Light Protocol - Lightprotocol

Light-Token Program (Beta)

High performance token standard for Defi and Payments.

ZK Compression

For token distribution and app state.

Features

Rent-free Accounts

Create accounts without paying upfront rent.

L1 Performance & Security

Execution and data availability on Solana.

Fully Composable

Compatible with existing programs and accounts.

Quickstart

Installations

Both primitives use the same packages and CLI.

npm
yarn
pnpm

Install packages in your working directory:

npm install @lightprotocol/stateless.js@alpha \
            @lightprotocol/compressed-token@alpha

Install the CLI globally:

npm install -g @lightprotocol/zk-compression-cli@alpha

Install packages in your working directory:

yarn add @lightprotocol/stateless.js@alpha \
         @lightprotocol/compressed-token@alpha

Install the CLI globally:

yarn global add @lightprotocol/zk-compression-cli@alpha

Install packages in your working directory:

pnpm add @lightprotocol/stateless.js@alpha \
         @lightprotocol/compressed-token@alpha

Install the CLI globally:

pnpm add -g @lightprotocol/zk-compression-cli@alpha

Get started

Mint tokens in under 3 minutes.

Toolkits

Light-Token
Compressed Tokens

Stablecoin Payments

Integrate light-token APIs with familiar SPL patterns.

Wallets

Allow users to display and swap light-tokens.

Streaming Mints

Stream mint events from the network in real-time.

Streaming Tokens

Stream token events from the network in real-time.

Cookbooks

Light-Token

Program and client guides for token mints, accounts, and transfers.

Compressed Tokens

Client guides for compressed token accounts.

Compressed PDAs

Program and client guides for PDA accounts.

SDK Reference

TypeScript

@lightprotocol/stateless.js

Client SDK for Light-Token and Compressed Accounts

@lightprotocol/compressed-token

Client for Light-Token and Compressed Tokens.

Rust

light-client

Rust client for Light-Token and ZK Compression.

light-sdk

Core SDK for on-chain programs.

light-program-test

Testing framework for programs.

Using AI in Development


MCP	Connect AI tools to the Light Protocol repository via Model Context Protocol
DeepWiki	Use Deepwiki for advanced AI assistance with your development.

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"]
    }
  }
}

Overview

Build and Scale with Light Protocol.

Light-Token Program (Beta)

ZK Compression

Features

Rent-free Accounts

L1 Performance & Security

Fully Composable

Quickstart

Installations

Get started

Mint tokens in under 3 minutes.

Toolkits

Stablecoin Payments

Wallets

Streaming Mints

Streaming Tokens

Airdrop without Claim

Airdrop with Claim

Wallets

Token-2022

Example Web Client

Example Node.js Client

Example Token Distribution Flows

Cookbooks

Light-Token

Compressed Tokens

Compressed PDAs

SDK Reference

TypeScript

@lightprotocol/stateless.js

@lightprotocol/compressed-token

Rust

light-client

light-sdk

light-program-test

Using AI in Development

AI Tools Guide

Resources

Security Audits

Light-Token Standard

ZK Compression