diff --git a/src/utils/soroban.ts b/src/utils/soroban.ts
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+import { getContractAddress } from '../lib/backend/config';
+
+/**
+ * Soroban RPC endpoint URL.
+ * Falls back to Stellar testnet if NEXT_PUBLIC_SOROBAN_RPC_URL is unset.
+ */
+export const rpcUrl: string =
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SOROBAN_RPC_URL || 'https://soroban-testnet.stellar.org:443';
+
+/**
+ * Stellar network passphrase.
+ * Falls back to Test SDF Network if NEXT_PUBLIC_NETWORK_PASSPHRASE is unset.
+ */
+export const networkPassphrase: string =
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_NETWORK_PASSPHRASE || 'Test SDF Network ; September 2015';
+
+/**
+ * Lazily-loaded contract addresses to avoid build-time errors when environment variables are unset.
+ */
+export const contractAddresses = {
+  get commitmentNFT(): string {
+    try {
+      return getContractAddress('commitmentNFT');
+    } catch {
+      return '';
+    }
+  },
+  get commitmentCore(): string {
+    try {
+      return getContractAddress('commitmentCore');
+    } catch {
+      return '';
+    }
+  },
+  get attestationEngine(): string {
+    try {
+      return getContractAddress('attestationEngine');
+    } catch {
+      return '';
+    }
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/utils/tests/soroban.test.ts b/src/utils/tests/soroban.test.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import * as configModule from '../../lib/backend/config';
+
+vi.mock('../../lib/backend/config', () => ({
+  getContractAddress: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+describe('soroban utility module', () => {
+  const originalEnv = { ...process.env };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    process.env = { ...originalEnv };
+  });
+
+  describe('absence of removed stubs', () => {
+    it('does not export connectWallet', async () => {
+      const soroban = await import('../soroban');
+      expect(soroban).not.toHaveProperty('connectWallet');
+    });
+
+    it('does not export callContract', async () => {
+      const soroban = await import('../soroban');
+      expect(soroban).not.toHaveProperty('callContract');
+    });
+
+    it('does not export readContract', async () => {
+      const soroban = await import('../soroban');
+      expect(soroban).not.toHaveProperty('readContract');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('network configuration defaults and overrides', () => {
+    it('provides fallback RPC URL and network passphrase when env vars are unset', async () => {
+      vi.resetModules();
+      delete process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SOROBAN_RPC_URL;
+      delete process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_NETWORK_PASSPHRASE;
+
+      const soroban = await import('../soroban');
+      expect(soroban.rpcUrl).toBe('https://soroban-testnet.stellar.org:443');
+      expect(soroban.networkPassphrase).toBe('Test SDF Network ; September 2015');
+    });
+
+    it('uses custom RPC URL and network passphrase when env vars are defined', async () => {
+      vi.resetModules();
+      const customRpc = 'https://custom-soroban-rpc.stellar.org';
+      const customPassphrase = 'Custom SDF Network ; 2026';
+      process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SOROBAN_RPC_URL = customRpc;
+      process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_NETWORK_PASSPHRASE = customPassphrase;
+
+      const soroban = await import('../soroban');
+      expect(soroban.rpcUrl).toBe(customRpc);
+      expect(soroban.networkPassphrase).toBe(customPassphrase);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('contractAddresses getters', () => {
+    it('exports contractAddresses object with expected getters', async () => {
+      const soroban = await import('../soroban');
+      expect(soroban).toHaveProperty('contractAddresses');
+      expect(typeof soroban.contractAddresses).toBe('object');
+      expect('commitmentNFT' in soroban.contractAddresses).toBe(true);
+      expect('commitmentCore' in soroban.contractAddresses).toBe(true);
+      expect('attestationEngine' in soroban.contractAddresses).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('falls back to empty string when getContractAddress throws', async () => {
+      const mockGetContractAddress = vi.mocked(configModule.getContractAddress);
+      mockGetContractAddress.mockImplementation((key: string) => {
+        throw new Error(`Contract ${key} not found`);
+      });
+
+      const soroban = await import('../soroban');
+      expect(soroban.contractAddresses.commitmentNFT).toBe('');
+      expect(soroban.contractAddresses.commitmentCore).toBe('');
+      expect(soroban.contractAddresses.attestationEngine).toBe('');
+      expect(mockGetContractAddress).toHaveBeenCalledWith('commitmentNFT');
+      expect(mockGetContractAddress).toHaveBeenCalledWith('commitmentCore');
+      expect(mockGetContractAddress).toHaveBeenCalledWith('attestationEngine');
+    });
+
+    it('returns contract address when getContractAddress succeeds', async () => {
+      const mockGetContractAddress = vi.mocked(configModule.getContractAddress);
+      mockGetContractAddress.mockImplementation((key: string) => {
+        const addresses: Record<string, string> = {
+          commitmentNFT: 'CA_NFT_123',
+          commitmentCore: 'CA_CORE_456',
+          attestationEngine: 'CA_ATTESTATION_789',
+        };
+        return addresses[key] ?? '';
+      });
+
+      const soroban = await import('../soroban');
+      expect(soroban.contractAddresses.commitmentNFT).toBe('CA_NFT_123');
+      expect(soroban.contractAddresses.commitmentCore).toBe('CA_CORE_456');
+      expect(soroban.contractAddresses.attestationEngine).toBe('CA_ATTESTATION_789');
+    });
+
+    it('always returns strings from contractAddresses getters', async () => {
+      const mockGetContractAddress = vi.mocked(configModule.getContractAddress);
+      mockGetContractAddress.mockImplementation(() => {
+        throw new Error('Simulated failure');
+      });
+
+      const soroban = await import('../soroban');
+      expect(typeof soroban.contractAddresses.commitmentNFT).toBe('string');
+      expect(typeof soroban.contractAddresses.commitmentCore).toBe('string');
+      expect(typeof soroban.contractAddresses.attestationEngine).toBe('string');
+    });
+  });
+});