How to set up Maestro bot: step-by-step guide and best settings (2026)

Prices checked 1 November 2026 · MemeSonar research
Short answer

Start Maestro from t.me/maestro, solve the captcha, enable only the chains you use, create a fresh wallet, then in Global Settings: Anti-MEV on, Degen Mode off, Gas Delta about 0.002-0.005 SOL, slippage 10-15%, Duplicate Buy off, and Sell Limit presets (TP +100% for 50%, stop -35%). Maestro takes 1% of every buy and sell; Premium is $200/month and optional.

Official linkTelegram: t.me/maestro ↗ · Pro: @MaestroProBot ↗
ChainsSolana, BSC, Base, Ethereum and 8 more
Fee1% on every buy and sell; Premium $200/month optional
Docsdocs.maestrobots.com ↗

Step by step

  1. Start the botOpen t.me/maestro (the link in Maestro's docs), press Start and solve the captcha. Then send /start for the main menu.
  2. Enable chains🔗 Chains: turn on Solana (and only the others you really use; Maestro supports 12).
  3. Create a wallet💳 Wallets: generate a new wallet for the bot, save the key offline, send a small amount of SOL.
  4. General settings⚙️ Global Settings → General: Anti-MEV on (routes Solana trades through Jito, Temporal or NextBlock), Degen Mode off (it removes the honeypot and liquidity checks on auto buys).
  5. Buy settingsBuy: Buy KB presets, Gas Delta, Price Impact Alert, Slippage, Auto Buy Checks (min/max market cap and liquidity), Duplicate Buy off.
  6. Sell settingsSell: Confirm Manual Sell, Sell KB, Slippage, Auto Sell on Manual Buy on, and ⚙️ Sell Limit presets (Take Profit, Stop Loss, Trailing Stop Loss; max duration 168 h).
  7. First trade⚡ BUY & SELL NOW: paste a contract address, read the Token Report, buy with a preset.

Settings to change

SettingWhereOur starting value
Anti-MEVGlobal Settings → GeneralOn
Degen ModeGeneralOff
Initial Includes FeesGeneralOn (default): TP/SL count fees
Confirm Manual BuyBuyOn while learning
Buy KBBuy0.1 / 0.25 / 0.5 SOL
Gas Delta (Solana)Buy and Sell0.002-0.005 SOL (0.01 SOL = 0.010005 SOL total fee)
Price Impact AlertBuy and Sell5-10%
SlippageBuy / Sell10-15% / 15-20%
Auto Buy ChecksBuyMin liquidity $10k
Duplicate BuyBuyOff (no second buy of a token you hold)
Auto Sell on Manual BuySellOn
Sell Limit presetsSell → ⚙️ Sell LimitTP +100% 50%; Trailing -35% 100%

What a sensible setup looks like

Illustration of the settings we start with, not a screenshot of any bot

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