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Deploy fungible tokens on Solana with Metaplex metadata support. This guide covers token deployment with customizable parameters including name, symbol, decimals, and initial supply.

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Usage

const result = await agent.methods.deployToken(
  "My Token",          // name
  "https://...",       // uri
  "MTK",              // symbol
  9,                  // decimals (optional)
  1000000            // initialSupply (optional)
);

console.log("Token Mint Address:", result.mint.toString());

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Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
namestringYes-The name of your token
uristringYes-Metadata URI containing token information
symbolstringYes-Trading symbol for your token
decimalsnumberNo9Number of decimal places
initialSupplynumberNoundefinedInitial amount to mint

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Example Prompts

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Natural Language Prompts

"Deploy a new token called 'Awesome Token' with symbol 'AWE'"

"Create a fungible token with 6 decimals and initial supply of 1 million"

"Deploy an SPL token named 'Gaming Credits' with metadata URI pointing to my JSON file"

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LangChain Tool Prompts

// Basic token deployment
{
  "name": "Awesome Token",
  "symbol": "AWE",
  "uri": "https://arweave.net/awesome-token.json"
}

// Token with custom decimals
{
  "name": "Gaming Credits",
  "symbol": "GCRED",
  "uri": "https://arweave.net/metadata.json",
  "decimals": 6
}

// Token with initial supply
{
  "name": "Reward Points",
  "symbol": "RWPT",
  "uri": "https://arweave.net/reward-points.json",
  "decimals": 9,
  "initialSupply": 1000000
}
The LangChain tool expects a JSON string input with these parameters. The tool will handle parsing and execute the deployment.

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Example Implementation

Here’s a complete example showing token deployment with metadata: 
import { SolanaAgentKit } from "solana-agent-kit";

async function deployGamingToken(agent: SolanaAgentKit) {
  const tokenMetadata = {
    name: "Gaming Credits",
    symbol: "GCRED",
    uri: "https://example.com/token-metadata.json",
    decimals: 6,
    initialSupply: 1_000_000
  };

  const result = await agent.methods.deployToken(
    tokenMetadata.name,
    tokenMetadata.uri,
    tokenMetadata.symbol,
    tokenMetadata.decimals,
    tokenMetadata.initialSupply
  );

  return result.mint.toString();
}

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Metadata URI Format

The metadata URI should point to a JSON file following this format: 
{
  "name": "Gaming Credits",
  "symbol": "GCRED",
  "description": "In-game currency for gaming platform",
  "image": "https://example.com/token-image.png",
  "external_url": "https://example.com",
  "attributes": []
}

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LangChain Integration

The toolkit provides a LangChain tool for token deployment: 
const deployTokenTool = new SolanaDeployTokenTool(agent);

// Tool input format:
const input = {
  name: "My Token",
  uri: "https://example.com/metadata.json",
  symbol: "MTK",
  decimals: 9,
  initialSupply: 1000000
};

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Implementation Details

  • Uses Metaplex’s UMI for token creation
  • Supports fungible token standard
  • Creates token with zero seller fee basis points
  • Optional initial supply minting to deployer’s wallet
  • Confirms transaction with ‘finalized’ commitment

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Error Handling

The function includes comprehensive error handling: 
try {
  const result = await agent.methods.deployToken(...);
} catch (error) {
  // Handle deployment failures
  console.error("Token deployment failed:", error.message);
}

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Best Practices

  1. Metadata Preparation
    • Host metadata JSON before deployment
    • Use permanent storage solutions (e.g., Arweave)
    • Include all required metadata fields
  2. Initial Supply
    • Consider token economics when setting supply
    • Account for decimal places in calculations
    • Can mint more later if needed
  3. Symbol Selection
    • Use 2-5 characters
    • Ensure uniqueness
    • Uppercase letters recommended
  4. Security Considerations
    • Secure private keys
    • Validate all input parameters
    • Use trusted RPC endpoints
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