gill

A higher-level TypeScript layer bundling @solana/kit patterns for common flows.

Recipe

npm install gill @solana/kit@7.0.0

import { createSolanaClient } from "gill";

When to reach for this:

• Bootstrapping apps quickly atop kit 7.0.0.
• Standard RPC + transaction flows without boilerplate.
• create-solana-dapp style projects.

Working Example

import { createSolanaClient } from "gill";
import { address } from "@solana/kit";
 
const { rpc, sendAndConfirmTransaction } = createSolanaClient({
  urlOrMoniker: "devnet",
});
 
const balance = await rpc.getBalance(address("PUBKEY")).send();

What this demonstrates:

• createSolanaClient wires RPC and common send helpers.
• Moniker shortcuts (devnet, mainnet) reduce env typos.
• Underlying types remain kit-native for escape hatches.

Deep Dive

How It Works

• gill re-exports and composes kit primitives.
• Ships helpers for frequent program interactions.
• Not a replacement for understanding kit messages.
• Version compatibility tracks kit majors.

Gotchas

• Treating gill as black box - hard to debug txs. Fix: learn kit pipeline.
• Importing all of gill - bundle size. Fix: narrow imports if package supports subpaths.
• Moniker in production - ambiguous endpoints. Fix: explicit provider URLs on mainnet.
• Skipping simulation - gill send helpers still need preflight discipline.
• Assuming gill includes Codama output - generate program clients separately.

Alternatives

FAQs

Related

• @solana/kit Basics - fundamentals
• Codama - program-specific clients
• @solana/kit, Codama & gill - comparison

Stack versions: This page was written for Agave 4.1.1, Solana CLI 3.0.10, Anchor 0.32.1, anchor-lang 0.32.1, Rust 1.91.1, @solana/kit 7.0.0, Surfpool 0.12.0, and LiteSVM 0.6.x.