Spawned Phantom Tutorial Guide 3: Full Integration & Setup
This guide details how to connect your Spawned token project with Phantom wallets for minting, distribution, and ongoing holder management. We cover the technical integration steps, wallet configuration, and how to maximize the 0.30% creator revenue and holder rewards. Proper setup ensures your community can easily interact with your token from launch.
Try It NowKey Benefits
The Problem
Traditional solutions are complex, time-consuming, and often require technical expertise.
The Solution
Spawned provides an AI-powered platform that makes building fast, simple, and accessible to everyone.
Verdict: Why Phantom Integration Is Essential
Phantom is the gateway to your Solana token community.
Integrating your Spawned token project with Phantom wallets is not optional—it's a core requirement for success on Solana. Phantom dominates the Solana wallet market with over 80% user adoption. Without proper Phantom integration, you exclude the majority of potential holders from your launch. The integration enables direct minting, simplifies airdrop distribution, and ensures your community can easily claim the 0.30% holder rewards built into every Spawned token. Compared to launching without wallet integration, projects with Phantom setup see 3-5x higher initial holder participation.
Step 1: Prerequisites & Initial Setup
Before connecting to Phantom, ensure your Spawned project foundation is solid.
- Complete Your Spawned Launch: Your token must be live on Spawned.com with the 0.1 SOL launch fee paid. Have your token mint address and project dashboard ready.
- Prepare Project Wallet: You need a dedicated Solana wallet for your project. We recommend creating a new wallet specifically for token management, separate from personal funds.
- Gather Assets: Prepare your token's logo (PNG, 256x256 recommended) and a brief project description. Phantom will display this information to users.
- Review Tokenomics: Confirm your token's supply and the allocation for the initial airdrop or liquidity pool. This affects how you configure distributions in Phantom.
These steps ensure a smooth integration process without interruptions.
Step 2: Connecting Your Project Wallet to Phantom
Secure connection establishes your project's control center.
This is the core technical integration. Follow these steps precisely.
- Install or Access Phantom: If you haven't already, install the Phantom browser extension or mobile app. Use your dedicated project wallet seed phrase to import it into Phantom.
- Connect to Spawned Dashboard: Navigate to your project dashboard on Spawned.com. Click 'Connect Wallet' and select Phantom from the list. Authorize the connection.
- Verify Wallet Ownership: Your dashboard should now display your connected Phantom wallet address. This proves you control the mint authority.
- Configure Mint Permissions: In your Spawned dashboard, navigate to 'Mint Settings.' Ensure your Phantom wallet is set as the sole or primary mint authority. This controls who can create new tokens.
Security Note: Never share your project wallet's private key or seed phrase. The connection via the Phantom extension is secure and does not expose sensitive data.
Step 3: Configuring Token Display in Phantom
Once connected, you must make your token visible and attractive within Phantom wallets. Phantom users can manually add any SPL token, but proper configuration encourages adoption.
First, ensure your token metadata is correct on-chain. Spawned handles this during launch, but verify the name, symbol, and decimals in your dashboard. Next, submit your token to Phantom's token list. While not mandatory, this gets your token to appear in searches within the wallet. You can do this via the Solana Token List repository.
Most importantly, instruct your community. Share a simple guide: 'How to Add [Your Token] to Phantom.' The steps for them are: Open Phantom > Click '+' to Add Token > Paste Your Token Mint Address. Providing the correct mint address is critical. This direct approach often works faster than waiting for official list inclusion.
Proper display configuration directly impacts the perception of legitimacy and ease of use, factors that influence holding behavior and the collection of the 0.30% reward on trades.
Airdrop Distribution: Manual vs. Merkle Tool
Choose the right tool for your token drop scale.
Distributing tokens to your community is a key use case. You have two primary methods via Phantom.
Manual Airdrops via Spawned Dashboard:
- Process: Upload a CSV of recipient Phantom wallet addresses and amounts in your Spawned dashboard.
- Cost: You pay the SOL transaction fees for each transfer.
- Control: Full control over timing and recipients.
- Best For: Small, targeted distributions to early supporters (under 100 addresses).
Using Merkle Distribution Tools:
- Process: Generate a Merkle root from a list of addresses/amounts. Create a claim site where users connect their Phantom wallet to claim.
- Cost: Lower cost for you (users pay their own claim transaction fee).
- Control: Less immediate, but users claim at their convenience.
- Best For: Large, public airdrops to thousands of holders. Integrates well with the AI website builder included with Spawned to host the claim page.
For most gaming or community tokens launched on Spawned, starting with a manual airdrop to core members, followed by a Merkle claim for a wider audience, is an effective strategy.
Post-Launch: Managing Holder Rewards & Data
After integration and distribution, use Phantom and Spawned tools to manage your growing community.
- Track Holder Rewards: The 0.30% reward on every trade is distributed automatically to holders. You can monitor the total distributed and per-holder amounts through your Spawned analytics dashboard. Transparency here builds trust.
- Monitor Wallet Activity: Your connected Phantom project wallet shows all inflows and outflows. Track liquidity pool deposits, CEX transfers, and other major movements.
- Engage Your Top Holders: Use the holder list from your Spawned dashboard to identify your most committed community members. Consider creating exclusive channels or rewards for them.
- Prepare for Graduation: As volume grows, plan your move from the Spawned launch pool to a full liquidity pool and eventual Token-2022 migration. This triggers the 1% perpetual fee structure. Ensure your Phantom wallet holds sufficient SOL for these upgrade transactions.
Effective management turns holders into long-term community advocates.
Troubleshooting Common Integration Issues
Quick fixes for the most frequent setup problems.
Issue: 'Wallet Not Connected' on Spawned Dashboard.
- Solution: Disconnect and reconnect Phantom. Clear your browser cache. Ensure you are on the correct Phantom network (Mainnet, not Devnet).
Issue: Token Not Appearing in Phantom After Adding.
- Solution: Verify the mint address is 100% correct. Check that the token has a non-zero supply minted to your wallet. It can take a few minutes for Phantom's cache to update.
Issue: Failed Airdrop Transactions.
- Solution: Ensure your Phantom project wallet has enough SOL for transaction fees (0.000005 SOL per airdrop, plus small rent). Check for typos in recipient addresses in your CSV.
Issue: Holder Rewards Not Visible to Community.
- Solution: Rewards accrue in the token itself. Holders need to check their token balance over time after trades occur. Educate your community that the reward is automatic but reflected as an increasing token balance.
Integrate Your Spawned Token with Phantom Today
Your token's accessibility defines its early growth. A seamless Phantom integration removes a major barrier for potential holders and unlocks the full value of Spawned's creator and holder reward model.
Ready to connect? If your token isn't live yet, start your launch on Spawned.com for 0.1 SOL. If you have a live token, log into your dashboard now and begin the Phantom connection process. The included AI website builder can help you create a tutorial page for your own community, replicating this guide.
For more on launching specific token types, see our guides on creating gaming tokens on Solana or launching on other networks.
Related Topics
Frequently Asked Questions
No, connecting your wallet to Phantom is free. You only pay the standard Solana network transaction fees for actions like minting tokens or executing airdrops. The Spawned launch itself has a 0.1 SOL fee, and the platform takes a 0.30% creator fee per trade, but wallet integration incurs no additional cost.
Yes. Phantom supports Ledger hardware wallet integration. This is a recommended security practice for your project's treasury wallet. You can connect your Ledger to the Phantom interface, then connect that secured wallet to your Spawned dashboard. This keeps mint authority and funds in cold storage.
The 0.30% holder reward is distributed automatically and programmatically with each trade. The tokens are minted directly to holders' wallets by the smart contract. There is no manual action required by you or the holder. The reward appears as a slight, continuous increase in the token balance within their Phantom wallet.
Nothing changes for the integration. Your token's mint address and the connection to holder Phantom wallets remain identical. Graduation involves moving liquidity and upgrading to the Token-2022 program, which enables the 1% perpetual fee. Phantom wallets continue to hold and display the token seamlessly before and after graduation.
You can and should integrate with multiple wallets. Phantom is the primary recommendation due to its market share, but also ensure compatibility with Solflare, Backpack, and other popular Solana wallets. The process is similar: provide the correct mint address, and users can add the token to any wallet that supports SPL tokens.
No code is required for basic integration. The process involves wallet connection and configuration through graphical interfaces (the Phantom extension and Spawned dashboard). If you want to build a custom claim site for airdrops, some web development is needed, but you can use Spawned's AI website builder to create a simple page without coding.
The core wallet connection and token display configuration can be completed in under 30 minutes. Planning your airdrop distribution and setting up a community guide may take additional time. The technical steps themselves are designed to be fast, allowing you to focus on community building.
No. Connecting via Phantom uses secure authorization methods that do not expose your private keys. You are granting the Spawned website permission to interact with your wallet for specific actions (like signing transactions), but your seed phrase remains encrypted within Phantom. Always verify you are on the official Spawned.com domain before connecting.
Ready to get started?
Join thousands of users who are already building with Spawned. Start your project today - no credit card required.