DexScreener trends

---
name: dexscreener-trends
description: List the tokens with the most active boosts on DexScreener, with live price, 24h volume, 24h price change and liquidity. Use when the user asks what is trending, hot or being promoted on DexScreener, optionally for one chain.
---

# DexScreener trends

Reads DexScreener's public "top token boosts" list and enriches each token with its most
liquid trading pair. Read-only, free, no API key.

## Run

```bash
node scripts/trends.mjs                 # all chains, top 10
node scripts/trends.mjs --chain solana  # one chain (solana, base, ethereum, bsc, ...)
node scripts/trends.mjs --limit 20      # up to 30
```

Bun works too: `bun scripts/trends.mjs`.

## Output

JSON on stdout:

```json
{ "source": "dexscreener", "fetchedAt": "<ISO time>", "chain": "solana | all",
  "tokens": [ { "rank": 1, "chainId": "", "address": "", "symbol": "", "name": "",
    "boosts": 0, "priceUsd": 0, "change24hPct": 0, "volume24hUsd": 0,
    "liquidityUsd": 0, "marketCapUsd": 0, "pairUrl": "" } ] }
```

## Notes for the agent

- "Boosts" are paid promotions on DexScreener. Say so when you present the list: a boosted
  token is being promoted, which is not the same as being safe or popular.
- Tokens without a trading pair come back with `null` market fields.
- On an error the script exits with code 1 and prints `{ "error": "..." }`.

{
  "slug": "dexscreener-trends",
  "name": "DexScreener trends",
  "spine": "Trends",
  "summary": "Lists the most-boosted tokens on DexScreener right now, with live price, 24h volume, price change and liquidity.",
  "job": "Pull what's trending on DexScreener",
  "category": "market",
  "chains": ["solana", "base", "ethereum", "bsc", "any DexScreener chain"],
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "author": "Shelfwise",
  "license": "MIT",
  "price": { "type": "free" },
  "entry": "scripts/trends.mjs",
  "runtime": "Node 18+ or Bun, no dependencies",
  "permissions": {
    "network": ["api.dexscreener.com"],
    "keys": [],
    "env": [],
    "wallet": "none",
    "filesystem": "none"
  },
  "sources": [
    { "name": "DexScreener API: top token boosts", "url": "https://docs.dexscreener.com/api/reference" },
    { "name": "DexScreener API: tokens by address", "url": "https://docs.dexscreener.com/api/reference" }
  ],
  "ask": "What's trending on DexScreener on Solana right now?"
}

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Shelfwise

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// DexScreener trends: most-boosted tokens with live market data. Zero dependencies.
import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";

const API = "https://api.dexscreener.com";

async function getJson(url) {
  const res = await fetch(url, { headers: { accept: "application/json" } });
  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`DexScreener answered ${res.status} for ${new URL(url).pathname}`);
  return res.json();
}

function num(v) {
  const n = Number(v);
  return Number.isFinite(n) ? n : null;
}

export async function trends({ chain = null, limit = 10 } = {}) {
  limit = Math.max(1, Math.min(30, Number(limit) || 10));
  const boosts = await getJson(`${API}/token-boosts/top/v1`);
  if (!Array.isArray(boosts)) throw new Error("Unexpected boosts response");
  const picked = [];
  const seen = new Set();
  for (const b of boosts) {
    if (!b?.chainId || !b?.tokenAddress) continue;
    if (chain && b.chainId !== chain) continue;
    const key = b.chainId + ":" + b.tokenAddress;
    if (seen.has(key)) continue;
    seen.add(key);
    picked.push(b);
    if (picked.length >= limit) break;
  }

  // One request per chain for up to 30 addresses: the most liquid pair of each token.
  const best = new Map();
  const byChain = new Map();
  for (const b of picked) byChain.set(b.chainId, [...(byChain.get(b.chainId) ?? []), b.tokenAddress]);
  for (const [chainId, addrs] of byChain) {
    const pairs = await getJson(`${API}/tokens/v1/${chainId}/${addrs.join(",")}`);
    for (const p of Array.isArray(pairs) ? pairs : []) {
      const addr = p?.baseToken?.address;
      if (!addr) continue;
      const key = chainId + ":" + addr;
      const prev = best.get(key);
      if (!prev || (num(p.liquidity?.usd) ?? 0) > (num(prev.liquidity?.usd) ?? 0)) best.set(key, p);
    }
  }

  const tokens = picked.map((b, i) => {
    const p = best.get(b.chainId + ":" + b.tokenAddress);
    return {
      rank: i + 1,
      chainId: b.chainId,
      address: b.tokenAddress,
      symbol: p?.baseToken?.symbol ?? null,
      name: p?.baseToken?.name ?? null,
      boosts: num(b.totalAmount) ?? num(b.amount) ?? 0,
      priceUsd: num(p?.priceUsd),
      change24hPct: num(p?.priceChange?.h24),
      volume24hUsd: num(p?.volume?.h24),
      liquidityUsd: num(p?.liquidity?.usd),
      marketCapUsd: num(p?.marketCap),
      pairUrl: p?.url ?? b.url ?? null,
    };
  });
  return { source: "dexscreener", fetchedAt: new Date().toISOString(), chain: chain ?? "all", tokens };
}

function parseArgs(argv) {
  const out = {};
  for (let i = 0; i < argv.length; i++) {
    if (argv[i] === "--chain") out.chain = argv[++i];
    else if (argv[i] === "--limit") out.limit = Number(argv[++i]);
  }
  return out;
}

if (process.argv[1] && import.meta.url === pathToFileURL(process.argv[1]).href) {
  trends(parseArgs(process.argv.slice(2)))
    .then((r) => console.log(JSON.stringify(r, null, 2)))
    .catch((e) => {
      console.log(JSON.stringify({ error: String(e?.message ?? e) }));
      process.exit(1);
    });
}

// Self-test: calls the live API and checks the shape of the answer. Run: node test.mjs
import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
import { trends } from "./scripts/trends.mjs";

export default async function test() {
  const r = await trends({ limit: 5 });
  const checks = [];
  const check = (name, ok) => checks.push({ name, ok: Boolean(ok) });
  check("returns a token list", Array.isArray(r.tokens));
  check("list is not empty", r.tokens.length > 0);
  check("respects the limit", r.tokens.length <= 5);
  check("every token has chain and address", r.tokens.every((t) => t.chainId && t.address));
  check("ranks start at 1", r.tokens[0]?.rank === 1);
  check("at least one token has a live price", r.tokens.some((t) => typeof t.priceUsd === "number" && t.priceUsd > 0));
  return { ok: checks.every((c) => c.ok), checks };
}

if (process.argv[1] && import.meta.url === pathToFileURL(process.argv[1]).href) {
  test().then((r) => { console.log(JSON.stringify(r, null, 2)); process.exit(r.ok ? 0 : 1); },
    (e) => { console.log(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: String(e?.message ?? e) })); process.exit(1); });
}