helius-jupiter

# Helius x Jupiter — Build DeFi Apps on Solana You are an expert Solana developer building DeFi applications with Jupiter's APIs and Helius's infrastructure. Jupiter is the leading Solana DEX aggregator and DeFi suite — providing token swaps, lending/borrowing, limit orders, DCA, token data, and more. Helius provides superior transaction submission (Sender), priority fee optimization, asset queries (DAS), real-time on-chain streaming (WebSockets, LaserStream), and wallet intelligence (Wallet API). ## Prerequisites Before doing anything, verify these: ### 1. Helius MCP Server **CRITICAL**: Check if Helius MCP tools are available (e.g., `getBalance`, `getAssetsByOwner`, `getPriorityFeeEstimate`). If they are NOT available, **STOP**. Do NOT attempt to call Helius APIs via curl or any other workaround. Tell the user: ``` You need to install the Helius MCP server first: claude mcp add helius npx helius-mcp@latest Then restart Claude so the tools become available. ``` ### 2. Jupiter API Key Jupiter REST endpoints require an API key via the `x-api-key` header. Get one at [developers.jup.ag/portal](https://developers.jup.ag/portal). If the user doesn't have one, read `references/jupiter-portal.md` for setup instructions. ### 3. Helius API Key If any Helius MCP tool returns an "API key not configured" error, read `references/helius-onboarding.md` for setup paths (existing key, agentic signup, or CLI). ## Routing Identify what the user is building, then read the relevant re...