> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://luminouslabs-cc5545c6-payments-docs.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Welcome to ZK Compression

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  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       |

  <Card title="Light Token Program" icon="book" color="#0066ff" href="/light-token/welcome" horizontal>
    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.
  </Card>

  ### Integration Guides

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    <Card title="Stablecoin Payments" icon="credit-card" href="/light-token/payments/overview">
      Learn how to integrate Light Token in your stablecoin payment infrastructure.
    </Card>

    <Card title="Wallets" icon="wallet" href="/light-token/wallets/overview">
      Let users display and swap light-tokens in your wallet application.
    </Card>

    <Card title="DeFi Programs" icon="cube" href="/light-token/defi/programs">
      Build rent-free AMMs and DeFi programs with light-tokens.
    </Card>

    <Card title="Data Streaming" icon="stream" href="/light-token/streaming/tokens">
      Stream token and mint events from the network in real-time.
    </Card>
  </CardGroup>

  ### Cookbook & Reference

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    <Card title="Cookbook" icon="utensils" href="/light-token/cookbook/create-mint">
      Step-by-step recipes for every token operation.
    </Card>

    <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/api-reference/overview">
      TypeScript and Rust SDKs, Anchor constraints and JSON RPC methods.
    </Card>

    <Card title="Solana to Light" icon="code-compare" href="/api-reference/solana-to-light-comparison">
      Side-by-side mapping of every Light Token instruction against its SPL/Solana equivalent.
    </Card>
  </CardGroup>

  ## PDA Accounts

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

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    <Card title="Light PDA (New)" icon="expand" href="/pda/light-pda/overview">
      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.
    </Card>

    <Card title="Compressed PDA" icon="compress" href="/pda/compressed-pdas/overview">
      Compressed PDAs are the core primitive. They let you store user, app, or other infrequently accessed state without paying rent-exemption fees at all.
    </Card>
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  ## AI Native Development

  <Tabs>
    <Tab title="Agent Skills">
      Install orchestrator agent skill or view [skill.md](https://www.zkcompression.com/skill.md):

      ```bash theme={null}
      npx skills add https://zkcompression.com
      ```

      Install or view [dedicated agent skills](/ai-tools/overview#agent-skills).

      ```
      npx skills add Lightprotocol/skills
      ```
    </Tab>

    <Tab title="MCP and DeepWiki">
      Connect AI tools to the Light Protocol repository via MCP and DeepWiki.

      <Tabs>
        <Tab title="Claude Code">
          ```bash theme={null}
          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
          ```
        </Tab>

        <Tab title="Codex">
          ```bash theme={null}
          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
          ```
        </Tab>

        <Tab title="Most Clients (Windsurf, Cursor, ...)">
          ```json theme={null}
          {
            "mcpServers": {
              "deepwiki": {
                "serverUrl": "https://mcp.deepwiki.com/sse"
              },
              "zkcompression": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote@latest", "https://www.zkcompression.com/mcp"]
              }
            }
          }
          ```
        </Tab>
      </Tabs>
    </Tab>
  </Tabs>

  <Card title="AI Prompts" icon="clipboard" href="/ai-tools/prompts">
    Copy-paste prompts for common integration tasks.
  </Card>

  ## Resources

  <CardGroup cols={2}>
    <Card title="Learn Core Concepts" icon="graduation-cap" href="/learn/overview">
      Learn about the Light Token program and ZK Compression Core.
    </Card>

    <Card title="Security Audits" icon="shield-check" href="/resources/security">
      View security audits and formal verification.
    </Card>
  </CardGroup>
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