Solana Dev
Use when user asks to "build a Solana dapp", "write an Anchor program", "create a...
Install
npx skills add solana-foundation/solana-dev-skill --skill solana-dev -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- solana-foundation/solana-dev-skill582
- Category
- Testing
- Updated
- 9d ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 3,000 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Use when user asks to "build a Solana dapp", "write an Anchor program", "create a token", "debug Solana errors", "set up wallet connection", "test my Solana program", "fuzz my Solana program", "deploy to devnet", "send a v1 transaction", "support larger transactions", "fix maxSupportedTransactionVersion", or "explain Solana concepts" (rent, accounts, PDAs, CPIs). Also for program architecture (state layout, compute units, throughput, naming), quick on-chain lookups via public RPC + curl, gasless or sponsored-fee transactions (Kora), server-side signing with KMS/Turnkey/Privy/Fireblocks (Solana Keychain), and issuing stablecoins or allowlisted tokens (Mosaic). Covers wallets, Anchor/Pinocchio, Codama clients, Surfpool/LiteSVM/Mollusk testing, security review, and v1 transactions (SIMD-0385). Prefers @solana/kit 8 plugin clients building transaction v1 by default, @solana/kit-plugin-wallet + @solana/react for wallets, web3.js v3 as the legacy migration target, and Surfpool for local networks.
Solana Development Skill
What this Skill is for
Use this Skill when the user asks for:
- Solana dApp UI work (React / Next.js)
- Wallet connection + signing flows
- Transaction building / sending / confirmation UX
- Transaction v1 / larger transactions (SIMD-0385), the default format for new code; sending, reading, indexing
- On-chain program development (Anchor or Pinocchio)
- Program architecture, state layout, PDA seed conventions, naming, parallelization, cranks, vault topology
- Client SDK generation (typed program clients)
- Local testing (Surfpool, LiteSVM, Mollusk) and fuzz testing (Trident, cargo-fuzz)
- Security hardening and audit-style reviews
- Confidential transfers (Token-2022 ZK extension)
- Gasless / sponsored-fee transactions (Kora), server-side signing with KMS / MPC / managed wallets (Solana Keychain), regulated token issuance (Mosaic)
- Toolchain setup, version mismatches, GLIBC errors, dependency conflicts
- Upgrading Anchor/Solana CLI versions, migration between versions
- Migrating web3.js v1 code to web3.js v3 or Kit
