Solana Development Hub

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Central hub for Solana development, routing to specialized submodule skills. Progressive disclosure for focused reading.

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DevelopmentIntermediate
007/23/2026
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#solana#blockchain#anchor#defi#smart-contracts

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Our review

Unified skill hub for Solana development, routing to specialized sub-skills (Anchor, DeFi, token extensions, testing, security) with progressive disclosure.

Strengths

  • Centralizes access to a vast library of Solana protocols and frameworks.
  • Provides detailed references for Anchor, Pinocchio, frontend, testing, security.
  • Covers major DeFi protocols (Jupiter, Drift, Raydium, etc.) and tools (Helius, Pyth).
  • Progressive structure avoids information overload.

Limitations

  • Requires basic Solana development knowledge.
  • Depth is limited to referenced sheets; some updates may be missing.
  • Does not replace full official documentation for each protocol.
When to use it

Use this hub for any Solana development, from program creation to DeFi protocol integration, testing, and deployment.

When not to use it

Avoid this hub if you need a step-by-step introduction to Solana with no prior blockchain experience.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score95/100

The skill file contains only markdown links and descriptions, no executable commands or dangerous instructions. It serves as a routing hub.

No concerns found

Examples

Create an Anchor program
I need to create a new Solana program using Anchor. Help me set up the project structure and write a simple counter program.
Integrate Jupiter swap
How can I integrate Jupiter swap into my Solana dApp? Provide code snippets for fetching quotes and executing swaps.
Set up token extensions
I want to use SPL Token-2022 extensions, specifically transfer fees and metadata. Show me how to mint a token with these extensions using Anchor.

name: solana-dev description: Unified skill hub for Solana development. Routes to external submodule skills (solana-foundation, sendai, solana-game, trailofbits, cloudflare, qedgen, colosseum) and local skills. Progressive disclosure — read only what you need. user-invocable: true

Solana Development Skill Hub

Routes to the right skill file based on the task. Read the relevant section, follow the link, load that skill.

Core Solana Development

Primary entry point — read first for any Solana program, frontend, testing, or client task:

Key references within:

Token Extensions

  • token-2022.md — SPL Token-2022 extensions: transfer hooks, confidential transfers, transfer fees, metadata, CPI guard, soulbound tokens, and all extension types with Anchor/native patterns

DeFi & Ecosystem Protocols

Protocol-specific skills from SendAI:

| Protocol | Skill | Use for | |----------|-------|---------| | Jupiter | jupiter/ | Swaps, DCA, limit orders | | Drift | drift/ | Perpetuals, margin trading | | Raydium | raydium/ | AMM, CLMM pools | | Meteora | meteora/ | DLMM, dynamic pools | | Orca | orca/ | Whirlpools, concentrated liquidity | | Kamino | kamino/ | Lending, vaults | | Marginfi | marginfi/ | Lending protocol | | Sanctum | sanctum/ | LST staking | | Metaplex | metaplex/ | NFT standards, metadata | | PumpFun | pumpfun/ | Token launch | | Pyth | pyth/ | Price oracles | | Switchboard | switchboard/ | Oracles, VRF | | Squads | squads/ | Multisig | | Helius | helius/ | RPC, webhooks, DAS | | DeBridge | debridge/ | Cross-chain bridging | | Light Protocol | light-protocol/ | ZK compression | | Solana Agent Kit | solana-agent-kit/ | AI agent framework | | Phantom Connect | phantom-connect/ | Phantom wallet connection | | MagicBlock | magicblock/ | On-chain game engine | | QuickNode | quicknode/ | RPC, streams, functions | | Solana Kit | solana-kit/ | @solana/kit patterns | | Solana Kit Migration | solana-kit-migration/ | web3.js → Kit migration | | Manifest | manifest/ | Order book DEX | | dFlow | dflow/ | Payment-for-order-flow | | VulnHunter | vulnhunter/ | Vulnerability scanning |

Security Auditing

From Trail of Bits:

From safe-solana-builder:

  • ext/safe-solana-builder/SKILL.md — Security-first Solana program scaffolding: 5-step workflow enforcing vulnerability prevention during code generation. Covers Anchor, native Rust, and Pinocchio. 70+ audit-derived security rules.

Formal Verification

From QEDGen:

  • ext/qedgen/SKILL.md — Formal verification for Solana programs using Lean 4 theorem proving (Leanstral). Verifies access control, CPI correctness, state machines, arithmetic safety. Requires qedgen CLI and MISTRAL_API_KEY.

Infrastructure & Deployment

From Cloudflare:

Local:

  • deployment.md — Devnet/mainnet workflows, verifiable builds, multisig, CI/CD

Game Development

From solana-game-skill:

Mobile Development

From solana-mobile:

Ideation & Research

From Colosseum:

  • ext/colosseum/skills/colosseum-copilot/SKILL.md — Solana startup research: idea validation, competitive analysis, hackathon project discovery (5,400+ submissions), crypto archives, and The Grid ecosystem data. Requires COLOSSEUM_COPILOT_PAT.

Backend

  • backend-async.md — Axum 0.8/Tokio patterns, spawn_blocking, RPC integration, Redis caching

Task Routing

| User asks about... | Primary skill | |--------------------|---------------| | Wallet connection, React hooks | ext/solana-dev → frontend-framework-kit.md | | Transaction building, Kit types | ext/solana-dev → kit-web3-interop.md | | Anchor program code | ext/solana-dev → programs/anchor.md | | CU optimization, Pinocchio | ext/solana-dev → programs/pinocchio.md | | Unit testing, CU benchmarks | ext/solana-dev → testing.md | | Security review, audit | ext/solana-dev → security.md + ext/trailofbits | | Backend API, indexer | backend-async.md | | Deploy to devnet/mainnet | deployment.md | | DeFi integration (swaps, lending) | ext/sendai → protocol-specific skill | | NFT standards, metadata | ext/sendai → metaplex/ | | Payment flows, checkout | ext/solana-dev → payments.md | | Generated clients, IDL | ext/solana-dev → idl-codegen.md | | Unity game development | ext/solana-game → unity-sdk.md | | PlaySolana, PSG1 console | ext/solana-game → playsolana.md | | Game architecture, ECS | ext/solana-game → game-architecture.md | | Workers, edge deployment | ext/cloudflare → workers-best-practices/ | | Mobile wallet adapter, MWA | ext/solana-mobile → mwa/ | | Saga Genesis Token | ext/solana-mobile → genesis-token/ | | Token-2022, transfer hooks, extensions | token-2022.md | | Vulnerability scanning | ext/trailofbits → solana-vulnerability-scanner/ | | Formal verification, proofs | ext/qedgen → SKILL.md | | Idea validation, competitive research, hackathon projects | ext/colosseum → colosseum-copilot/SKILL.md | | Security-first scaffolding, safe code generation | ext/safe-solana-builder → SKILL.md |

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