What is spool?
A launchpad on Solana where every pool pulls each swap through its own Knots. You pick knots such as anti-snipe, drag fees, auto burn and LP rewards, set their parameters and open the pool. The settings are tied when it opens, and every knot can be read before you trade.
Which knots can a pool run?
Anti-Snipe taxes and caps early buys during the launch guard. Drag Fee rises with how hard a swap pulls the price. Auto Burn burns a share of each buy. LP Rewards adds a fee on buys for the LPs that filled them. Others include Wallet Cap, Launch Window, Sandwich Guard, Storm Fee, Exit Clock, Creator Cut, Holder Pot, Biggest Catch and Arb Recapture. The docs list every knot with its parameters and limits.
How many knots fit on one line?
Eight, with at most four guards before the swap. A buy can never pay more than 35% in total, Auto Burn and LP Rewards together stay under 10%, and sell-side knots under 20%. The builder checks all of it as you go.
How does the dev buy lock work?
A creator can buy their own token inside the launch transaction. The pools' liquidity then stays locked for the term the creator sets, while the fees stay collectable. Both are shown on the token's page.
What does spool charge?
Nothing from the base LP fee: that goes to liquidity providers in full. spool takes a share of knot fees, between 20% and 50%, tied when the pool opens and shown on the pool's page.
Can I add knots to a token that already trades?
Yes. You can open spool pools for an existing SPL or Token-2022 token, each with its own knots. spool takes no authority over the token, and its pools elsewhere keep running as they are. Anti-Snipe stays off, since the token already trades.
Does spool support Token-2022?
Yes. Scan shows the extensions a token carries, such as a transfer fee or a transfer hook, before you trade. A transfer fee is a knot outside the pool, and Scan says so.
Can I use the math in my own app?
Yes. lib/spool.js is one file with the catalog, the bounds, the quote and the money map. Import it straight from this site. It signs nothing and asks for no keys.
Is there a $SPOOL token?
Yes, on Solana. Its only contract address is announced here first. Any other token calling itself $SPOOL is not spool's.
How do I know a token or link is real?
A token is its mint address, never its ticker or logo. Check the full address on this page and in Scan. spool has no airdrop and never asks for a seed phrase.