1. Pump.fun, Solana and why bots dominate launches
Pump.fun is the zero-friction meme coin launchpad on Solana: anyone clicks a few buttons, deploys a token on a bonding curve and instantly has a tradable memecoin. Fees are low, and tens of millions of tokens have been created through the platform.
But that also means:
- You’re competing against thousands of other launches every day.
- Trending tabs and homepage slots are dominated by bots.
- Human traders often only click what looks active, liquid and “alive”.
That’s why an entire cottage industry of Pump.fun bots emerged: sniper bots, copy-trading bots, volume bots, micro-bump bots and full-blown market making bots that turn a random ticker into what looks like an active micro-market.
2. Types of Pump.fun bots on Solana
Not all “Pump.fun bots” do the same thing. The meta roughly splits into:
A. Sniper bots
These bots listen to the Pump.fun program and snipe new launches as soon as they hit the chain – often within a single block. They:
- Decode new token mints and bonding curves from Pump.fun IDL.
- Filter by creator, name or minimum liquidity.
- Auto-buy early and optionally auto-sell after a quick pump.
B. Volume & micro-bump bots
These are the bots creators talk about when they say: “we use a Pump.fun volume bot to hit trending.” They:
- Run small buys from multiple wallets (bundled or staggered).
- Trigger micro-bumps to stay visible on the Pump.fun feed.
- Focus on trade count and SOL turnover, not deep liquidity.
C. Comment / FOMO / social bots
These don’t manage liquidity at all; they:
- Auto-post comments and messages under your token.
- Spam Telegram / X feed with buys.
- Try to create FOMO around visible on-chain activity.
D. Market making bots (what we care about)
A Pump.fun market making bot goes beyond sniping or micro-bumps. It:
- Provides continuous two-sided buy/sell flow on the bonding curve.
- Targets a price band and inventory ratio.
- Bridges into Raydium / Jupiter routing once the coin graduates.
The rest of this guide focuses on this last category – how to design a Pump.fun MM bot that supports your token instead of just spraying fake volume.
3. What a Pump.fun market making bot should actually do
A proper Pump.fun MM bot is not just “press volume”. It’s a targeted engine that helps your token survive the first hours and then transition into a longer life on Raydium or other Solana DEXes.
Launch-phase objectives
- Provide initial buy support so the curve doesn’t instantly die.
- Keep the bonding curve moving with controlled micro-pumps.
- Help push the token into Pump.fun trending lists with realistic trade patterns.
Post-launch objectives
- Maintain a healthy looking chart instead of a straight rug pattern.
- Prepare for Raydium/AMM migration once pool is created.
- Switch to DEX market making via something like Jupiter routing.
If you’re thinking beyond one-shot rugs, this is the design space you care about: real liquidity and price support during the Pump.fun phase, then a smooth hand-off into a Solana DEX market making stack (for example via a dashboard like Solana MM Pro).
4. Architecture of a Pump.fun MM bot on Solana
At a high level, every Pump.fun MM bot is just a Solana trading engine wired to the Pump.fun contracts. Open-source examples show Python or TypeScript bots that:
- Listen to the Pump.fun program for your token.
- Compute bonding curve price, liquidity and progress.
- Construct local buy / sell transactions with specific SOL sizes.
- Use priority fees / Jito to get fast inclusion in blocks.
Key components
- Listener – monitors Pump.fun program + your token mint.
- Strategy engine – decides when/what to buy/sell, and how much.
- Wallet manager – handles one or multiple MM wallets (per token/client).
- Risk layer – caps daily notional, per-trade size and curve exposure.
Non-custodial design
The safer way to run this is non-custodial:
- Each project gets its own Solana MM wallet.
- You fund that wallet from your own Phantom/treasury – not from some “bot service”.
- The bot (or console like MM Pro) only has the key for that MM wallet.
That’s the same pattern used by professional Solana MM dashboards: per-client wallets, clearly separated risk and no pooled user funds.
5. Concrete Pump.fun MM settings that actually make sense
Here’s a practical, no-BS way to think about Pump.fun MM parameters for a new Solana meme coin. These are not magic numbers – just a sane starting template.
Funding & exposure
- MM wallet funding: e.g. 10–30 SOL for the launch phase.
- Max curve exposure: cap the total SOL allocated to Pump.fun (e.g. 50–70% of the MM wallet).
- Max daily notional: hard cap on how much notional the bot can push in 24h (e.g. 3–5x wallet SOL).
Trade sizing & tempo
- Trade size: 0.02–0.3 SOL per micro-trade, randomized.
- Frequency: more aggressive in the first 10–20 minutes, then decay.
- Directional bias: more buys early, balanced or net-sell later as organic flow comes in.
Trending behavior
If your goal is to hit Pump.fun trending at least once:
- Focus on consistent micro-buys instead of one huge candle.
- Use multiple MM-controlled wallets to distribute flow.
- Pair the MM bot with a small comment/FOMO bot and real community pushes.
Exit & migration rules
- Define when the Pump.fun MM bot stops (e.g. curve progress, SOL spent, time elapsed).
- Plan the Raydium / AMM migration before launch – not during chaos.
- Switch your strategy to a DEX MM bot using Jupiter & Raydium once the pool is live.
A console like MM Pro can run your Pump.fun phase with “pump-only” router first, then automatically pivot to Jupiter v6 routing once you’re sitting on a Raydium pair.
6. Risks, rugs & ethics around Pump.fun bots
Pump.fun has become notorious for both viral wins and
Add bots into that mix and you get a spectrum that ranges from:
- Legitimate launch support – modest liquidity, smoother price discovery.
- Gray-area volume boosting – trying to hit trending with aggressive bots.
- Full scam orchestration – botted hype, cross-wallet rugs, instant dumps.
If you want to play in this ecosystem and still sleep at night:
- Run non-custodial MM wallets that you control, not some shared “bot pool”.
- Set hard limits on notional, curve exposure and bot activity.
- Publish clear disclosures if you’re using automated market making for your token.
- Avoid obviously fraudulent patterns (instant rugs, 100% wash volume, fake team claims).
7. Practical Pump.fun MM bot playbook for new Solana tokens
Here’s a simple, high-level playbook you can adapt if you’re serious about giving your Pump.fun launch a real shot instead of just a one-block meme:
- Before launch: design tokenomics, messaging and visuals; decide exactly how much SOL you are willing to dedicate to market making and never exceed that.
- Fund MM wallet: create a dedicated MM wallet and load it with SOL + some of your own token.
- Configure Pump.fun MM strategy: set trade sizes, daily notional caps, price band, bias towards buys early and balanced later.
- Launch on Pump.fun: deploy the token, start the MM bot with a slightly more aggressive profile for the first 10–20 minutes.
- Push social: coordinate Twitter / Telegram / comment bots with real community presence, not just emptiness behind on-chain numbers.
- Monitor metrics: keep an eye on SOL spend, volume, curve progress and interest.
- Transition to Raydium: once your pair justifies it, migrate a portion of liquidity, then switch strategy from pure Pump.fun to Jupiter/Raydium routing.
If you want a deeper understanding of how this ties into broader Solana MM infra, read: How Solana Volume Bots Work and the full Solana Market Making Bot Guide.
8. From Pump.fun-focused MM bots to a full Solana MM stack
A Pump.fun market making bot is just the first layer of a serious Solana liquidity strategy. Once your token graduates from the curve:
- Liquidity shifts from the bonding curve into Raydium / other AMMs.
- Traders find you via DexScreener, Birdeye and aggregators like Jupiter.
- You need a DEX market making engine – not just Pump.fun micro-bumps.
That’s where a non-custodial console like Solana MM Pro fits:
- Per-client MM wallets for each Pump.fun / Raydium token.
- Router options: Pump-only during launch, then auto/Jupiter after pool migration.
- Unified charts for equity, volume and fee PnL across all your meme coins.
Start with a clean Pump.fun MM bot, then progressively wire your token into the rest of the Solana DeFi stack instead of living and dying on a single bonding curve.