diff --git a/apps/potlock/widget/Cart/Checkout.jsx b/apps/potlock/widget/Cart/Checkout.jsx
index ef9b3bd0..61a33899 100644
--- a/apps/potlock/widget/Cart/Checkout.jsx
+++ b/apps/potlock/widget/Cart/Checkout.jsx
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ const [projectId, setProjectId] = useState("");
 //   }
 // `;
 
+const PotlockRegistrySDK = VM.require("potlock.near/widget/SDK.registry");
+const registry = PotlockRegistrySDK({ env: props.env });
+
+const registeredProjects = registry.getProjects();
+
 const Container = styled.div`
   background: #fafafa;
   display: flex;
@@ -172,7 +177,7 @@ const allSelected =
 //   }
 // }, [props.transactionHashes]);
 
-if (props.transactionHashes && props.registeredProjects && !state.successfulDonationRecipientId) {
+if (props.transactionHashes && registeredProjects && !state.successfulDonationRecipientId) {
   const body = JSON.stringify({
     jsonrpc: "2.0",
     id: "dontcare",
diff --git a/apps/potlock/widget/Components/Feed.jsx b/apps/potlock/widget/Components/Feed.jsx
index 3db0b6de..5edeea5a 100644
--- a/apps/potlock/widget/Components/Feed.jsx
+++ b/apps/potlock/widget/Components/Feed.jsx
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 const { ownerId } = props;
-const projects = props.registeredProjects || [];
 
-const projectIds = useMemo(
-  () => projects.filter((project) => project.status === "Approved").map((project) => project.id),
-  [projects]
-);
+const PotlockRegistrySDK = VM.require(`${ownerId}/widget/SDK.registry`);
+const registry = PotlockRegistrySDK({ env: props.env });
+
+const projects = registry.getProjects() || [];
+
+const projectIds = projects
+  .filter((project) => project.status === "Approved")
+  .map((project) => project.id);
 
 const Container = styled.div`
   padding: 24px 64px;
diff --git a/apps/potlock/widget/Index.jsx b/apps/potlock/widget/Index.jsx
index 687c0930..a45c02c4 100644
--- a/apps/potlock/widget/Index.jsx
+++ b/apps/potlock/widget/Index.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 const ownerId = "potlock.near";
-const registryContractId =
-  props.env === "staging" ? "registry.staging.potlock.near" : "registry.potlock.near";
 const donationContractId = "donate.potlock.near";
 const potFactoryContractId =
   props.env === "staging" ? "potfactory.staging.potlock.near" : "v1.potfactory.potlock.near";
@@ -66,10 +64,7 @@ State.init({
   nearToUsd: null,
   isCartModalOpen: false,
   isNavMenuOpen: false,
-  registryConfig: null,
-  userIsRegistryAdmin: null,
   allPots: null,
-  registeredProjects: null,
   donnorProjectId: null,
   amount: null,
   note: null,
@@ -137,11 +132,7 @@ if (!state.allPots) {
   });
 }
 
-if (!state.registeredProjects) {
-  State.update({ registeredProjects: Near.view(registryContractId, "get_projects", {}) });
-}
-
-if (!state.registeredProjects || !state.allPots) return "";
+if (!state.allPots) return "";
 
 if (!state.donations) {
   State.update({
@@ -159,58 +150,6 @@ const getImageUrlFromSocialImage = (image) => {
   }
 };
 
-if (!state.registeredProjects) {
-  Near.asyncView(registryContractId, "get_projects", {})
-    .then((projects) => {
-      // get social data for each project
-      Near.asyncView("social.near", "get", {
-        keys: projects.map((project) => `${project.id}/profile/**`),
-      }).then((socialData) => {
-        const formattedProjects = projects.map((project) => {
-          const profileData = socialData[project.id]?.profile;
-          let profileImageUrl = DEFAULT_PROFILE_IMAGE_URL;
-          if (profileData.image) {
-            const imageUrl = getImageUrlFromSocialImage(profileData.image);
-            if (imageUrl) profileImageUrl = imageUrl;
-          }
-          // get banner image URL
-          let bannerImageUrl = DEFAULT_BANNER_IMAGE_URL;
-          if (profileData.backgroundImage) {
-            const imageUrl = getImageUrlFromSocialImage(profileData.backgroundImage);
-            if (imageUrl) bannerImageUrl = imageUrl;
-          }
-          const formatted = {
-            id: project.id,
-            name: profileData.name ?? "",
-            description: profileData.description ?? "",
-            bannerImageUrl,
-            profileImageUrl,
-            status: project.status,
-            tags: [profileData.category.text ?? CATEGORY_MAPPINGS[profileData.category] ?? ""],
-          };
-          return formatted;
-        });
-        State.update({
-          registeredProjects: formattedProjects,
-        });
-      });
-    })
-    .catch((e) => {
-      console.log("error getting projects: ", e);
-      State.update({ getRegisteredProjectsError: e });
-    });
-}
-
-if (state.registryConfig === null) {
-  const registryConfig = Near.view(registryContractId, "get_config", {});
-  if (registryConfig) {
-    State.update({
-      registryConfig,
-      userIsRegistryAdmin: registryConfig.admins.includes(context.accountId),
-    });
-  }
-}
-
 const tabContentWidget = {
   [CREATE_PROJECT_TAB]: "Project.Create",
   [EDIT_PROJECT_TAB]: "Project.Create",
@@ -366,7 +305,6 @@ const props = {
     },
   },
   DONATION_CONTRACT_ID: donationContractId,
-  REGISTRY_CONTRACT_ID: registryContractId,
   POT_FACTORY_CONTRACT_ID: potFactoryContractId,
   NADABOT_CONTRACT_ID: nadabotContractId,
   NADABOT_HUMAN_METHOD: "is_human",
@@ -610,7 +548,7 @@ const Content = styled.div`
 
 const isForm = [CREATE_PROJECT_TAB].includes(props.tab);
 
-if (!state.cart || !state.registeredProjects) {
+if (!state.cart) {
   return "";
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/potlock/widget/Pots/ConfigForm.jsx b/apps/potlock/widget/Pots/ConfigForm.jsx
index 090c6344..0920b9d3 100644
--- a/apps/potlock/widget/Pots/ConfigForm.jsx
+++ b/apps/potlock/widget/Pots/ConfigForm.jsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ const {
   ownerId,
   potDetail,
   potId,
-  REGISTRY_CONTRACT_ID,
   POT_FACTORY_CONTRACT_ID,
   NADABOT_CONTRACT_ID,
   NADABOT_HUMAN_METHOD,
@@ -12,7 +11,10 @@ const {
 
 // console.log("props in config form: ", props);
 
-const DEFAULT_REGISTRY_PROVIDER = `${REGISTRY_CONTRACT_ID}:is_registered`;
+const PotlockRegistrySDK = VM.require("potlock.near/widget/SDK.registry");
+const registry = PotlockRegistrySDK({ env: props.env });
+
+const DEFAULT_REGISTRY_PROVIDER = `${registry.getContractId()}:is_registered`;
 const DEFAULT_SYBIL_WRAPPER_PROVIDER = `${NADABOT_CONTRACT_ID}:${NADABOT_HUMAN_METHOD}`;
 const DEFAULT_PROTOCOL_CONFIG_PROVIDER = `${POT_FACTORY_CONTRACT_ID}:get_protocol_config`;
 const CURRENT_SOURCE_CODE_VERSION = "0.1.0";
diff --git a/apps/potlock/widget/Profile/Body.jsx b/apps/potlock/widget/Profile/Body.jsx
index 522f6f18..987285d1 100644
--- a/apps/potlock/widget/Profile/Body.jsx
+++ b/apps/potlock/widget/Profile/Body.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 const {
   ownerId,
   projectId,
-  REGISTRY_CONTRACT_ID,
   userIsRegistryAdmin,
   SUPPORTED_FTS: { NEAR },
   getTagsFromSocialProfileData,
@@ -11,19 +10,11 @@ const accountId = props.accountId ?? context.accountId;
 
 const [statusReview, setStatusReview] = useState({ modalOpen: false, notes: "", newStatus: "" });
 
+const PotlockRegistrySDK = VM.require("potlock.near/widget/SDK.registry");
+const registry = PotlockRegistrySDK({ env: props.env });
+
 const handleUpdateStatus = () => {
-  Near.call([
-    {
-      contractName: REGISTRY_CONTRACT_ID,
-      methodName: "admin_set_project_status",
-      args: {
-        project_id: projectId,
-        status: statusReview.newStatus,
-        review_notes: statusReview.notes,
-      },
-      deposit: NEAR.toIndivisible(0.01).toString(),
-    },
-  ]);
+  registry.setProjectStatus(projectId, statusReview.newStatus, statusReview.notes);
 };
 
 const Wrapper = styled.div`
diff --git a/apps/potlock/widget/Project/Actions.jsx b/apps/potlock/widget/Project/Actions.jsx
index 0df328f4..5cbf4941 100644
--- a/apps/potlock/widget/Project/Actions.jsx
+++ b/apps/potlock/widget/Project/Actions.jsx
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 const [isModalDonationOpen, setIsModalDonationOpen] = useState(false);
 const [isModalDonationSucessOpen, setIsModalDonationSucessOpen] = useState(false);
 
-const { ownerId, registeredProjects, projectId } = props;
+const { ownerId, projectId } = props;
 
-const projectIsApproved = useMemo(() => {
-  return registeredProjects.some((p) => p.id === projectId && p.status === "Approved");
-}, [registeredProjects, projectId]);
+const PotlockRegistrySDK = VM.require("potlock.near/widget/SDK.registry");
+const registry = PotlockRegistrySDK({ env: props.env });
+
+const projectIsApproved = registry.isProjectApproved(projectId);
 
 const Container = styled.div`
   display: flex;
diff --git a/apps/potlock/widget/Project/CreateForm.jsx b/apps/potlock/widget/Project/CreateForm.jsx
index 87d92caf..9b402e46 100644
--- a/apps/potlock/widget/Project/CreateForm.jsx
+++ b/apps/potlock/widget/Project/CreateForm.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 const {
   ownerId,
-  REGISTRY_CONTRACT_ID,
   validateNearAddress,
   validateEVMAddress,
   validateGithubRepoUrl,
@@ -41,7 +40,10 @@ const existingHorizonProject = Near.view(HORIZON_CONTRACT_ID, "get_project", {
   account_id: context.accountId,
 });
 
-const projects = Near.view(REGISTRY_CONTRACT_ID, "get_projects", {});
+const PotlockRegistrySDK = VM.require("potlock.near/widget/SDK.registry");
+const registry = PotlockRegistrySDK({ env: props.env });
+
+const projects = registry.getProjects() || [];
 
 const imageHeightPx = 120;
 const profileImageTranslateYPx = 220;
@@ -322,8 +324,6 @@ State.init({
   githubError: "",
   socialDataFetched: false,
   socialDataIsFetching: false,
-  registeredProjects: null,
-  getRegisteredProjectsError: "",
   isMultiAccountModalOpen: false,
   teamMember: "",
   teamMembers: [],
@@ -531,17 +531,6 @@ useEffect(() => {
   }
 }, [state.socialDataFetched, state.isDao, state.daoAddress, context.accountId]);
 
-if (context.accountId && !state.registeredProjects) {
-  Near.asyncView(REGISTRY_CONTRACT_ID, "get_projects", {})
-    .then((projects) => {
-      State.update({ registeredProjects: projects });
-    })
-    .catch((e) => {
-      console.log("error getting projects: ", e);
-      State.update({ getRegisteredProjectsError: e });
-    });
-}
-
 const isCreateProjectDisabled =
   state.daoAddressError ||
   !state.name ||
@@ -709,7 +698,7 @@ const handleCreateOrUpdateProject = (e) => {
       transactions.push(
         // register project on potlock
         {
-          contractName: REGISTRY_CONTRACT_ID,
+          contractName: registry.getContractId(),
           methodName: "register",
           deposit: Big(0.05).mul(Big(10).pow(24)),
           args: potlockRegistryArgs,
@@ -766,7 +755,8 @@ const handleCreateOrUpdateProject = (e) => {
     const pollIntervalMs = 1000;
     // const totalPollTimeMs = 60000; // consider adding in to make sure interval doesn't run indefinitely
     const pollId = setInterval(() => {
-      Near.asyncView(REGISTRY_CONTRACT_ID, "get_project_by_id", {
+      // This is an async request, not converting to SDK yet
+      Near.asyncView(registry.getContractId(), "get_project_by_id", {
         project_id: context.accountId,
         // TODO: implement pagination (should be OK without until there are 500+ donations from this user)
       }).then((_project) => {
@@ -791,12 +781,8 @@ if (props.projectId) {
 }
 
 const registeredProject = useMemo(() => {
-  return state.registeredProjects
-    ? state.registeredProjects?.find(
-        (project) => project.id == (state.isDao ? state.daoAddress : context.accountId)
-      )
-    : null;
-}, [state.registeredProjects, state.isDao, state.daoAddress]);
+  return registry.getProjectById(state.isDao ? state.daoAddress : context.accountId);
+}, [state.isDao, state.daoAddress]);
 
 // console.log("registeredProject: ", registeredProject);
 
@@ -810,7 +796,7 @@ const proposalInProgress = useMemo(() => {
   return proposals?.find((proposal) => {
     return (
       proposal.status == "InProgress" &&
-      proposal.kind.FunctionCall?.receiver_id == REGISTRY_CONTRACT_ID &&
+      proposal.kind.FunctionCall?.receiver_id == registry.getContractId() &&
       proposal.kind.FunctionCall?.actions[0]?.method_name == "register"
     );
   });
diff --git a/apps/potlock/widget/Project/Detail.jsx b/apps/potlock/widget/Project/Detail.jsx
index 80d93da5..a6ac6299 100644
--- a/apps/potlock/widget/Project/Detail.jsx
+++ b/apps/potlock/widget/Project/Detail.jsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ const {
   ownerId,
   projectId,
   userIsRegistryAdmin,
-  REGISTRY_CONTRACT_ID,
   tab,
   POT_FACTORY_CONTRACT_ID,
   DONATION_CONTRACT_ID,
@@ -10,7 +9,10 @@ const {
 
 const { ProjectOptions } = VM.require(`${ownerId}/widget/Project.Options`);
 
-const project = Near.view(REGISTRY_CONTRACT_ID, "get_project_by_id", { project_id: projectId });
+const PotlockRegistrySDK = VM.require("potlock.near/widget/SDK.registry");
+const registry = PotlockRegistrySDK({ env: props.env });
+
+const project = registry.getProjectById(projectId);
 
 if (!project || project == null) {
   return "Loading";
diff --git a/apps/potlock/widget/Project/ListPage.jsx b/apps/potlock/widget/Project/ListPage.jsx
index fe68332b..4629ceb3 100644
--- a/apps/potlock/widget/Project/ListPage.jsx
+++ b/apps/potlock/widget/Project/ListPage.jsx
@@ -286,13 +286,14 @@ const donateRandomly = () => {
   });
 };
 
-const projects = useMemo(
-  () =>
-    userIsRegistryAdmin
-      ? props.registeredProjects
-      : props.registeredProjects.filter((project) => project.status === "Approved"),
-  [props.registeredProjects, userIsRegistryAdmin]
-);
+const PotlockRegistrySDK = VM.require("potlock.near/widget/SDK.registry");
+const registry = PotlockRegistrySDK({ env: props.env });
+
+const projects = registry.getProjects() || [];
+
+if (!registry.isRegistryAdmin(context.accountId)) {
+  projects = projects.filter((project) => project.status === "Approved");
+}
 
 const [totalDonations, totalDonors] = useMemo(() => {
   if (!props.donations) {
diff --git a/apps/potlock/widget/Project/ModalDonation.jsx b/apps/potlock/widget/Project/ModalDonation.jsx
index 894dffdd..dc2fe1c1 100644
--- a/apps/potlock/widget/Project/ModalDonation.jsx
+++ b/apps/potlock/widget/Project/ModalDonation.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 const {
   ownerId,
-  registeredProjects,
   allPots,
   recipientId, // TODO: change this to projectId
   referrerId,
@@ -16,7 +15,10 @@ const {
 
 console.log("props in donation modal: ", props);
 
-const projects = registeredProjects || [];
+const PotlockRegistrySDK = VM.require("potlock.near/widget/SDK.registry");
+const registry = PotlockRegistrySDK({ env: props.env });
+
+const projects = registry.getProjects() || [];
 
 const approvedProjectIds = useMemo(
   // TODO: get projects for pot if potId
diff --git a/apps/potlock/widget/SDK/registry.jsx b/apps/potlock/widget/SDK/registry.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..810e6b16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/potlock/widget/SDK/registry.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+return ({ env }) => {
+  const contractId = env === "staging" ? "registry.staging.potlock.near" : "registry.potlock.near";
+
+  const PotlockRegistrySDK = {
+    getContractId: () => contractId,
+    getConfig: () => {
+      return Near.view(contractId, "get_config", {});
+    },
+    isRegistryAdmin: (accountId) => {
+      const config = PotlockRegistrySDK.getConfig();
+      return config.admins && config.admins.includes(accountId);
+    },
+    setProjectStatus: (projectId, status, reviewNotes) => {
+      return Near.call([
+        {
+          contractName: contractId,
+          methodName: "admin_set_project_status",
+          args: {
+            project_id: projectId,
+            status,
+            review_notes: reviewNotes,
+          },
+          deposit: NEAR.toIndivisible(0.01).toString(),
+        },
+      ]);
+    },
+    getProjects: () => {
+      return Near.view(contractId, "get_projects", {});
+    },
+    getProjectById: (projectId) => {
+      return Near.view(contractId, "get_project_by_id", { project_id: projectId });
+    },
+    isProjectApproved: (projectId) => {
+      const project = PotlockRegistrySDK.getProjectById(projectId);
+      return project && project.status === "Approved";
+    },
+  };
+  return PotlockRegistrySDK;
+};