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Kora is your Solana signing infrastructure. Enable gasless transactions where users pay fees in any token—USDC, BONK, or your app's native token—or handle any transaction signing that requires a trusted signer.
Why Kora?
- Better UX: Users never need SOL
- Revenue Control: Collect fees in USDC, your token, or anything else
- Production Ready: Secure validation, rate limiting, monitoring built-in
- Easy Integration: JSON-RPC API + TypeScript SDK
- Flexible Deployment: Railway, Docker, or any cloud platform
Architecture
- Language: Rust with TypeScript SDK
- Protocol: JSON-RPC 2.0
- Signers: Solana Private Key, Turnkey, Privy, Openfort
- Authentication: API Key, HMAC, or none
- Deployment: Flexible deployment options (Docker, Railway, etc.)
Features
- Configurable validation rules and allowlists
- Full Token-2022 support with extension filtering
- Redis caching for improved performance
- Rate limiting and spend protection
- Secure key management (Turnkey, Privy, Vault, Openfort)
- HMAC and API key authentication
- Prometheus metrics and monitoring
- Enhanced fee payer protection policies
Quick Start
Install Kora:
cargo install kora-cli
Basic usage:
kora rpc [OPTIONS] # --help for full list of options
→ Full Documentation - Learn how Kora works
→ Quick Start Guide - Get Kora running locally minutes
→ Node Operator Guide - Run a paymaster
TypeScript SDK
Kora provides a simple JSON-RPC interface:
// Initialize Kora client
import { KoraClient } from '@solana/kora';
const kora = new KoraClient({ rpcUrl: 'http://localhost:8080' });
// Sign transaction as paymaster
const signed = await kora.signTransaction({ transaction });
→ API Reference
Local Development
Prerequisites
- Just (command runner)
- Rust 1.86+
- Solana CLI 2.2+
- Node.js 20+ and pnpm (for SDK)
Installation
git clone https://github.com/solana-foundation/kora.git
cd kora
just install
Build
just build
Running the Server
Basic usage:
kora rpc [OPTIONS]
Or for running with a test configuration, run:
just run
Local Testing
And run all tests:
just test
Repository Structure
kora/
├── crates/ # Rust workspace
│ ├── kora-lib/ # Core library with RPC server (signers, validation, transactions)
│ └── kora-cli/ # Command-line interface and RPC server
├── sdks/ # Client SDKs
│ └── ts/ # TypeScript SDK
├── tests/ # Integration tests
├── docs/ # Documentation
│ ├── getting-started/ # Quick start guides
│ └── operators/ # Node operator documentation
├── justfile # Build and development commands
└── kora.toml # Example configuration
Security Audit
Kora has been audited by Runtime Verification. View the audit report.
Audit status, audited-through commit, and the current unaudited delta are tracked in audits/AUDIT_STATUS.md.
Note: Kora uses the solana-keychain package which has not been audited. Use at your own risk.
Community & Support
