> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://hoodswaps.gitbook.io/hoodswaps-docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://hoodswaps.gitbook.io/hoodswaps-docs/launching-a-token.md). # Launching a token Launch your own token on Robinhood Chain in one transaction. No waitlist, no listing committee. Your token opens in a **real, locked Uniswap pool** and trades from the first block. No bonding curve, no migration, no waiting. ## How to launch 1. Go to [/deploy](https://hoodswaps.xyz/deploy) and connect your wallet. 2. Add your **name** and **ticker**, plus an optional image, website, and socials. 3. Set your **starting liquidity** (the ETH you seed) and, optionally, a small **creator allocation**. 4. Read the disclaimer, check the box, and hit **Launch**. One transaction deploys your token, creates its Uniswap pool, seeds it with your ETH, and locks the liquidity. Your token is tradeable on HoodSwaps immediately and shows up on the **Just Launched** board. ## How a launch works Your token launches with a fixed **1,000,000,000 supply**. In a single transaction the launchpad: 1. Deploys a clean, fixed-supply ERC-20 (no tax, no mint, no owner, no hooks). 2. Creates a **Uniswap V3 pool** paired with WETH and seeds it with your ETH and the token supply. 3. **Locks the LP forever** in a fee-collecting locker. Nobody, including you, can pull the liquidity. 4. Starts a short anti-snipe window (see below). 5. Verifies the token's source on the explorer automatically. There is no bonding curve and no migration step. The token trades in a real pool from block one, so it shows up on aggregators and wallets right away. ## You set the opening price The **ETH you seed sets the opening price**, and therefore the opening market cap. Seed more ETH and the token opens higher; seed less and it opens lower. The launch form shows the opening cap live as you type. You can also take an optional **creator allocation** (up to 15% of supply); the rest seeds the pool. Zero allocation is the cleanest look, with all supply in the pool and no insider bag. ## Anti-snipe protection For roughly the first **two blocks** after launch, the launchpad limits snipers: * The **launch block is creator-only** (plus any team wallets you list). * For the rest of the window, each other buyer is capped at **5% of supply held** and **5.5% per buy**. * **Sells and normal transfers are never restricted.** * After the window the limits end automatically and the token behaves as a plain ERC-20. This is a revert-only guard. It can reject an oversized snipe, but it can never move or take funds, and it can't block sells. Honeypot scanners read it as safe. ## Fees Trading happens in your Uniswap pool, which charges a **1% swap fee**. Those fees accrue to the locked position and are split **70% to you, 30% to the platform**. Because the liquidity is locked, the principal stays put forever while the fees remain collectable. There is also a small flat **launch fee (0.0005 ETH)**. ## What it costs Your **starting liquidity** (the ETH you seed into the pool) plus a flat **0.0005 ETH launch fee** and network gas. The liquidity is not a cost you lose; it becomes your token's locked pool, and it earns you 70% of every trade fee. ## Clean, verified, locked * **Clean tokens only.** Plain fixed-supply ERC-20s with no transfer hook, no tax, no mint, and no owner, so honeypot scanners read them clean and they trade everywhere. * **Auto-verified.** Every token's source is verified on the explorer within moments of launch. No manual step. * **Liquidity locked, fees kept.** The pool's LP is locked forever in a fee-collecting locker. Nobody can pull it, but the 1% swap fees stay collectable and flow 70/30 to you and the platform. * **One recognizable deployer.** Every HoodSwaps token is created by the same verified launchpad, so your launch inherits a clean, consistent track record. ## Before you launch * Launching is **permanent and irreversible**. The token and its pool live on-chain forever; you can't edit or undo them. * Your **liquidity locks forever**. Nobody, including you, can pull it. You still collect 70% of the fees it earns. * Your **starting liquidity is real ETH** and sets the opening price. * The launchpad is in **beta**. Launch small, and only with what you can afford to lose. > HoodSwaps is a non-custodial tool that deploys your token and its pool, not a broker, custodian, exchange, or advisor. Launching carries risk and you are solely responsible for your token and any outcome. Nothing here is financial or legal advice. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. 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