Codama
Framework for building standardized Solana programs with IDL generation.
Crypto and web3 npm MIT
Used in agent projects
42
0.3% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in crypto and web3
#41 of 89
by use in those projects
Downloads
46K
npm, last 7 days, codama
GitHub stars
473
last push Oct 9, 2026
How Codama is used
Codama is a dependency in 42 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.3%), #41 of 89 in crypto and web3. The most used alternative there is Solana Web3.js. Projects that use it most often also use @codama/nodes-from-anchor (92.9%), @codama/renderers-js (90.5%), Prettier (78.6%).
Often used with Codama
| @codama/nodes-from-anchor | 92.9% of Codama projects · 274.2× more than average |
|---|---|
| @codama/renderers-js | 90.5% of Codama projects · 280.2× more than average |
| Prettier | 78.6% of Codama projects · 4.5× more than average |
| Solana Kit | 73.8% of Codama projects · 42.2× more than average |
| ws | 52.4% of Codama projects · 23.2× more than average |
| TypeScript | 100.0% of Codama projects · 1.8× more than average |
| Sonner | 35.7% of Codama projects · 4.4× more than average |
| tsx | 35.7% of Codama projects · 3.6× more than average |
Install
| Package | npm install codama |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Next.js (17), Rust (15), TypeScript / JavaScript (9), Python (1) |
| Example projects | HongThaiPham/solana-pinocchio-examples, quiknode-labs/arcium-election, dwallet-labs/encrypt-pre-alpha, AlexRubik/adrena-sdk-ts, sendaifun/fraction |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Anchor npm Framework for developing Solana smart contracts with TypeScript and Rust. |
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| solders pypi Python bindings for Solana Rust tools enabling efficient blockchain interaction. |
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