Solana Agent Skills for rent-free development: compressed tokens and compressed PDAs.

Capabilities

ZK Compression lets you build scalable Solana applications with rent-free compressed token accounts and compressed PDAs.

Creation cost	Compressed	Standard Solana
Token Account	~5,000 lamports	~2,000,000 lamports
PDA (128-byte)	~5,000 lamports	~1,100,000 lamports

• Compressed token accounts are always compressed and rent-free. Any SPL or Token-2022 token can be compressed and decompressed at will. The SPL mint and interface PDA still pay rent; each holder's compressed token account does not.
• Compressed PDAs are derived like regular PDAs, but the program invokes the Light System Program (not the System Program) with a validity proof. Use them for per-user state, DePIN registrations, nullifiers, and infrequently accessed accounts.

Skills by Use Case

npx skills add Lightprotocol/skills

Find dedicated prompts for agents here.

Use case	Skill
For compressed token operations on Solana ~400x cheaper than SPL: create mints, mint, transfer, approve, burn, compress/decompress, merge, Token-2022, and token distribution	compressed-token
For program development on Solana with infrequently accessed state, such as per-user state, DePIN registrations, nullifiers, or custom compressed accounts	compressed-pda
For custom ZK Solana programs and privacy-preserving applications to prevent double spending	zk
For testing with Light Protocol programs and clients on localnet, devnet, and mainnet validation	testing
For questions about compressed accounts, Light SDK, Solana development, Claude Code features, or agent skills	ask-mcp

For additional documentation, see: zkcompression.com For examples, see: Lightprotocol/examples

Recommended Workflow

1. Clarify intent
   • Recommend plan mode, if it's not activated
   • Use AskUserQuestion to resolve blind spots
   • All questions must be resolved before execution
2. Identify references and skills
   • Match task to available skills below
   • Locate relevant documentation and examples
3. Write plan file (YAML task format)
   • Use AskUserQuestion for anything unclear — never guess or assume
   • Identify blockers: permissions, dependencies, unknowns
   • Plan must be complete before execution begins
4. Execute
   • Use Task tool with subagents for parallel research
   • Subagents load skills via Skill tool
   • Track progress with TodoWrite
5. When stuck: spawn subagent with Read, Glob, Grep, DeepWiki MCP access and load skills/ask-mcp

Installation

These skills work with any AI agent. Pick your skills to install:

npx skills add Lightprotocol/skills

Claude Code

Add the marketplace and install:

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

All skills are included. Use them by name (/compressed-token, /compressed-pda, /zk, /testing, /ask-mcp) or let Claude invoke them based on task context.

OpenClaw

Install as a plugin (all 5 skills):

openclaw plugins install ./path/to/skills

Or install individual skills from ClawHub:

clawhub install solana-rent-free-dev

The plugin manifest is defined in openclaw.plugin.json.

Cursor

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

Skills are auto-discovered based on context. Ask about compressed tokens, compressed PDAs, ZK programs, or testing and the agent uses the relevant skill automatically.

License

MIT

Acknowledgments

Built on Anthropic's Skills and the Agent Skills Specification.

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For additional documentation, see: https://www.zkcompression.com For examples, see: https://github.com/Lightprotocol/examples