EVM Blockchain Operations

A comprehensive skill for interacting with EVM-compatible blockchains using the viem library.

Supported Networks

Mainnets

• Ethereum (mainnet, eth)
• Optimism (optimism, op)
• Arbitrum (arbitrum, arb)
• Arbitrum Nova
• Base
• Polygon (polygon, matic)
• Polygon zkEVM
• Avalanche (avalanche, avax)
• BSC (binance, bsc)
• zkSync
• Linea
• Celo
• Gnosis (gnosis, xdai)
• Fantom (fantom, ftm)
• Filecoin
• Moonbeam
• Moonriver
• Cronos
• Scroll
• Mantle
• Manta
• Blast
• Fraxtal
• Mode
• Metis
• Kroma
• Zora
• Aurora
• Canto
• Flow

Testnets

• Sepolia
• Optimism Sepolia
• Arbitrum Sepolia
• Base Sepolia
• Polygon Amoy
• Avalanche Fuji
• BSC Testnet
• And many more...

Quick Reference

For detailed operations, see:

• Network Operations - Chain info, supported networks
• Balance Queries - ETH and token balances
• Transactions - Transaction info, receipts, gas estimation
• Token Operations - ERC20, ERC721, ERC1155 transfers
• Smart Contracts - Read/write contract interactions
• ENS Operations - ENS name resolution

Installation

bun add viem

Basic Usage

import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem';
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains';

const client = createPublicClient({
  chain: mainnet,
  transport: http('https://eth.llamarpc.com')
});

// Get balance
const balance = await client.getBalance({
  address: '0x...'
});

// Get block
const block = await client.getBlock();

Common Operations

Get ETH Balance

import { formatEther } from 'viem';

const balance = await client.getBalance({
  address: '0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045' // vitalik.eth
});
console.log(formatEther(balance)); // "1234.56789"

Get ERC20 Token Balance

const balance = await client.readContract({
  address: '0xA0b86991c6218b36c1d19D4a2e9Eb0cE3606eB48', // USDC
  abi: [{
    name: 'balanceOf',
    type: 'function',
    stateMutability: 'view',
    inputs: [{ name: 'account', type: 'address' }],
    outputs: [{ type: 'uint256' }]
  }],
  functionName: 'balanceOf',
  args: ['0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045']
});

Resolve ENS Name

const address = await client.getEnsAddress({
  name: 'vitalik.eth'
});
// Returns: 0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045

Get Transaction Details

const tx = await client.getTransaction({
  hash: '0x...'
});

Estimate Gas

const gas = await client.estimateGas({
  to: '0x...',
  value: parseEther('0.1')
});

Security Notes

• Never expose private keys in code or logs
• Always validate addresses before transactions
• Use testnets for development and testing
• Double-check recipient addresses for transfers