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Overview
Trade tokens on Base network. Use when you or the user want to trade, exchange, buy, sell, or convert between tokens.
Prerequisites
- Must be authenticated (
npx awal@latest status to check)
- Wallet must have sufficient balance of the source token
Confirming wallet status
If the wallet is not authenticated, refer to the authenticate-wallet skill.
Command syntax
npx awal@latest trade <amount> <from> <to> [options]
Arguments
| Argument | Description |
|---|
amount | Amount to trade (see Amount Formats below) |
from | Source token: alias (usdc, eth, weth) or contract address |
to | Destination token: alias (usdc, eth, weth) or contract address |
| Format | Example | Description |
|---|
| Dollar prefix | $1.00, $0.50 | USD notation |
| Decimal | 1.0, 0.50, 0.001 | Human-readable with decimal point |
| Whole number | 5, 100 | Interpreted as whole tokens |
| Atomic units | 500000 | Large integers treated as atomic units |
Large integers (>100) without a decimal point are treated as atomic units. For example, 500000 for USDC (6 decimals) = $0.50.
Options
| Option | Description |
|---|
-s, --slippage <n> | Slippage tolerance in basis points (100 = 1%) |
--json | Output result as JSON |
Trading is only available on Base mainnet. Testnet trading is not currently supported.
Token aliases
| Alias | Token | Decimals | Address |
|---|
| usdc | USDC | 6 | 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913 |
| eth | ETH | 18 | 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE |
| weth | WETH | 18 | 0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006 |
Examples
# Trade $1 USDC for ETH
npx awal@latest trade $1 usdc eth
# Trade 0.50 USDC for ETH
npx awal@latest trade 0.50 usdc eth
# Trade 0.01 ETH for USDC
npx awal@latest trade 0.01 eth usdc
# Trade with custom slippage (2%)
npx awal@latest trade $5 usdc eth --slippage 200
# Trade using contract addresses
npx awal@latest trade 100 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913 0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006
# Get JSON output
npx awal@latest trade $1 usdc eth --json
Error handling
| Error | Resolution |
|---|
| ”Not authenticated” | Run npx awal@latest auth login <email> first |
| ”Invalid token” | Use a valid alias (usdc, eth, weth) or 0x address |
| ”Cannot trade a token to itself” | From and to must be different |
| ”Trade failed: TRANSFER_FROM_FAILED” | Insufficient balance or approval issue |
| ”No liquidity” | Try a smaller amount or different token pair |
| ”Amount has X decimals but token only supports Y” | Too many decimal places |
