Practical overview
When it fits
Use it to study the execution feasibility and costs of Solana arbitrage routes in a simulation-first workflow, especially when you want to inspect unsuccessful evaluations as well as candidates.
Who it is for
- Researchers examining Solana DEX arbitrage routes and transaction costs.
- Developers who want to inspect route evaluation, transaction assembly and mainnet simulation in a terminal application.
Documented uses
- Monitor potential DEX arbitrage routes and price them using Jupiter quotes.
- Check candidate transactions through mainnet simulation before any possible submission.
- Review why routes were skipped and inspect recorded evaluations through reports or replay.
Requirements & limits
The repository is public and carries an Apache-2.0 license. The README says PAPER mode can start without API keys, using keyless Jupiter access and the public Solana RPC by default. A user-provided keypair is required to unlock CONFIRM or LIVE transaction-sending modes.
- PAPER mode simulates transactions but never sends them; CONFIRM and LIVE are separate, explicitly enabled modes.
- The project reports zero executable opportunities at the default configuration in its documented evaluations, so its research purpose should not be read as a profit claim.
- The terminal interface is built with Ratatui, and the application is written in Rust.
- Sessions are recorded locally in SQLite and can be replayed or summarized in reports.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Start a PAPER-mode research session
Launch the terminal application in its default mode to inspect and record Solana arbitrage evaluations without sending transactions.
Before you start
- Install the mobius-searcher application using a method in the project installation documentation.
- No API keys are required to start; keyless Jupiter access and the public Solana RPC are defaults.
Steps
Run
mobius-searcher --doctorto check configuration, secrets, proxy settings and endpoints.Run
mobius-searcherand follow the first-run setup; PAPER is the default mode.Use
mobius-searcher --report latestto view the latest report, ormobius-searcher --replay latestto replay the recording in the UI.
Expected outcome
A PAPER-mode session evaluates routes using real market data and mainnet simulation without sending transactions; its latest report or recording can be reviewed.
Guide limitations
- PAPER mode does not send transactions.
- The README reports zero executable opportunities at the default configuration in its reported evaluations.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 13 October 2026
- Original website title
- mangiapanejohn-dev/MOBIUS-Searcher · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

