Introducing Token Manager: A Complete, Standardized Token Solution on Celo

Today, CeloPG is introducing Token Manager, built by EcoLabs as a contribution to Celo Public Goods: a complete, standardized way to create and manage ERC-20 tokens on Celo L2 and Ethereum — for free.

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Introducing Token Manager: A Complete, Standardized Token Solution on Celo

Launching a token the right way usually means stitching together contract templates, bridge integrations, metadata standards, and deployment scripts — or paying a platform that locks you in and takes a cut. Today, CeloPG is introducing Token Manager, built by EcoLabs as a contribution to Celo Public Goods: a complete, standardized way to create and manage ERC-20 tokens on Celo L2 and Ethereum — for free.

It bundles everything a modern token needs in one place: the latest ERC standards built in, best-in-class Superchain interoperability, the same contract address on every chain, full non-custodial ownership, the option to launch on Celo L2 now and go Ethereum-enabled later, and programmatic access for apps and AI agents. It's fully open-source too — but the real story is a production-ready, standardized token you don't have to build, pay for, or trust anyone to run.

A complete solution — free

Most “token creators” hand you a bare ERC-20 and leave the hard parts to you. Token Manager ships the whole stack — standardized contracts, factories, cross-chain bridging, IPFS metadata, a subgraph, a web app, and API and agent tooling — so what you deploy is consistent, upgrade-safe, and interoperable from the first block. Token creation is free; you only pay network gas. No platform fees, no premium tiers, no gated features. As a Celo Public Goods contribution, the whole stack is also open-source under an MIT license — auditable, forkable, and yours to build on.

One token, one address — on every chain

This is the part we worked hardest on. Using deterministic CREATE2 deployment with dedicated initializer contracts, Token Manager derives the exact same contract address for your token across every chain — Celo L2, Ethereum L1, and the wider Superchain. Not a different address per network that users must cross-reference; one canonical address, everywhere.

That consistency is a genuinely hard engineering problem, and getting it right removes a whole class of headaches: integrators wire up a single address, exchanges and explorers list one identity, and users never wonder whether they're holding the real token.

Non-custodial from the first block

When you deploy through Token Manager, you are the sole owner of your token contract, with full control over minting, burning, pausing, and upgrading. The platform never custodies your keys, your tokens, or your contract. No intermediary sits between you and your asset.

Best-in-class interoperability

Token Manager is Optimism Superchain–compatible with full Optimism Standard Bridge support, so your token moves natively between Celo L2 and Ethereum L1. Combined with the identical-address guarantee above, the Superchain token bridge enables clean cross-L2 transfers across networks like Celo, Base, and OP Mainnet, with aggregate supply held constant.

The latest ERC standards, built in

Every token follows current best practices out of the box, standardized so you don't have to assemble them yourself.

Launch now, expand later

Token Manager gives you three paths, all available in the web app or programmatically:

Celo Native — deploy on Celo L2 in a single step, in about five seconds. Ideal for community tokens and low-cost launches.
Ethereum Enabled — deploy on L1 and L2 together, linked by the bridge, for projects that want Ethereum DeFi access from day one.
L2 → L1 Migration — already live on Celo? Add an Ethereum L1 counterpart to your existing token whenever you're ready.

That last point matters: you don't have to decide everything upfront. Start on Celo L2, and become L1-enabled later — and thanks to deterministic deployment, your L1 counterpart lines up cleanly with the token you already have.

Built for builders — and their agents

Beyond the UI, everything is accessible via REST API and an MCP server, so AI agents can create and manage tokens programmatically — and a subgraph lets you query tokens, holders, and transfers instantly.