Clanker - Token Deployment

Deploy production-ready ERC20 tokens with built-in Uniswap V4 liquidity pools using the Clanker SDK.

Setup

export PRIVATE_KEY=0x...your_private_key
export BASE_RPC_URL=https://mainnet.base.org  # Optional

Commands

Deployment

/clanker deploy <name> <symbol> [options]   Deploy new token
/clanker simulate <name> <symbol> [opts]    Simulate deployment (no tx)

Post-Deployment

/clanker claim-vault <token>                Claim vested tokens
/clanker claim-rewards <token>              Claim trading fee rewards
/clanker update-metadata <token> <json>     Update token metadata
/clanker update-image <token> <ipfs://...>  Update token image

Info

/clanker info <token>                       Get token info
/clanker rewards <token>                    Check available rewards
/clanker vault <token>                      Check vested tokens

Deploy Options

--image <ipfs://...>          Token image (IPFS)
--description "..."           Token description
--twitter <handle>            Twitter/X handle
--telegram <handle>           Telegram handle
--website <url>               Website URL
--vault <percent>             Vault percentage (vesting)
--vault-lockup <days>         Vault lockup period
--vault-vesting <days>        Vault vesting duration
--dev-buy <eth>               Initial purchase amount
--market-cap <eth>            Starting market cap
--vanity                      Generate vanity address
--chain <base|eth|arb>        Target chain (default: base)

Examples

Simple Token

/clanker deploy "My Token" TKN --image ipfs://Qm... --vanity

With Vesting

/clanker deploy "Creator Token" CTK \
  --vault 10 \
  --vault-lockup 30 \
  --vault-vesting 30

With Dev Buy

/clanker deploy "Launch Token" LTK \
  --dev-buy 0.1 \
  --market-cap 5

Full Config

/clanker deploy "Community Token" CMT \
  --image ipfs://Qm... \
  --description "Community-owned token" \
  --twitter mytoken \
  --website https://mytoken.xyz \
  --vault 10 \
  --vault-lockup 7 \
  --vault-vesting 30 \
  --vanity \
  --chain base

Supported Chains

Chain	ID	Status
Base	8453	Full support
Ethereum	1	Full support
Arbitrum	42161	Full support

Token Configuration

• Supply: 100 billion (fixed)
• Max vault: 90% (min 10% to LP)
• Max extensions: 10
• Max reward recipients: 7

Fees & Protection

• Default sniper protection: 66% → 4% over 15 seconds
• Trading fees distributed to configured recipients
• 80% creator / 20% interface split by default

Best Practices

1. Test first - Use /clanker simulate before real deployment
2. Quality images - Upload to IPFS before deploying
3. Configure vesting - Lock tokens to build trust
4. Use vanity - Memorable addresses help marketing
5. Deploy on Base - Lower gas fees than mainnet