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Ecosystem
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Browse all topicsNew to this ecosystem? These are good places to begin.
- Browser quick start Complete a first transaction and program exercise in Solana Playground. Its burner wallet and browser environment are for development and testing only.
- create-solana-dapp Generate an app from a maintained Solana Foundation template, then inspect the selected template's client dependencies.
- Solana core docs Use the first-party map for accounts, transactions, programs, RPC, validators, payments, and tools.
- Blueshift: using Solana Follow an active structured course. Some exercises still use legacy-compatible packages, so compare setup and client choices with current docs.
Sponsored tools and offers
Altitude
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Reflect
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Meteora
Launch tokens on a programmable bonding curve that graduates into Meteora liquidity with Meteora DBC.
Raydium
Coming soonDeveloper resources coming soon.
RPC providers
Helius
Solana RPC and data APIs with WebSocket support. The free plan includes 1 million credits per month and 10 RPC requests per second for prototyping. Paid plans add capacity and streaming options.
RPC Fast
Solana RPC with a free Start plan: 1.5 million compute units per month, 15 requests per second, 50 GB of bandwidth, and one WebSocket connection. No credit card required. Heavy RPC methods such as getProgramAccounts and Yellowstone gRPC require a paid plan.
FluxRPC
Solana RPC with bandwidth-based plans and WebSocket subscriptions. The free tier includes 10 GB per month and 15 requests per second, with no credit card required. Paid plans offer additional capacity and Yellowstone gRPC options.
Triton One
Shared and dedicated Solana RPC infrastructure with JSON-RPC, WebSockets, and Yellowstone gRPC streaming. A paid option for teams that need custom deployments or higher throughput. Pay-as-you-go pricing requires a $125 prepaid minimum.
Quicknode
Solana RPC endpoints for mainnet, devnet, and testnet, with JSON-RPC and WebSocket support for sending transactions and subscribing to on-chain updates.
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JavaScript and TypeScript clients
1 resourceLearn the execution model, make one transaction, then choose the current TypeScript client and a maintained scaffold or course.
Development setup
4 resourcesThe shortest path from zero to your first Solana build.
- Setup Your Environment Use the maintained installation guide and confirm its displayed CLI and Anchor versions at install time. The toolchain changes quickly. Core Docs
- Solana Playground The browser IDE is the environment used by Solana's current official quick start. Official docs limit browser-wallet use to development and testing, so teams should move durable work and secrets into a local repository. Starter Pack
- Solana Stack Exchange The question index showed new and recently updated Solana questions at audit time. Answers vary in age and may target older SDK versions, so verify code against current official docs. Starter Pack
- Solana MCP Solana's official MCP supplies current documentation retrieval plus Rust checks and autofixes for Anchor and Pinocchio. Treat generated fixes as reviewable suggestions; it does not replace tests or security review. Starter Pack
Wallets and onboarding
7 resources- Phantom Connect The maintained docs cover embedded and injected Phantom connections. App registration, SDK limits, and vendor custody/authentication choices must be evaluated before selecting it over Wallet Standard.
- React Starter Template The 2026-04-27 template combines Phantom SDK 2.0.2 and Kit 5.4 with legacy web3.js packages. It is useful compatibility evidence, not a clean new-app baseline, and it declares no repository license.
- JS Template The template was updated 2026-04-14 and uses @phantom/browser-sdk 2.0.1 with web3.js v1. It is unofficial and declares no repository license, so inspect rather than copy or redistribute it.
- Privy Follow the React quickstart for Solana support. Its examples use web3.js-compatible types, so Kit applications should isolate that boundary.
- Privy Agent CLI + Sandbox Privy's live agent skill and sandbox document Solana wallet creation, signing, and transaction submission. It is a vendor account path and sandbox sessions are not a substitute for production key-management design.
- Coinbase Onramp & Offramp Coinbase documents Solana among supported onramp destinations. Full access, asset coverage, limits, and regional availability are account- and jurisdiction-dependent, so this is an optional fiat integration.
- Coinbase Wallet Product Guide Compare non-custodial wallet options, then confirm the chosen product supports Solana instead of assuming support across the wallet family.
Learn Solana
7 resourcesGuides, courses, and video content for every skill level.
- Build a CRUD dApp Use this scaffolded Anchor recipe as an example after choosing the current client stack. Guides
- Solana Cookbook Browse maintained official recipes, including current development and Surfpool material. Guides
- RiseIn The course page is live and presents a practical free learning path. It does not expose a reliable pinned toolchain on the landing page, so learners must reconcile exercises with current Kit and Anchor documentation. Courses
- RareSkills: ETH to Solana The tutorial is unusually useful for translating EVM concepts, but its setup explicitly targets Anchor 0.29 and Solana 1.16.25 and later examples use web3.js. Keep as optional conceptual material, not copy-paste setup. Courses
- Solana Developer Bootcamp 2026 This official 2026 bootcamp, published 2026-04-07, covers 12 projects and production-oriented lessons. Verify package versions, CLI commands, and generated scaffolds against current docs before copying them. Videos
- Solana Bytes The official 2022-09-01 video explains the Solana programming model. It remains conceptually useful but is not current SDK or setup documentation. Videos
- SolAndy The channel published new Solana material in 2026 and remains an active teaching source. Videos are supplementary and each upload's code/version context must be checked independently. Videos
Examples + Reference
2 resourcesOpen-source implementations to learn from and build on.
- Solana Open-Source Software The curated repository was updated in August 2026 and remains useful for discovery. It is a list, not proof that every linked project is maintained or adopted; each dependency still requires its own audit.
- Solana Actions Examples The official examples still demonstrate Actions/Blinks, but the repository's last substantive code activity is older and its packages use the legacy web3.js client path. Pair it with the current Actions docs and pin dependencies.
Build programs and typed clients
4 resourcesUse Anchor for the default high-level program path; choose Pinocchio or generated clients only for a concrete low-level or maintenance need.
- Anchor docs Build programs with account constraints, IDLs, clients, and an established test workflow. Anchor 1.x renamed its TypeScript client to @anchor-lang/core, which still depends on web3.js v1, so match the docs and package major.
- Solana program examples Compare maintained native, Anchor, and Pinocchio samples without mistaking examples for deployed-app architecture.
- Official Rust SDKs and Pinocchio Compare the standard program SDK with Pinocchio's lower-level, zero-dependency path before accepting its added validation burden.
- Codama Generate Kit-compatible TypeScript clients and documentation from Codama or converted Anchor IDLs.
Test at the right layer
4 resourcesRun fast in-process tests first, add validator-compatible integration tests where behavior depends on RPC or live state, and practice known program vulnerabilities explicitly.
- LiteSVM Run fast in-process transaction and program tests from Rust, TypeScript, or Python.
- Mollusk Use a minified SVM for precise Rust instruction-level tests with explicit accounts and checks.
- Surfpool Run RPC-level and integration workflows with a test-validator-compatible local network and just-in-time account loading.
- Blueshift program security Practice signer, ownership, account-initialization, PDA, and CPI failure modes before review.
Ship the application
5 resourcesConnect wallets through the current frontend path, understand the RPC contract, and add distribution, payments, or mobile support only when the product needs it.
- Solana frontend guides Connect wallets with Wallet Standard and Kit plugins, with a documented bridge for legacy web3.js dependencies.
- Solana RPC methods Use the authoritative request, response, commitment, and subscription reference for application data access.
- Solana Actions and Blinks Expose shareable transactions when distribution fits the product. The current @solana/actions line still depends on web3.js v1, so isolate it from a Kit-first client.
- Solana payments Choose among payment links, direct transfers, and agentic x402 flows using the current first-party payment map.
- Solana Mobile developer docs Add Mobile Wallet Adapter and mobile dApp support after confirming Android and native-platform constraints.
Tokens and permissions
2 resourcesChoose Token-2022 extensions at initialization and treat permissioned-token controls as security- and compliance-sensitive program logic.
- Token Extensions Choose Token-2022 mint and account features from the official extension map. Most extensions must be selected during initialization, and some combinations are incompatible.
- Permissioned tokens with Token ACL Implement sRFC37 permissioned transfers with the Token ACL program and pluggable gates. Its ABL gate is a reference implementation; production use requires security audits, key management, regulatory review, and legal consultation.
Payments and commerce
5 resourcesAccept payments and build commerce on Solana.
- Payment Channels Implement repeated payments with off-chain signed updates and onchain open and settle transactions. Treat current benchmark and partner claims as launch data, not guarantees. Solana payment architecture
- Subscriptions and Allowances Use Solana's shared subscriptions program for fixed or recurring delegation with documented program IDs and audit history. Pullers can transfer within an active authorization, so users and applications must enforce caps, expiry, revocation, and token-account delegation. Solana payment architecture
- Index Solana payments Design production payment ingestion with persistent streaming, historical access, and instruction parsing when RPC polling is not enough. The guide uses provider-backed gRPC and raw decoding, so plan the supporting infrastructure. Solana payment architecture
- TypeScript SDK The Swig repository was updated 2026-08-18 and contains separate Kit and classic web3.js packages and examples. It is an active protocol SDK, not a general Solana TypeScript client. Swig Smart Wallets
- Developer Portal The live portal is an authenticated Swig developer surface. Its public shell verifies the destination, but provisioning and post-login behavior could not be inspected without an account; list it only beside the public Swig docs. Swig Smart Wallets
DeFi and stablecoins
4 resourcesBuild with interest-bearing dollars and stablecoin primitives.
- Reflect Integrate Reflect's Solana protocol and SDK only when its asset and smart contract risks fit the product.
- @reflectmoney/stable.ts @reflectmoney/stable.ts 5.3.2 has Kit examples and migration guidance for Reflect-specific integrations. Pin the selected version.
- Phantom CASH Phantom's current docs describe CASH and its developer workflow. Development access and minting constraints make it a vendor-specific payment path rather than a default stablecoin primitive.
- LI.FI Solana API Use LI.FI for cross-chain Solana routing, with the documented single-step route limitation. It is an optional bridge layer, not core Solana infrastructure.
Blinks and Actions
3 resourcesBuild shareable transaction interfaces for any Solana action.
- Dialect Blinks Dialect's implementation repository was active in August 2026. Its Solana packages still expose web3.js/wallet-adapter integration, so it is useful for Blinks specifically but not the default client scaffold.
- Dialect Blinks Docs Dialect maintains the Blinks client and integration documentation. Current install examples still use web3.js v1 and wallet-adapter, so new Kit applications need an explicit compatibility boundary.
- @solana/actions @solana/actions 1.6.6 depends on web3.js v1. Pin it and isolate the feature-specific integration from a Kit-first client.
Mobile
1 resourceBuild native mobile apps powered by Solana.
Games
10 resourcesBuild fully on-chain games or integrate Solana into existing engines.
- Unity SDK The MIT-licensed Unity SDK was updated 2026-09-12. It is the strongest current engine-specific source in the list, but teams should pin a release/commit and test wallet support on target platforms. Game SDKs
- Turbo Rust Engine Use the Rust engine documentation as a specialized community game path. Pin the engine and Solana integration versions. Game SDKs
- Godot SDK The MIT-licensed Godot SDK was committed in April 2026 and includes examples. It is community-maintained and engine-specific, so pin a commit and verify RPC, wallet, and transaction compatibility before adopting it. Game SDKs
- Solana Game Examples The official examples cover inspectable game patterns, but some samples include legacy Anchor links or Clockwork. Inspect each manifest and pin current dependencies before copying code. Examples
- Bootcamp Series This is Solana's 2023 bootcamp episode 1, published 2023-07-25. Keep for structured conceptual instruction, but do not copy dependency or CLI commands without checking current docs. Videos
- Introduction The official 'Tutorial: Building Games on Solana' was published 2023-07-03. Keep as game architecture orientation, with current examples/docs used for implementation. Videos
- Energy System The official energy-system game tutorial was published 2023-04-21. It covers a distinct design pattern, but builders must modernize dependencies and security assumptions. Videos
- Session Keys The official session-key game tutorial was published 2023-05-11 and covers a still-relevant UX/security tradeoff. Use it conceptually and validate any delegated authority design against current wallet and program tooling. Videos
- Big Accounts The official large-account game tutorial was published 2023-03-30. The account-sizing problem remains relevant, but current framework syntax and limits must come from maintained docs. Videos
- Solana Gaming Developer Workshop (2023) Superteam Germany's September 2023 Solana gaming workshop. Treat package, framework, and tooling instructions as dated. Videos
Agents and tokenization
18 resourcesBuild AI agents with onchain identity and economic functionality.
- Solana Agent Skills The official skills index includes Foundation-maintained skills and labels community contributions separately. It reinforces the current Kit and LiteSVM/Mollusk/Surfpool testing path; community skills are not Solana endorsements. General Agent Tooling
- Coinbase Agentic Wallet Skills Use the SOL and USDC balance and transfer workflows on Solana. Trading and onchain query coverage is narrower or EVM-specific. General Agent Tooling
- Coinbase x402 The current x402 overview explicitly documents Solana alongside Base. Keep as protocol/vendor context, then use Solana's own x402 guide for chain-specific implementation. General Agent Tooling
- x402 MCP Server Use Solana's chain-specific x402 guide for agent payments. The Coinbase buyer MCP path that this replaces is EVM-oriented. General Agent Tooling
- PAY.SH Use the Solana Foundation CLI to access x402 or MPP services while a local wallet authorizes each payment. Review each request and keep wallet policy explicit. General Agent Tooling
- LI.FI Agent Skills The repository was updated 2026-06-10 and explicitly covers Solana among many chains. Keep only for cross-chain agent routing; it returns workflows/transactions that still require wallet policy and validation. General Agent Tooling
- LI.FI MCP Server The live MCP docs cover route discovery and unsigned transaction construction across Solana and other chains. The public service is rate-limited and does not remove wallet signing or transaction validation responsibilities. General Agent Tooling
- Vanish Core API This Solana transaction API requires onboarding and an API key. Its latency, routing, compliance, and security claims are vendor claims, not independent benchmarks. General Agent Tooling
- Agentic Market The live catalog exposes paid, x402-discoverable services and includes Solana among its network labels. Keep only as an optional discovery directory: listings, capability claims, and prices are provider-supplied and can change independently of the catalog. General Agent Tooling
- Metaplex Agent Kit Docs Use Metaplex's Umi-based Agent Kit for agent and NFT workflows. This is a specialized integration, not core Kit guidance. Metaplex
- Register an Agent Register an agent through Metaplex's onchain registry. This product workflow is optional, not a requirement for general Solana agents. Metaplex
- Run an Agent Connect a runtime and fund its Metaplex registry wallet. Treat this as a specialized Metaplex integration. Metaplex
- Launch a Token The current Metaplex guide provides a concrete agent-token workflow. Token issuance introduces authority, metadata, market, and financial risks and should never be presented as a routine prerequisite. Metaplex
- Metaplex Skill Metaplex maintains the agent skill documentation for its own SDK and registry flows. It is a product-specific automation surface; users should review transactions and versions rather than grant unattended authority by default. Metaplex
- Agent Registry Browse Metaplex registry entries, but do not treat provider-supplied agent and token metadata as independent security endorsements. Metaplex
- Metaplex Developer Portal Use Metaplex's current portal for tokenization and digital asset APIs. Metaplex
- Swig Smart Wallets The maintained Swig documentation covers its Solana smart-wallet protocol, permissions, SDKs, and integrations. It is a specialized account-control choice, not a default wallet prerequisite. Swig
- TypeScript SDK Tutorial The tutorial provides an executable Swig TypeScript workflow. The current swig-ts repository separates Kit and classic web3.js packages, so builders must select the matching client rather than mix examples blindly. Swig
Privacy and confidential compute
3 resourcesBuild encrypted applications with private state and secure computation.
- Arcium Documentation Arcium's maintained documentation explains its encrypted-computation network and Solana integration. The technology adds a distinct compiler, network, and threat model and is optional for apps that truly require confidential computation.
- Arcium Developer Docs This developer section supplies the actionable Arcis and Anchor-compatible build path, distinct from the conceptual docs home. Builders still need to validate network availability and security assumptions for their use case.
- Confidential Balances Hide transfer amounts and confidential balances with Token-2022 confidential transfers. Addresses, mints, and owners remain public; both accounts need the extension, stock solana-test-validator lacks the proof program, transfers may require several transactions, and Rust and JavaScript clients differ.
Governance and DAOs
2 resourcesBuild governance and DAO tooling on Solana.
- Realms The live Solana governance application remains available. It is useful as a product/protocol destination, while implementers should follow its linked SDK/program sources for versioned developer work.
- MetaDAO MetaDAO maintains product and protocol documentation for its Solana governance and market mechanisms. Keep as a specialized integration/reference, not a general governance default.
Treasury and security
1 resourceSecure assets, manage treasuries, and run financial operations.
Integrations
1 resourceCompany formation and banking
7 resourcesCompany setup, banking, and compliance resources for founders building in any ecosystem.
- Stablecorp: company formation and banking Form a Delaware C-Corp or Wyoming LLC, open a US business bank account with USDC treasury, and invoice in stablecoins and fiat. Corporate documents include bylaws, RSPAs, 83(b) filing, cap table, and indemnification agreements, with US and cross-border compliance support including India. Colosseum builder perks: 30% off incorporation, priority EIN processing, priority banking KYB, and a free 30-minute entity setup call.
- Form a US company from anywhere
- US LLC vs Delaware C-Corp decision guide
- 83(b) election guide
- Cap table basics
- Open a US business bank account remotely
- Delaware C-Corp for Solana founders
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