Light Protocol testing
Workflow
- Clarify intent
- Recommend plan mode, if it's not activated - Use AskUserQuestion to resolve blind spots - All questions must be resolved before execution
- Identify references and skills
- Match task to test references below - Locate relevant documentation and examples
- Write plan file (YAML task format)
- Use AskUserQuestion for anything unclear — never guess or assume - Identify blockers: permissions, dependencies, unknowns - Plan must be complete before execution begins
- Execute
- Use Task tool with subagents for parallel research - Subagents load skills via Skill tool - Track progress with TodoWrite
- When stuck: ask to spawn a read-only subagent with
Read,Glob,Grep, and DeepWiki MCP access, loadingskills/ask-mcp. Scope reads to skill references, example repos, and docs.
Routing
| Task | Reference |
|---|---|
| Start local validator | references/local.md |
| Test on devnet | references/devnet.md |
| Test Pinocchio programs | cargo test-sbf -p <program-name> (no Anchor required) |
Program addresses
These addresses are identical on devnet and mainnet.
| Program | Address |
|---|---|
| Light System | SySTEM1eSU2p4BGQfQpimFEWWSC1XDFeun3Nqzz3rT7 |
| Compressed Token | cTokenmWW8bLPjZEBAUgYy3zKxQZW6VKi7bqNFEVv3m |
| Account Compression | compr6CUsB5m2jS4Y3831ztGSTnDpnKJTKS95d64XVq |
| Light Registry | Lighton6oQpVkeewmo2mcPTQQp7kYHr4fWpAgJyEmDX |
Pre-initialized accounts
See references/accounts.md for state trees, address trees, and protocol PDAs.
See references/addresses.md for devnet-specific addresses and lookup tables.
SDK references
Security
This skill provides test patterns and configuration references only.
- Declared dependencies. Devnet testing requires
HELIUS_API_KEY(RPC provider key). Localnet testing needs no credentials. In production, load from a secrets manager. - Subagent scope. When stuck, the skill asks to spawn a read-only subagent with
Read,Glob,Grepscoped to skill references, example repos, and docs. - Install source.
npx skills add Lightprotocol/skillsfrom Lightprotocol/skills. - Audited protocol. Light Protocol smart contracts are independently audited. Reports are published at github.com/Lightprotocol/light-protocol/tree/main/audits.