reinforce the Conduit of Expertise narrative by:
+* Delivers an optimized version for IFT projects utilizing Zerokit, 
+including [nwaku](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku)and [js-rln](https://github.com/waku-org/js-rln)
+and [Status L2](https://docs.status.network/).
+
+We will also strengthen the Premier Research Destination narrative by:
+* Offers a Rust crate that serves as a more efficient open-source development tool for users looking to integrate RLN into their projects. 
+* Verifying the existing ZK framework by integrating zerokit. 
+
+## Task List
+
+### Zerokit maintaining
+
+* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:ift:2025q4-zerokit:zerokit-maintaining`
+* owner: Ekaterina
+* status: not started
+* start-date: 2025/10/01
+* end-date: 2025/12/30
+
+#### Description
+This task encompasses all maintenance updates for Zerokit, including CI updates and the creation of future issues.
+
+#### Deliverables
+A set of PRs and issues to [vacp2p/zerokit](https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/). 
+
+### Release v1
+
+* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:ift:2025q4-zerokit:release`
+* owner: Ekaterina
+* status: started 
+* start-date: 2025/12/15
+* end-date: 2025/12/30
+
+#### Description
+The new version of the Zerokit v1.0.0
+
+#### Deliverables
+A set of PRs to vacp2p/zerokit repository with [tag v0.8.0](https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/releases/tag/v0.8.0)