How to set up Maestro bot: step-by-step guide and best settings (2026)
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.
Step by step
- 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.
- Enable chains🔗 Chains: turn on Solana (and only the others you really use; Maestro supports 12).
- Create a wallet💳 Wallets: generate a new wallet for the bot, save the key offline, send a small amount of SOL.
- 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).
- Buy settingsBuy: Buy KB presets, Gas Delta, Price Impact Alert, Slippage, Auto Buy Checks (min/max market cap and liquidity), Duplicate Buy off.
- 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).
- First trade⚡ BUY & SELL NOW: paste a contract address, read the Token Report, buy with a preset.