otter-sec

    otter-sec/anchor

    ⚓ Solana Program Framework

    blockchain
    rust
    smart-contracts
    solana
    Rust
    Apache-2.0
    5.2K stars
    2.0K forks
    5.2K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 2, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 5 days ago, with 379 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #88 in the weekly ranking the week of Nov 2, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a Rust-based framework and developer tools for building Solana blockchain programs and smart contracts.
    • Simplifies Solana program development with an embedded DSL, IDL generation, and TypeScript client integration for seamless client-server interaction.
    • Use for developing secure, type-safe Solana smart contracts with Rust leveraging built-in primitives and workspace management.
    • Use for generating TypeScript clients automatically from IDL to interact with Solana programs in web or Node.js applications.
    • Use for managing and deploying complete Solana applications using the provided CLI and workspace tooling for streamlined development.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

    Watch-outs

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    From the README

    Anchor is a framework providing several convenient developer tools for writing Solana programs (sometimes called 'smart contracts').

    Anchor is the most popular framework for Solana programs.

    For a quickstart guide and in depth tutorials, see the Anchor book and the Anchor documentation.

    To jump straight to examples, go here. For the latest Rust and TypeScript API documentation, see docs.rs and the typedoc.

    Excerpt from the otter-sec/anchor README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    2.0K+55

    Open issues

    73-64

    Compared with peers in Blockchain

    Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 1, by 7-day star growth

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    Category median16.8K—60—

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