light- prefix.
Rust Crates
light-sdk— For Anchor and native programs. Includes CPI utilities, compressed account abstractions similar to anchor Account, and metadata structs for CPIs to the Light System program.light-sdk-pinocchio— For Pinocchio programs. Pinocchio-optimized SDK with compressed account abstractions and CPI utilities.
Light Programs Overview
Your custom program invokes the Light system program via Cross-Program Invocation (CPI) to leverage ZK Compression.
| Program | Description |
|---|---|
| light-system-program | Enforces compressed account layout, ownership checks, and validity proof verification. Used to create/write compressed accounts and PDAs. |
| light-compressed-token | SPL-compatible compressed token implementation with arbitrary compression/decompression support. |
| account-compression | State and address tree implementation used by the Light System program. Clients and custom programs do not interact with the Account Compression Program — this is handled under the hood. |
Version Requirements
These are the required version for program development.- Rust: 1.86.0 or later
- Solana CLI: 2.2.15
- Anchor CLI: 0.31.1
- Zk compression CLI: 0.27.0 or later
- Node.js: 23.5.0 or later
Install the Solana CLI and Anchor with one command
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