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Build on Solana — RPCs, indexing, infrastructure, and the developer tooling that ships real products.
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Users judge a Solana trading bot by its edge features — rug checks at buy time, wallet PnL cards, smart-money alerts — not by its swap routing. This is the architecture guide for teams building a Telegram bot or web terminal: which intelligence features users actually expect in 2026, the endpoint that powers each one, the quota math per active user, what you may cache, and the point where Enterprise white-labeling becomes the right call.
Watch live smart-money trades on Solana and paper-trade them in real time: open a virtual position when a tracked KOL buys, close when they sell, and track PnL from the market-cap multiple. This tutorial walks the open-source kol-copytrade-bot-starter — ~300 lines, one dependency, free API key — and shows how to filter by KOL win rate, deployer tier, and multi-KOL confirmation before risking anything real.
Paste a mint into Telegram, get a scored rug-risk report back in seconds. This tutorial walks the open-source rug-check-telegram-bot starter: zero dependencies, ~150 lines of Node, a free MadeOnSol API key, and a transparent 0–100 score where every point is attributed to a named factor — mint authority, liquidity depth, LP burn, bundled launch, deployer track record.
Get a Discord embed the moment a proven Solana deployer — one with a real bonding track record on pump.fun or LaunchLab — launches a new token or one of their tokens bonds. This tutorial walks the open-source deployer-alert-discord-bot starter: zero dependencies, ~130 lines, a Discord webhook, and a free MadeOnSol API key.
An AI agent is only as sharp as the data it can reach. This guide compares the three ways to wire live Solana memecoin intelligence — KOL flow, rug scores, deployer reputation — into an agent: the MCP server for Claude and Cursor, the solana-agent-kit plugin for autonomous JS agents, and x402 micropayments where the agent's wallet IS the API key. With the decision table, code-free setup for each, and the safety line that matters: the data layer never executes trades.
You can embed a Solana data API in your app on a standard plan — but the moment you resell the data, expose it as your own feed, or strip the branding, you're in licensing territory most builders discover too late. This guide maps the three usage zones (internal use, user-facing display, redistribution), the questions to ask any data vendor before you build, and what an Enterprise data license actually covers: white-label, bulk export, extended caching, SLA, and dedicated limits.
If you're building a trading terminal, bot, dashboard, or AI agent on Solana, the memecoin-intelligence layer — KOL flow, deployer reputation, coordination signals, a MEV-stripped DEX firehose — is the part that's painful to build in-house. This is the builder's guide to embedding it instead: what the data is, how to access it (REST, WebSocket, webhooks, MCP, SDKs), and when to white-label it under your own brand.
Understand what Solana APIs are, what types exist, and how developers use them to build trading bots, portfolio trackers, and analytics dashboards. Covers RPC, enhanced APIs, data APIs, and when to use each.
A deep dive into the dual-region Yellowstone gRPC pipeline, pg_notify event bus, and sub-2-second alert delivery that powers MadeOnSol's KOL tracking and deployer intelligence.
Stop burning API calls with polling loops. Learn how to set up webhook-based dip buying on Solana using MadeOnSol's price alert API — sub-second detection, HMAC-verified delivery, and automatic recovery tracking with full Node.js code.
Install the MadeOnSol MCP server and use Claude or Cursor to research Solana tokens, KOL activity, deployer track records, and scout signals — without leaving your editor. Real workflows and prompts included.
How to chain three MadeOnSol API endpoints into a token discovery pipeline. Scout leaderboard surfaces early-mover KOLs, consensus confirms conviction, and peak history reveals lifecycle stage — with full TypeScript code for the complete workflow.
Combine price dip webhooks, KOL coordination WebSocket streams, and wallet tracker events into a unified Solana alert system. TypeScript code for multi-signal trading decisions — sell when smart money exits, buy when they accumulate.
Step-by-step guide to building an automated dip-buying bot for Solana memecoins. Uses MadeOnSol's price alert API for sub-second detection, webhook delivery, and recovery tracking — with full TypeScript code examples.
Token-2022's TransferFeeConfig extension can charge up to 100% on every transfer, and most Solana AMMs don't handle it correctly. The result: pools quote wildly wrong prices, traders get fewer tokens than expected, and DEX aggregators route into honeypots. Here's the actual mechanics and how to check before you buy.
Pyth and Switchboard are the two oracle networks every Solana DeFi protocol picks between. Latency, asset coverage, pricing models, integration patterns, and which one your protocol actually wants — broken down with real 2026 numbers.
A complete guide to verifying HMAC-SHA256 signatures on incoming Solana webhooks — with working Node.js and Python handlers, replay-attack protection, and the exact header spec the MadeOnSol copy-trade API uses.
If your Solana data API ships an OpenAPI spec, you can skip writing fetch wrappers entirely. Here's how to codegen a fully typed TypeScript client — with IntelliSense on every endpoint, param, and response — straight from the spec, in under five minutes.
A walkthrough of the production pipeline that moves a Solana KOL trade from on-chain confirmation to a signed HTTP webhook in under 1.5 seconds — covering dual-region gRPC ingestion, pg_notify fan-out, and per-rule signal evaluation.
How to query the alpha leaderboard API, what win_rate, roi, and net_pnl_sol actually mean, how to page through results, and how to build a top-wallets dashboard or bot signal feed in TypeScript.
Build a live KOL trade feed and leaderboard dashboard in Next.js using the MadeOnSol API. Covers server components for leaderboard caching, client-side polling for the live feed, strategy tag filters, and deployer tier badges.
Build a Discord bot that posts pump.fun deployer alerts as rich embeds using MadeOnSol webhooks. Covers Discord webhook setup, HMAC verification, tier-based color coding, and KOL co-buy data in embeds.
Use the MadeOnSol Python SDK with LangChain and CrewAI to build AI agents that reason over real-time KOL trades, deployer alerts, and coordination signals — with x402 micropayment support.
Install the MadeOnSol MCP server to bring real-time KOL trades, deployer alerts, and coordination signals directly into Claude Desktop and Cursor as callable tools.
Install the MadeOnSol ElizaOS plugin to give any ElizaOS agent real-time Solana KOL trades, deployer alerts, and coordination signals — with x402 micropayment support for autonomous wallets.
Step-by-step guide to building a Telegram bot that fires instant deployer alerts using MadeOnSol webhooks. Covers server setup, HMAC signature verification, elite-tier filtering, and production deployment.
Learn how to build, deploy, and configure a custom Solana Yellowstone Geyser plugin in Rust for real-time blockchain indexing at the validator level -- covering token indexers, NFT trackers, and DeFi monitors.
Learn how to track Solana program activity by monitoring program IDs, decoding instructions with Anchor IDLs, parsing custom events, and following CPI chains. Covers real use cases like DEX monitoring and pool creation detection.
Solana stores everything in accounts. This guide explains the Solana account model, account structure (lamports, data, owner), program accounts, PDAs, token accounts, and how to read and deserialize account data with practical TypeScript examples.
Should you use a managed Solana API or run your own node? We break down the real costs of Helius, QuickNode, Triton, Alchemy, and Chainstack versus self-hosting a bare-metal Solana validator with Geyser plugins — including hardware, bandwidth, maintenance, and hidden expenses.
Learn how to set up Solana webhooks for real-time blockchain alerts. Compare Helius, QuickNode, Shyft, and Triton webhook providers, with TypeScript code examples for wallet monitoring, NFT sales alerts, and payment confirmation.
Learn how to build a Solana token analytics dashboard that combines real-time price feeds, holder data, trading volume, and liquidity metrics into a single view using TypeScript and the MadeOnSol API.
Build a real-time Solana DEX trade monitor using MadeOnSol's WebSocket streaming API. Filter trades by token, wallet, program, or size — covers Pump.fun, Raydium, Jupiter, and Orca.
Build a copy-trading bot that mirrors Solana KOL wallet trades in real-time using the MadeOnSol API. Full TypeScript tutorial with webhooks, trade filtering, and Jupiter swap execution.
Helius is Solana's leading developer infrastructure platform. This guide covers how to use Helius RPC for your dApp, set up webhooks for real-time on-chain alerts, use the DAS API for NFT data, and parse Solana transactions — with code examples.
Step-by-step developer tutorial for building a Telegram bot that interacts with Solana. Covers price alerts, wallet tracking, token swaps, grammY setup, @solana/web3.js integration, RPC providers, and deployment.
Deep dive into account abstraction on Solana. Covers session keys, gas sponsorship, smart wallets, programmable approvals, and how Squads, TipLink, Phantom, and Web3Auth are building the future of crypto UX.
Master Solana priority fees to avoid dropped transactions. Learn how fees work, how to set optimal amounts, and which tools automate fee management for you.
Compare the top Solana API providers for building dApps. We break down Helius, Shyft, Ironforge, Triton, and CoinStats on features, pricing, and DX.
How Solana gRPC streaming really works with Yellowstone Geyser — setup, subscription filters, and the connection-leak, memory, and reconnection gotchas we hit running a dual-region firehose in production. Written from a live pipeline, not a docs page.
Compare Solana's top data indexing solutions. We break down The Graph, Helius Webhooks, and Yellowstone gRPC for real-time and historical data.
Master Solana's Token-2022 program with this guide covering transfer fees, interest-bearing tokens, confidential transfers, and more.
AI agents on Solana can trade, manage wallets, and execute DeFi strategies autonomously. Learn what Solana AI agents are, how they work, and explore the best projects including ElizaOS, Griffain, SendAI, HOLLY AI, and auto.fun.
Step-by-step guide to building a basic Solana trading bot using the Jupiter API and Helius webhooks. Covers setup, swap execution, event monitoring, and common pitfalls for beginners.
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