Drift Protocol Integration

Manage Drift user accounts, vaults, and trading on Solana

Integrate with Drift Protocol for managing user accounts, vaults, perpetual trading, and deposits/withdrawals. This implementation provides comprehensive functionality for interacting with Drift’s spot and perpetual markets.

Core Features

1. Account Management

   • User account creation
   • Vault management
   • Deposits and withdrawals
   • Account information

2. Trading Features

   • Perpetual trading
   • Market/limit orders
   • Position management
   • Vault delegation

Account Creation

// Create user account with initial deposit
const account = await agent.methods.createDriftUserAccount(
  100, // amount
  "USDC" // symbol
);

// Create vault
const vault = await agent.methods.createDriftVault({
  name: "MyVault",
  marketName: "USDC-SPOT",
  redeemPeriod: 1,
  maxTokens: 1000,
  minDepositAmount: 100,
  managementFee: 2,
  profitShare: 20
});

Account Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
amount	number	Yes	Initial deposit amount
symbol	string	Yes	Token symbol (e.g., “USDC”)

Vault Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
name	string	Yes	Unique vault name
marketName	string	Yes	Market in TOKEN-SPOT format
redeemPeriod	number	Yes	Days until redemption
maxTokens	number	Yes	Maximum vault capacity
minDepositAmount	number	Yes	Minimum deposit
managementFee	number	Yes	Management fee percentage
profitShare	number	Yes	Profit share percentage
hurdleRate	number	No	Optional hurdle rate
permissioned	boolean	No	Whether vault uses whitelist

Trading Operations

// Place perpetual trade
const trade = await agent.methods.tradeUsingDriftPerpAccount(
  1000, // amount in USD
  "SOL", // symbol
  "long", // direction
  "market" // order type
);

// Place limit order
const limitOrder = await agent.methods.tradeUsingDriftPerpAccount(
  1000,
  "SOL",
  "long",
  "limit",
  50 // price
);

// Trade using vault
const vaultTrade = await agent.methods.tradeUsingDelegatedDriftVault(
  "vault-address",
  1000,
  "SOL",
  "long",
  "market"
);

Trading Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
amount	number	Yes	Trade amount in USD
symbol	string	Yes	Token symbol
action	string	Yes	”long” or “short”
type	string	Yes	”market” or “limit”
price	number	No	Required for limit orders

Deposits and Withdrawals

// Deposit to user account
const deposit = await agent.methods.depositToDriftUserAccount(
  100,
  "USDC",
  false // isRepay
);

// Deposit to vault
const vaultDeposit = await agent.methods.depositIntoDriftVault(
  100,
  "vault-address"
);

// Request vault withdrawal
const withdrawal = await agent.methods.requestWithdrawalFromDriftVault(
  50,
  "vault-address"
);

// Execute withdrawal after period
const execute = await agent.methods.withdrawFromDriftVault(
  "vault-address"
);

Deposit Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
amount	number	Yes	Amount to deposit
symbol	string	Yes	Token symbol
isRepay	boolean	No	Whether deposit is loan repayment

Example Prompts

Natural Language Prompts

"Create a new Drift account with 1000 USDC"

"Open a long position in SOL perps"

"Create a trading vault with 2% fees"

"Deposit 100 USDC to my account"

"Get my account positions and balances"

"Create a limit order for SOL at $50"

"Withdraw from my vault"

LangChain Tool Prompts

Create Account

{
  "amount": 1000,
  "symbol": "USDC"
}

Trade Perpetuals

{
  "amount": 1000,
  "symbol": "SOL",
  "action": "long",
  "type": "market"
}

Implementation Details

Market Structure

interface MarketParams {
  marketIndex: number;
  marketType: MarketType;
  baseAssetSymbol: string;
  marketPrice: number;
}

Vault Structure

interface VaultConfig {
  name: string;
  redeemPeriod: number;
  maxTokens: number;
  minDepositAmount: number;
  managementFee: number;
  profitShare: number;
}

Error Handling

try {
  const tx = await agent.methods.tradeUsingDriftPerpAccount(...);
} catch (error) {
  if (error.message.includes("insufficient collateral")) {
    // Handle collateral errors
  } else if (error.message.includes("price impact")) {
    // Handle slippage issues
  }
}

Best Practices

1. Account Management

   • Monitor collateral levels
   • Track positions regularly
   • Keep sufficient margin
   • Use appropriate leverage

2. Trading Operations

   • Set reasonable limits
   • Monitor price impact
   • Handle slippage
   • Track positions

3. Vault Management

   • Plan redemption periods
   • Monitor fund utilization
   • Track performance
   • Manage delegations

Common Issues

1. Trading Issues

   • Insufficient collateral
   • Price impact too high
   • Oracle price issues
   • Network congestion

2. Account Issues

   • Account not initialized
   • Insufficient funds
   • Position limits
   • Margin requirements

3. Vault Issues

   • Redemption period
   • Insufficient liquidity
   • Delegation errors
   • Permission issues

Response Format

Success Response

{
  status: "success",
  message: "Operation completed successfully",
  data: {
    signature?: string,
    account?: string,
    positions?: Position[],
    balances?: Balance[]
  }
}

Error Response

{
  status: "error",
  message: "Error description",
  code: "ERROR_CODE"
}

Related Functions

• createDriftUserAccount: Create new user account
• depositToDriftUserAccount: Deposit to account
• withdrawFromDriftAccount: Withdraw from account
• tradeUsingDriftPerpAccount: Execute trades
• getDriftVaultInfo: Get vault information
• createDriftVault: Create new vault
• depositIntoDriftVault: Deposit to vault
• withdrawFromDriftVault: Withdraw from vault

Resources

• Drift Protocol Docs
• SDK Documentation
• Perpetual Trading
• Vault Documentation