> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sunrise.xyz/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How Sunrise works

> Canonical status, liquidity, and distribution — coordinated for launch day.

Some of the biggest issues today with bringing assets over to another are fragmented liquidity, wrapper confusion, and a lack of ecosystem visibility, any of which can leave traders stuck with thin markets and confusing duplicate tokens.

Sunrise coordinates the three things that determine whether a new listing succeeds on Solana.

```mermaid theme={null}
flowchart LR
    A["Asset on origin chain<br/>(pre-TGE or already trading)"] --> S
    subgraph S["Sunrise — asset gateway"]
        direction TB
        C["Canonical status<br/>One official Solana mint"]
        L["Liquidity<br/>Seeded before launch"]
        D["Distribution<br/>Wallets, DEXs, aggregators"]
    end
    S --> E["Live on Solana<br/>Tradable from minute one"]
```

## 1. Canonical status

Sunrise ensures one official, Solana-native version of the asset, recognized across every DEX, wallet, and explorer. No wrapper means no fragmentation or confusion about which mint is "the real one." See [Canonical assets](/concepts/canonical-assets).

## 2. Liquidity

Markets open with real, tradable depth to ensure tight spreads and meaningful size from day one. You can buy and sell immediately rather than trading into an empty pool. See [Day-one liquidity](/concepts/day-one-liquidity).

## 3. Distribution

Immediate access across Solana wallets, trading surfaces, and aggregators, coordinated with the Solana ecosystem to generate awareness and participation from the moment markets open.

## The launch lifecycle

Behind every listing, Sunrise runs a three-step process with asset issuers:

1. **Align** — the issuer shares asset details, current markets, and Solana goals; Sunrise contributors evaluate fit and scope the launch.
2. **Activate** — Sunrise coordinates canonical asset arrival, liquidity depth, market setup, and ecosystem distribution in advance.
3. **Propagate** — the asset goes live across Solana wallets, DEXs, and aggregators with real markets from day one.

```mermaid theme={null}
flowchart LR
    A["01 — Align<br/>asset details, markets,<br/>Solana goals"] --> B["02 — Activate<br/>canonical arrival, liquidity,<br/>market setup, distribution"] --> C["03 — Propagate<br/>live across wallets, DEXs,<br/>and aggregators"]
```

This works for any asset at any lifecycle stage: pre-TGE tokens that list on Solana from the first minute of their TGE, and established assets expanding to a new canonical Solana market. It also works with any bridging framework, whether it's NTT, OFT, CCIP, or custom.

## What this means for you

By the time a Sunrise launch is announced as live, there is a single canonical mint to trust, liquidity is already seeded, and the asset is tradable in the wallets and venues you already use. See the [Quickstart](/quickstart).