Drift Protocol SDK

Direct SDK-based trading on Drift Protocol, Solana's leading perpetual futures DEX. Bypass the gateway requirement with native SDK integration.

Quick Start

# Set credentials
export DRIFT_PRIVATE_KEY="your-solana-private-key"
export SOLANA_RPC_URL="https://api.mainnet-beta.solana.com"

# Check balance
/drift balance

# Open a position
/drift long BTC 0.1
/drift short ETH 1 2500

# Close position
/drift close BTC

Commands

Trading

Command	Description
/drift long <coin> <size> [price]	Open long position
/drift short <coin> <size> [price]	Open short position
/drift close <coin>	Close position at market
/drift closeall	Close all positions
/drift leverage <coin> <1-20>	Set leverage

Examples:

/drift long BTC 0.1           # Market buy 0.1 BTC
/drift short ETH 1 2500       # Limit sell 1 ETH at $2500
/drift leverage SOL 5         # Set SOL leverage to 5x

Orders

Command	Description
/drift orders	List open orders
/drift cancel <orderId>	Cancel order by ID
/drift cancel <coin>	Cancel all orders for coin
/drift cancelall	Cancel all orders
/drift modify <orderId> [price] [size]	Modify order

Account

Command	Description
/drift balance	Collateral, margin, health factor
/drift positions	Open positions with PnL

Configuration

# Required
export DRIFT_PRIVATE_KEY="base58_or_json_array"

# Optional
export SOLANA_RPC_URL="https://api.mainnet-beta.solana.com"
export DRY_RUN=true  # Test mode

Features

• Direct SDK - No gateway server required
• Perp & Spot - Trade both market types
• Order Types - Market, limit, post-only, IOC, FOK
• Position Management - Track unrealized PnL, entry prices
• Risk Metrics - Health factor, margin usage, liquidation prices
• Leverage Control - Set per-market leverage (1-20x)

Markets

Market	Index	Max Leverage
BTC-PERP	0	20x
ETH-PERP	1	20x
SOL-PERP	2	20x
...	...	...

Resources

• Drift Protocol
• Drift Docs
• Solana