Used in agent projects
40
0.3% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in crypto and web3
#45 of 89
by use in those projects
Downloads
753K
npm, last 7 days, solc
GitHub stars
1,508
last push Oct 7, 2026
How solc is used
solc is a dependency in 40 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.3%), #45 of 89 in crypto and web3. The most used alternative there is Solana Web3.js. Projects that use it most often also use viem (77.5%), ethers.js (47.5%), OpenZeppelin Contracts (35.0%).
Often used with solc
| viem | 77.5% of solc projects · 6.3× more than average |
|---|---|
| ethers.js | 47.5% of solc projects · 10.5× more than average |
| OpenZeppelin Contracts | 35.0% of solc projects · 26.8× more than average |
| Hardhat | 30.0% of solc projects · 17.1× more than average |
| dotenv | 40.0% of solc projects · 2.5× more than average |
| TypeScript | 72.5% of solc projects |
| ts-node | 25.0% of solc projects · 3.7× more than average |
| wagmi | 22.5% of solc projects · 4.4× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
|---|
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list solc as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install solc |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (26), Next.js (10), Python (2), PHP (1) |
| Example projects | AmbireTech/signature-validator, satorisz9/agent-p2p, daimon111/daimon, InfamousVague/Libre.academy, abja666/giwa |
Alternatives to solc
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solana Web3.js npm Official JavaScript SDK for interacting with the Solana blockchain. |
2,099 (16.5%) | 2.6M | 2,767 | MIT |
| viem npm TypeScript interface for Ethereum with type-safe interactions. |
1,566 (12.3%) | 6.5M | 3,577 | MIT |
| Solana SPL Token npm JavaScript API for interacting with Solana's SPL Token program. |
924 (7.3%) | 1.2M | 223 | Apache-2.0 |
| wagmi npm React hooks library for Ethereum interactions and wallet connections. |
650 (5.1%) | 1M | 6,759 | MIT |
| ethers.js npm Complete Ethereum library for building dapps, wallets and blockchain tools. |
574 (4.5%) | 3.6M | 8,710 | MIT |
| Solana Wallet Adapter npm React hooks and UI for connecting Solana wallets to dapps with state management. |
547 (4.3%) | 1M | 2,030 | Apache-2.0 |
| Anchor npm Framework for developing Solana smart contracts with TypeScript and Rust. |
438 (3.4%) | 851K | 5,142 | (MIT OR Apache-2.0) |
| solders pypi Python bindings for Solana Rust tools enabling efficient blockchain interaction. |
423 (3.3%) | 388K | 449 | — |