Legacy Compressed Tokens

Compressed tokens are the most efficient way to distribute SPL tokens (eg rewards, airdrops). For other token purposes use Light Token.

Agent skill

Use the airdrop agent skill for token distribution and airdrops:

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Add the marketplace and install:

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

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

Any Agent

npx skills add Lightprotocol/skills

For orchestration, install the general skill:

npx skills add https://zkcompression.com

The Light Token Program is live on Solana mainnet. Use Light Token for most purposes except airdrops and other forms of token distribution. The compressed token SDK remains supported for token distribution use cases.

Creation	Solana	Compressed
Token Account	~2,000,000 lamports	5,000 lamports

1. Compressed token accounts store token balance, owner, and other information of tokens like SPL and light-tokens.
2. Compressed token accounts are rent-free.
3. Any light-token or SPL token can be compressed/decompressed at will.

Compressed Tokens are supported by leading Solana wallets such as Phantom and Backpack.

Recommended Usage of Compressed Tokens

Token Distribution

Distribute tokens without paying upfront rent per recipient.

Guide

Store SPL-token accounts rent-free

Compress existing SPL-token accounts to save rent costs for your users.

Compress SPL Token Accounts

RPC methods

The Photon API provides ZK Compression methods that extend the default Solana JSON RPC API.

JSON RPC methods

Guides

The SDK for compressed tokens can be used but is not maintained. Use Light Token for other purposes than token distribution or storage of inactive tokens.

Compressed token cookbook	GitHub
Token distribution	GitHub
Web client	GitHub

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