TokenGuard is a Solana rug checker that lives where traders already are: Telegram groups, inline in any chat, and an API. It reads the token from chain state and adds pump.fun creator history and 24-hour outcome tracking.
Most Solana traders already know at least one scanner. The problem is rarely the scanner itself; it is the extra step. Opening a website, pasting the address and reading a report takes time when a launch moves in minutes, and in a busy group nobody stops to do it for every contract.
An alternative is worth using when it removes that step, or when it shows something the usual scanner does not.
RugCheck is the reference web scanner for Solana, with a public report page per token. GoPlus is a multichain security API used inside many wallets and bots. Solsniffer gives a Solana risk score with flags. They are all useful, and TokenGuard does not claim they are wrong.
TokenGuard is built around the moment of purchase: a Telegram bot that scans every contract posted in a group, an inline mode that works in any chat, an API with a free key, and an MCP server for AI agents.
Freeze and mint authority, Token-2022 extensions (transfer fees, transfer hooks, permanent delegates, default-frozen accounts, pausable mints), holder concentration excluding pools and programs, token age, and pump.fun creator behaviour: whether the creator already sold the initial buy, still holds a large share, or launched many tokens in the same week.
Every 30 minutes TokenGuard scores freshly listed Solana tokens, then checks 24 hours later which ones collapsed. The results, misses included, are published on the checked tokens page and in the Radar channel. A scanner should be judged on what happened after its verdict, not on how many flags it shows.
Nothing stops you from using several scanners. A common setup is TokenGuard in the trading group for instant verdicts on every contract posted, and a full report page when a token deserves a deeper look before a larger position.
Yes for normal use: 10 checks a day in the Telegram bot, 30 a day per group, and a free API key with 50 a day. Paid plans add more checks and pump.fun creator history.
Yes. Add @Token_guard_bot to a group and it replies to every Solana contract or pump.fun link posted, with a compact verdict and a link to the full report.
No. On-chain checks catch contract and supply traps, not every way a project can fail. SAFE means no known trap was found at the time of the check.
See the tokens TokenGuard has checked and what happened to them 24 hours later.