MEV protection against sandwich attacks and front-running
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tessl review fix ./src/skills/bundled/mev/SKILL.mdProtect trades from MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) attacks including sandwich attacks and front-running.
/mev Show current protection
/mev status Protection status
/mev enable Enable protection
/mev disable Disable protection/mev level aggressive Maximum protection
/mev level standard Balanced protection
/mev level minimal Basic protection
/mev provider flashbots Use Flashbots
/mev provider mev-blocker Use MEV Blocker/mev check <tx-hash> Check if tx was attacked
/mev simulate <order> Simulate MEV riskimport { createMEVProtection } from 'clodds/mev';
const mev = createMEVProtection({
// Default level
level: 'standard',
// Providers
providers: {
ethereum: 'flashbots', // 'flashbots' | 'mev-blocker'
solana: 'jito', // 'jito' | 'standard'
},
// Settings
maxPriorityFee: 5, // gwei
bundleTimeout: 60, // seconds
});// EVM trade with protection
const result = await mev.executeProtected({
chain: 'ethereum',
type: 'swap',
tokenIn: 'USDC',
tokenOut: 'ETH',
amountIn: 10000,
minAmountOut: calculateMinOut(10000, 0.5), // 0.5% slippage
});
console.log(`Tx hash: ${result.txHash}`);
console.log(`Protected: ${result.protected}`);
console.log(`Bundle ID: ${result.bundleId}`);
console.log(`Savings: $${result.estimatedSavings}`);// Submit via Flashbots Protect
const result = await mev.flashbots({
to: routerAddress,
data: swapCalldata,
value: 0,
maxFeePerGas: parseGwei('50'),
maxPriorityFeePerGas: parseGwei('2'),
});
console.log(`Submitted to Flashbots`);
console.log(`Bundle hash: ${result.bundleHash}`);
// Wait for inclusion
const status = await mev.waitForInclusion(result.bundleHash);
console.log(`Included in block: ${status.blockNumber}`);// Use MEV Blocker by CoW Protocol
const result = await mev.mevBlocker({
to: routerAddress,
data: swapCalldata,
value: 0,
});
// MEV Blocker automatically:
// - Protects from sandwich attacks
// - Backruns profitable MEV to you
// - Returns any captured MEV
console.log(`MEV captured: $${result.mevCaptured}`);// Submit via Jito bundles
const result = await mev.jito({
instructions: swapInstructions,
tip: 10000, // lamports tip to validators
});
console.log(`Bundle ID: ${result.bundleId}`);
console.log(`Status: ${result.status}`);// Check if a past transaction was attacked
const analysis = await mev.analyzeTransaction(txHash);
console.log(`Was attacked: ${analysis.wasAttacked}`);
if (analysis.wasAttacked) {
console.log(`Attack type: ${analysis.attackType}`);
console.log(`Attacker: ${analysis.attacker}`);
console.log(`Loss: $${analysis.estimatedLoss}`);
console.log(`Frontrun tx: ${analysis.frontrunTx}`);
console.log(`Backrun tx: ${analysis.backrunTx}`);
}// Before trading, check MEV risk
const risk = await mev.simulateRisk({
chain: 'ethereum',
type: 'swap',
tokenIn: 'USDC',
tokenOut: 'PEPE',
amountIn: 50000,
});
console.log(`MEV risk: ${risk.level}`); // 'low' | 'medium' | 'high'
console.log(`Estimated max loss: $${risk.maxLoss}`);
console.log(`Recommendation: ${risk.recommendation}`);
if (risk.level === 'high') {
console.log('⚠️ High MEV risk - use protection!');
}// Aggressive - maximum protection, slower
mev.setLevel('aggressive', {
usePrivateMempool: true,
bundleOnly: true,
maxSlippage: 0.1,
waitForProtection: true,
});
// Standard - balanced protection
mev.setLevel('standard', {
usePrivateMempool: true,
bundleOnly: false,
maxSlippage: 0.5,
});
// Minimal - basic protection
mev.setLevel('minimal', {
usePrivateMempool: false,
bundleOnly: false,
maxSlippage: 1.0,
});| Attack | Description | Protection |
|---|---|---|
| Sandwich | Front + backrun your trade | Private mempool |
| Front-running | Copy your trade first | Private mempool |
| Back-running | Profit after your trade | Jito/Flashbots |
| JIT Liquidity | Manipulate pool | Slippage limits |
| Chain | Provider | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Ethereum | Flashbots Protect | Private relay |
| Ethereum | MEV Blocker | CoW Protocol |
| Solana | Jito | Bundle submission |
| L2s | Native | Sequencer protection |
| Trade Size | Token | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| < $1,000 | Major | Minimal |
| $1,000 - $10,000 | Major | Standard |
| > $10,000 | Major | Aggressive |
| Any size | Meme/Low liquidity | Aggressive |
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