Drift Protocol
Open-source Solana perpetual futures DEX with TypeScript and Python SDKs and a self-hosted HTTP gateway.
- Sato Score76
- ChainsSolana
Drift Protocol is an open-source venue by Drift Protocol on Solana, with last code activity on 2026-07-08 (Quiet). Latest release on 2026-07-06. Sato Score 76/100 (how open, active and verifiable it is, not a safety grade), as of 2026-10-24. How the score works →
See what else you can build on Solana →Last commit Jul 8, 2026 · Last release Jul 6, 2026 (docker-swift-v0.1.13) · ★ 408
Listed from drift.trade on 2026-06-08. Install: reproduced by Sato Hub on 2026-07-21. Evidence →
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Drift is an open-source decentralized perpetual-swaps exchange built on Solana. Its V2 protocol ships TypeScript and Python SDKs plus a self-hosted HTTP gateway, giving programmatic access to order placement, positions, and market data for bots and trading agents. The Solana programs and SDK are public on GitHub. Leverage levels and performance are not verified here.
Sato Score
76/100· HighHow open, active & verifiable — not a safety or returns grade.
- Maintenance & liveness
- 20/35
- Code transparency
- 19/20
- Interface verifiability
- 8/10
- Docs & demo
- 6/10
- Listing transparency & provenance
- 15/15
- Independent verification
- 8/10
Independently verified — listing reviewed against evidence, never self-reported.
Sato Check
v2.163.0-beta.13 · as of 2026-09-26- Does it take your key?
- Asks for a key
- Does your key leave?
- Not observed
- Can it move funds on its own?
- Unknown
A profile describes what we read and ran, with dates. It is not a safety rating, an audit or an endorsement, and "not found" is not "not there".
Evidence — listed vs checked · what the words mean
Listed from drift.trade on 2026-06-08. Install: reproduced by Sato Hub on 2026-07-21.
| Claim | Value | Evidence | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chains supported | Solana | self-reported | docs.drift.trade | as of 2026-10-24 |
| Verification status | Verifiedreview date and evidence link not recorded on this listing | ✓ reviewed | — | not dated |
| Recent activity | last release 2026-07-06 · last commit 2026-07-08 | observed | github.com/drift-labs/protocol-v2 | 2026-10-24 |
| Install works | reproduced — install and entry both completedshows the install path works as written; not a statement about runtime behaviour | ✓ reproduced | github.com/drift-labs/protocol-v2 | 2026-07-21 |
| Website answers | answered (HTTP 301) | observed | drift.trade | 2026-10-24 |
| Daily check record | 53 of 53 daily checks since 2026-09-01 succeededa success rate of our checks, not uptime; the source is this listing's own history | observed | — | 2026-10-23 |
| Takes your key | asks for a private key or seed phrase | declared | satohub.ai | as of 2026-09-26 |
| Key leaves the machine | not observed during install and start-uplater or triggered code paths are not covered | observed | satohub.ai | 2026-09-26 |
| Moves funds on its own | unknown — could not read what it exposes | traced | satohub.ai | 2026-09-26 |
| Built by | Drift Protocolconfidence 0.60 | self-reported | github.com/drift-labs/protocol-v2 | as of 2026-06-25 |
| Deploys as | Self-hosted, Dockerconfidence 0.75 | self-reported | github.com/drift-labs/protocol-v2 | as of 2026-06-25 |
| Works with | Solana, Jupiter, TypeScript SDK, Python SDK, Anchor, Data APIconfidence 0.85 | self-reported | docs.drift.trade | as of 2026-06-25 |
| Sato Score | 76/100 (High)how open, active and verifiable — not a safety or quality grade | computed | satohub.ai | 2026-10-24 |
Self-reported rows are the project’s own words, dated when we recorded them — not a check. Only reproduced and reviewed rows carry a mark. None of these rows is a safety or quality rating.
Install — reproduced in a container Jul 21, 2026
Runtime: node
npm install @drift-labs/sdk
import { DriftClient } from '@drift-labs/sdk'You supply: A funded Solana keypair (private key) with USDC deposited into a Drift subaccount to trade; read-only queries need only an RPC connection
Read from the project’s own docs as of 2026-07-21. What a deploy spec is →
Observed record — 91 daily checks since 2026-07-26
- Succeeded
- 90
- Failed
- 1
- Their error
- 0
- Unattributed
- 1
State changed on 2026-08-09 (responding → unclear), 2026-08-10 (unclear → responding).
This is the share of our daily checks that succeeded — not an availability guarantee. A check can fail because the host was down, because our runner timed out, or because the network in between dropped it, and only the first of those is a fact about this project. Failures are split by what we can attribute; anything we cannot attribute is counted, not hidden. 37 of these checks predate 2026-09-01, when the probe counted a bot-block (HTTP 403) as a failure and recorded no reason for any failure. The rate above leaves those checks out; the counts include them.
Last 30 days — to 2026-10-24, one point per UTC day
A gap is a day we have no attributable observation — never a zero. Thirty points is the whole shape the free layer carries; the daily rows behind it stay in the snapshot series.
Details
- Chains
- Solana
- Agent types
- Trading Venue, Perps DEX
- Open source
- Yes
- Pricing
- Trading fees (maker/taker tiered)
- Deploys as
- Self-hosted, Docker
- Works with
- Solana, Jupiter, TypeScript SDK, Python SDK, Anchor, Data API
- Last checked
- 2026-10-24
Marketplace Signals
No marketplace signals recorded for this resource yet.
Verification status reflects evidence reviewed by Sato Hub. Self-reported claims are never presented as verified.
Where Drift Protocol fits
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Recent Activity
All news →Releases and posts from Drift Protocol, pulled from its GitHub and X.
protocol-v2 docker-swift-v0.1.13: Merge pull request #209 from velocity-exchange/fix/swift-sim-fee-payer
fix(swift): use gas-station fee payer for RPC order sim
protocol-v2 v2.162.0
v2.162.0
protocol-v2 What's Changed
What's Changed Ensure error code order stays consistent by @0xahzam in #2157 chore(sdk): bump @triton-one/yellowstone-grpc to 5.0.5 by @LukasDeco in #2159 chester/add isolated deposits by @ChesterSim in #2158 add BP-PERP config by @lowkeynicc in #2166 fix: hot wallet allowed to init perp/spot market by @lowkeynicc in #2168 update IF withdrawal recipient wallet by @lowkeynicc in #2161 v2.161.0 by @
Listing History
Recorded changes to Drift Protocol's listing — status, verification, Sato Score, and recent releases. Full history is kept in the listing record.
- Jul 27, 2026Sato Hub began tracking this listing
- Jul 21, 2026Verified: deploy spec
- Jun 25, 2026Enriched: creator name, deployment options, marketplace notes
- Jun 25, 2026Auto-enriched: supported integrations, has pricing
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Questions people ask about Drift Protocol
- Is Drift Protocol open source?
- Yes. Drift Protocol is open source under the Apache-2.0 license; the repository is https://github.com/drift-labs/protocol-v2. Checked as of 2026-10-24.
- Which chains does Drift Protocol support?
- Drift Protocol lists support for Solana as of 2026-10-24.
- Is Drift Protocol still maintained?
- The most recent code activity Sato Hub observed was on 2026-07-08 (last commit 2026-07-08, last release 2026-07-06), which Sato Hub labels "Quiet". Posts on X are not counted as maintenance. Activity is a recency signal, not a quality judgment.
- How do I install or run Drift Protocol?
- node. Install: npm install @drift-labs/sdk. Entry: import { DriftClient } from '@drift-labs/sdk'. Sato Hub reproduced this install in a container on 2026-07-21.
- Is Drift Protocol verified on Sato Hub?
- Sato Hub holds one earned check for Drift Protocol: Independently verified — listing reviewed against evidence, never self-reported. Its Sato Score is 76 of 100, a measure of how open, active and verifiable the project is, not a safety, quality or returns grade.
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