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Testing Philosophy

Test with small amounts on mainnet. Solana devnet/testnet tokens have no value and often have different behavior than mainnet.

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Safe Testing Practices

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1. Start Small

Test with minimal amounts:
  • 0.001 SOL for transfers (~$0.20)
  • $1-5 worth of tokens for swaps
  • Use common tokens (USDC, USDT) for reliability

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2. Transaction Costs

Solana transactions are cheap (~$0.00025 per transaction), making mainnet testing affordable.

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3. Progressive Testing

1. Check wallet connection
2. Test SOL transfers
3. Test SPL token transfers  
4. Test small swaps
5. Test larger operations

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Testing Checklist

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Environment Setup

# Use a dedicated test wallet
SOLANA_PRIVATE_KEY=test_wallet_private_key

# Optional - Use premium RPC for reliability
SOLANA_RPC_URL=https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=YOUR_KEY

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Basic Tests

  1. Wallet Connection 
    User: What's my wallet address?
Agent: [Should show your Solana address]
  2. Balance Check 
    User: What's my balance?
Agent: [Should show SOL balance and token holdings]
  3. Small SOL Transfer 
    User: Send 0.001 SOL to [another address]
Agent: [Should execute the transfer]
  4. Token Transfer 
    User: Send 1 USDC to [test address]
Agent: [Should handle SPL token transfer]

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Swap Testing

Test swaps with small amounts: 
User: Swap 0.1 SOL for USDC
Agent: [Should execute via Jupiter]

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Portfolio Tracking

User: What's my portfolio worth?
Agent: [Should show total USD value and token breakdown]

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Monitoring Results

  1. Transaction Verification
    • Check on Solscan.io or Solana Explorer
    • Verify transaction succeeded
    • Confirm balance changes
  2. Common Token Addresses
    • USDC: EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v
    • USDT: Es9vMFrzaCERmJfrF4H2FYD4KCoNkY11McCe8BenwNYB
    • Use these for testing as they’re widely supported

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Common Issues

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”Insufficient SOL for fees”

  • Need ~0.001 SOL for transaction fees
  • Keep some SOL for rent and fees

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”Token account doesn’t exist”

  • First transfer to a new token creates the account
  • Costs ~0.002 SOL for account creation

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”Slippage tolerance exceeded”

  • Increase slippage for volatile tokens
  • Try smaller amounts

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Production Readiness

Before production use:
  1. Test all operations you plan to use
  2. Verify error handling
  3. Test with your expected token types
  4. Monitor transaction success rates
  5. Set appropriate slippage (1-3% typical)
  6. Ensure adequate SOL for fees