Orca Whirlpools Development Guide

Orca is the most trusted DEX on Solana and Eclipse, built on a concentrated liquidity automated market maker (CLMM) called Whirlpools. This guide covers the Whirlpools SDK for building trading, liquidity provision, and pool management applications.

Overview

Orca Whirlpools provides:

• Token Swaps - Efficient token exchanges with low slippage and competitive rates
• Concentrated Liquidity - Provide liquidity within custom price ranges for higher capital efficiency
• Splash Pools - Simple full-range liquidity provision for beginners
• Position Management - Open, increase, decrease, and close liquidity positions
• Fee Harvesting - Collect trading fees and rewards from positions
• Pool Creation - Permissionless creation of new liquidity pools

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