Sablier Product Selection

Overview

Sablier offers three products for onchain token distribution. This skill helps choose the right one for a given use case, then routes to the appropriate creation skill.

Product	Purpose	Chains
Lockup	Vesting with a fixed schedule — tokens locked upfront	EVM + Solana
Flow	Open-ended streaming — adjustable rate, no upfront deposit	EVM only
Airdrops	Merkle-tree distribution to many recipients	EVM + Solana

Creation skills:

• Lockup/vesting streams → sablier-create-vesting
• Flow/open-ended streams → sablier-create-open-ended-stream
• Airdrops → sablier-create-airdrop

Decision Tree

Follow this tree from top to bottom. Each question narrows down the recommended product and chain.

Q1: What kind of token distribution do you need?
├─ Vesting (fixed schedule, tokens locked upfront) ──► Q2
├─ Airdrop (distribute to many recipients) ──► see `sablier-create-airdrop` skill
└─ Payroll / ongoing payments ──► Q6

Q2: Do you need a custom unlock curve (exponential, logarithmic, etc.)?
├─ Yes ──► Q3
└─ No ──► Q5

Q3: Must you use Solana?
├─ Yes ──► Q4
└─ No ──► ✅ LD (Dynamic) on EVM — see `sablier-create-vesting`

Q4: Can the curve be approximated with discrete unlock steps?
├─ Yes ──► ✅ LT (Tranched) on Solana — see `sablier-create-vesting`
└─ No ──► Custom curves are not available on Solana. LL (Linear) is the closest alternative.
   see `sablier-create-vesting`

Q5: Do tokens unlock continuously or at discrete intervals?
├─ Continuously (with optional cliff and/or start unlock) ──► ✅ LL (Linear) on EVM or Solana
│  see `sablier-create-vesting`
└─ At discrete intervals (monthly, quarterly, milestones) ──► ✅ LT (Tranched) on EVM or Solana
   see `sablier-create-vesting`

Q6: Must you use Solana?
├─ Yes ──► Q10
└─ No ──► Q7

Q7: Is the payment open-ended (no fixed end date)?
├─ Yes ──► ✅ Flow on EVM — see `sablier-create-open-ended-stream`
└─ No ──► Q8

Q8: Do you need to adjust the payment rate over time?
├─ Yes ──► ✅ Flow on EVM — see `sablier-create-open-ended-stream`
└─ No ──► Q9

Q9: Do you want periodic payouts (e.g., monthly salary tranches)?
├─ Yes ──► ✅ LT (Tranched) on EVM — see `sablier-create-vesting`
└─ No (continuous streaming) ──► ✅ Flow on EVM — see `sablier-create-open-ended-stream`

Q10: Do you want periodic payouts (e.g., monthly salary tranches)?
├─ Yes ──► ✅ LT (Tranched) on Solana — see `sablier-create-vesting`
└─ No (continuous streaming) ──► ✅ LL (Linear) on Solana — see `sablier-create-vesting`

Quick Reference

Use Case	Recommended	Chain	Creation Skill
Vesting with cliff	LL	EVM + Solana	sablier-create-vesting
Simple linear vesting	LL	EVM + Solana	sablier-create-vesting
Quarterly/monthly unlocks	LT	EVM + Solana	sablier-create-vesting
Milestone-based unlocks	LT	EVM + Solana	sablier-create-vesting
Custom unlock curve	LD	EVM only	sablier-create-vesting
Open-ended payroll	Flow	EVM only	sablier-create-open-ended-stream
Adjustable-rate payroll	Flow	EVM only	sablier-create-open-ended-stream
Continuous payroll (EVM)	Flow	EVM only	sablier-create-open-ended-stream
Payroll with monthly tranches	LT	EVM + Solana	sablier-create-vesting
Continuous payroll (Solana)	LL	Solana	sablier-create-vesting
Airdrop to many recipients	Merkle	EVM + Solana	sablier-create-airdrop

Product Comparison

Lockup — Vesting Streams

Tokens are locked upfront and released over time according to a fixed schedule. Three stream shapes:

• Linear (LL) — Constant unlock rate with optional start unlock and cliff. EVM + Solana.
• Dynamic (LD) — Custom curve via configurable segments with exponents. EVM only.
• Tranched (LT) — Discrete unlocks at specific timestamps. EVM + Solana.

All Lockup positions are represented as NFTs (ERC-721 on EVM, MPL Core on Solana).

Flow — Payment Streams

Open-ended streaming with no fixed end date. Key features:

• Adjustable rate in real time without recreating the stream
• Pause and resume support
• No upfront deposit required — sender tops up as needed
• EVM only

Airdrops — Merkle Distribution

Merkle-tree based distribution for large recipient sets:

• Gas-optimized claiming — recipients pay their own claim gas
• Optional vesting — tokens can stream after claim
• Clawback support for unclaimed allocations
• EVM + Solana

Resources

• Sablier Documentation