Sablier Product Selection

Overview

Sablier offers three products for onchain token distribution. This skill helps choose the right one for a given use case, then routes to the appropriate creation skill.

Product Purpose Chains

Lockup Vesting with a fixed schedule — tokens locked upfront EVM + Solana

Flow Open-ended streaming — adjustable rate, no upfront deposit EVM only

Airdrops Merkle-tree distribution to many recipients EVM + Solana

Creation skills:

• Lockup/vesting streams → sablier-create-vesting

• Flow/open-ended streams → sablier-create-open-ended-stream

• Airdrops → sablier-create-airdrop

Decision Tree

Follow this tree from top to bottom. Each question narrows down the recommended product and chain.

Q1: What kind of token distribution do you need? ├─ Vesting (fixed schedule, tokens locked upfront) ──► Q2 ├─ Airdrop (distribute to many recipients) ──► see sablier-create-airdrop skill └─ Payroll / ongoing payments ──► Q6

Q2: Do you need a custom unlock curve (exponential, logarithmic, etc.)? ├─ Yes ──► Q3 └─ No ──► Q5

Q3: Must you use Solana? ├─ Yes ──► Q4 └─ No ──► ✅ LD (Dynamic) on EVM — see sablier-create-vesting

Q4: Can the curve be approximated with discrete unlock steps? ├─ Yes ──► ✅ LT (Tranched) on Solana — see sablier-create-vesting └─ No ──► Custom curves are not available on Solana. LL (Linear) is the closest alternative. see sablier-create-vesting

Q5: Do tokens unlock continuously or at discrete intervals? ├─ Continuously (with optional cliff and/or start unlock) ──► ✅ LL (Linear) on EVM or Solana │ see sablier-create-vesting └─ At discrete intervals (monthly, quarterly, milestones) ──► ✅ LT (Tranched) on EVM or Solana see sablier-create-vesting

Q6: Must you use Solana? ├─ Yes ──► Q10 └─ No ──► Q7

Q7: Is the payment open-ended (no fixed end date)? ├─ Yes ──► ✅ Flow on EVM — see sablier-create-open-ended-stream └─ No ──► Q8

Q8: Do you need to adjust the payment rate over time? ├─ Yes ──► ✅ Flow on EVM — see sablier-create-open-ended-stream └─ No ──► Q9

Q9: Do you want periodic payouts (e.g., monthly salary tranches)? ├─ Yes ──► ✅ LT (Tranched) on EVM — see sablier-create-vesting └─ No (continuous streaming) ──► ✅ Flow on EVM — see sablier-create-open-ended-stream

Q10: Do you want periodic payouts (e.g., monthly salary tranches)? ├─ Yes ──► ✅ LT (Tranched) on Solana — see sablier-create-vesting └─ No (continuous streaming) ──► ✅ LL (Linear) on Solana — see sablier-create-vesting

Quick Reference

Use Case Recommended Chain Creation Skill

Vesting with cliff LL EVM + Solana sablier-create-vesting

Simple linear vesting LL EVM + Solana sablier-create-vesting

Quarterly/monthly unlocks LT EVM + Solana sablier-create-vesting

Milestone-based unlocks LT EVM + Solana sablier-create-vesting

Custom unlock curve LD EVM only sablier-create-vesting

Open-ended payroll Flow EVM only sablier-create-open-ended-stream

Adjustable-rate payroll Flow EVM only sablier-create-open-ended-stream

Continuous payroll (EVM) Flow EVM only sablier-create-open-ended-stream

Payroll with monthly tranches LT EVM + Solana sablier-create-vesting

Continuous payroll (Solana) LL Solana sablier-create-vesting

Airdrop to many recipients Merkle EVM + Solana sablier-create-airdrop

Product Comparison

Lockup — Vesting Streams

Tokens are locked upfront and released over time according to a fixed schedule. Three stream shapes:

• Linear (LL) — Constant unlock rate with optional start unlock and cliff. EVM + Solana.

• Dynamic (LD) — Custom curve via configurable segments with exponents. EVM only.

• Tranched (LT) — Discrete unlocks at specific timestamps. EVM + Solana.

All Lockup positions are represented as NFTs (ERC-721 on EVM, MPL Core on Solana).

Flow — Payment Streams

Open-ended streaming with no fixed end date. Key features:

• Adjustable rate in real time without recreating the stream

• Pause and resume support

• No upfront deposit required — sender tops up as needed

• EVM only

Airdrops — Merkle Distribution

Merkle-tree based distribution for large recipient sets:

• Gas-optimized claiming — recipients pay their own claim gas

• Optional vesting — tokens can stream after claim

• Clawback support for unclaimed allocations

• EVM + Solana

Resources

• Sablier Documentation