Welcome to ZK Compression - Light Protocol

ZK Compression is a Solana framework that reduces the cost of token accounts and PDAs by 99%.Whether you’re building the next DeFi protocol or integrating enterprise-grade stablecoin payments, our APIs help you scale.

Token APIs

Creation Cost	Light Token Program	SPL / Token 2022
Mint Account	0.00001 SOL	0.0015 SOL
Token Account	0.00001 SOL	0.0029 SOL

Light Token Program

High-performance token program and APIs that reduce account creation cost by 99%, while being more CU efficient on hot paths. The Light Token APIs are a superset of - and fully compatible with - SPL-Tokens.

Integration Guides

Stablecoin Payments

Learn how to integrate Light Token in your stablecoin payment infrastructure.

Wallets

Let users display and swap light-tokens in your wallet application.

DeFi Programs

Build rent-free AMMs and DeFi programs with light-tokens.

Data Streaming

Stream token and mint events from the network in real-time.

Cookbook & Reference

Cookbook

Step-by-step recipes for every token operation.

API Reference

TypeScript and Rust SDKs, Anchor constraints and JSON RPC methods.

Solana to Light

Side-by-side mapping of every Light Token instruction against its SPL/Solana equivalent.

PDA Accounts

Creation Cost	Light / Compressed	Solana default
100-byte PDA	~0.000015 SOL	0.0016 SOL

Light PDA (New)

Solana PDAs with sponsored rent-exemption that you can use with minimal coding overhead. Works just like any other PDA, e.g. in your DeFi program.

Compressed PDA

Compressed PDAs are the core primitive. They let you store user, app, or other infrequently accessed state without paying rent-exemption fees at all.

AI Native Development

Agent Skills
MCP and DeepWiki

Install orchestrator agent skill or view skill.md:

npx skills add https://zkcompression.com

Install or view dedicated agent skills.

Claude Code
Cursor
Any Agent

Add the marketplace and install:

/plugin marketplace add Lightprotocol/skills
/plugin install solana-rent-free-dev

Open Settings (Cmd+Shift+J / Ctrl+Shift+J)
Navigate to Rules & Commands → Project Rules → Add Rule → Remote Rule (GitHub)
Enter: https://github.com/Lightprotocol/skills.git

npx skills add Lightprotocol/skills

Connect AI tools to the Light Protocol repository via MCP and DeepWiki.

Claude Code
Codex
Most Clients (Windsurf, Cursor, ...)

claude mcp add -s user -t http deepwiki https://mcp.deepwiki.com/mcp
claude mcp add -s user -t http zkcompression https://www.zkcompression.com/mcp

codex mcp add zkcompression -- npx -y mcp-remote@latest https://www.zkcompression.com/mcp
codex mcp add deepwiki -- npx -y mcp-remote@latest https://mcp.deepwiki.com/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deepwiki": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.deepwiki.com/sse"
    },
    "zkcompression": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote@latest", "https://www.zkcompression.com/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

AI Prompts

Copy-paste prompts for common integration tasks.

Resources

Learn Core Concepts

Learn about the Light Token program and ZK Compression Core.

Security Audits

View security audits and formal verification.

Introduction

Light Token Program

PDA Accounts

For Other Use Cases

Learn

Resources

Token APIs

Light Token Program

Integration Guides

Stablecoin Payments

Wallets

DeFi Programs

Data Streaming

Cookbook & Reference

Cookbook

API Reference

Solana to Light

PDA Accounts

Light PDA (New)

Compressed PDA

AI Native Development

AI Prompts

Resources

Learn Core Concepts

Security Audits