Thanks for checking out my project - Madeonsol.

I built a Solana ecosystem directory because I kept losing money to dead tools

Hey PH 👋

I've been trading on Solana for a while now, and one thing always frustrated me — there was no reliable way to check if a tool was actually legit before using it.

I'd find a trading bot through Twitter, use it for a week, then discover the project was abandoned. Or I'd deposit funds into a DeFi protocol only to realize their GitHub hadn't been updated in 6 months. Crypto moves fast, and tools die quietly.

So I built Made on Sol (madeonsol.com) — a curated directory of every tool in the Solana ecosystem with automated health monitoring.

Here's what makes it different from a typical directory:

• Every listed tool gets monitored for uptime, SSL status, on-chain activity, and GitHub commits

• Health scores tell you at a glance if a project is alive, declining, or dead

• Honest reviews written from actual experience, not paid promos

• Side-by-side comparison pages (e.g. Phantom vs Solflare)

• A blog with in-depth guides on trading safely, avoiding scams, and using specific tools

The tech stack is Next.js, Supabase, and a monitoring system that checks every tool daily and sends me Telegram alerts when something goes down.

Some things I learned building this:

1. Start small. I originally planned to launch with 500 tool listings. Ended up launching with a curated set and adding more each week. Quality > quantity for SEO and trust.

2. Content is the real product. The directory pages are useful, but the blog posts (guides on MEV protection, rug pulls, trading tutorials) are what actually drive organic traffic.

3. Monitoring data is a moat. Nobody else shows whether Solana tools are actually online and maintained. This unique data is what makes the directory worth bookmarking vs a simple list.

Still early days — adding new tools weekly, publishing guides, and building out a feature called Deployer Hunter that tracks Pump.fun token deployers with proven track records.

Would love to hear feedback from the PH community. What would make you actually use a tool directory regularly? What's missing?

madeonsol.com