# Overview **What is Shadeo?**\ Shadeo is a decentralized, onchain mixer protocol purpose-built for the Solana blockchain. It enables users to anonymize their SOL transactions by breaking the direct link between sender and receiver addresses. Shadeo is not a fork — it is a custom-designed privacy utility developed from scratch using advanced transaction mixing logic, specifically tuned to Solana’s architecture. In a blockchain environment where everything is public and easily traceable, Shadeo introduces a new privacy layer that is native to the ecosystem, fast, and completely decentralized. Whether you’re a degen trader moving SOL aggressively or a DAO securing internal transfers, Shadeo provides you the stealth you need, without leaving the chain. **Why Privacy Matters on Solana**\ While Solana is known for speed and scalability, its public ledger exposes wallet-to-wallet flows, allowing tracking, copying, and surveillance. For high-volume traders, stealth launches, or anonymous treasury movement, this can be a liability. Shadeo enables unlinkable transfers by mixing SOL into randomized output sets — ensuring no deterministic pattern exists between input and output addresses. *** #### --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.shadeo.xyz/overview.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.