Sending Tokens

Use the npx awal@2.10.0 send command to transfer tokens from the wallet to any address on Base, Polygon, or Solana.

Confirm wallet is initialized and authed

npx awal@2.10.0 status

If the wallet is not authenticated, refer to the authenticate-wallet skill.

Command Syntax

npx awal@2.10.0 send <amount> <recipient> [--chain <chain>] [--asset <asset>] [--json]

Arguments

Options

Input Validation

Before constructing the command, validate all user-provided values to prevent shell injection:

• amount: Must match ^\$?[\d.]+$ (digits, optional decimal point, optional $ prefix). Reject if it contains spaces, semicolons, pipes, backticks, or other shell metacharacters.
• recipient: Must be a valid 0x hex address (^0x[0-9a-fA-F]{40}$), an ENS name (^[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.eth$), or a Solana address (^[1-9A-HJ-NP-Za-km-z]{32,44}$). Reject any value containing spaces or shell metacharacters.
• chain: Must be one of base, polygon, solana. Reject any other value.
• asset: Must be one of usdc, eth, pol, sol. Reject any other value.

Do not pass unvalidated user input into the command.

Examples

# Send $1.00 USDC to an address on Base (default)
npx awal@2.10.0 send 1 0x1234...abcd

# Send $0.50 USDC to an ENS name
npx awal@2.10.0 send 0.50 vitalik.eth

# Send with dollar sign prefix (note the single quotes)
npx awal@2.10.0 send '$5.00' 0x1234...abcd

# Send ETH on Base
npx awal@2.10.0 send 0.01 0x1234...abcd --asset eth

# Send USDC on Polygon
npx awal@2.10.0 send 1 0x1234...abcd --chain polygon

# Send USDC to a Solana address
npx awal@2.10.0 send 1 AxW7...5fGz --chain solana

# Get JSON output
npx awal@2.10.0 send 1 vitalik.eth --json

ENS Resolution

ENS names are automatically resolved to addresses via Ethereum mainnet. The command will:

1. Detect ENS names (any string containing a dot that isn't a hex address)
2. Resolve the name to an address
3. Display both the ENS name and resolved address in the output

Prerequisites

• Must be authenticated (npx awal@2.10.0 status to check, npx awal@2.10.0 auth login to sign in, see skill authenticate-wallet for more information)
• Wallet must have sufficient USDC balance (npx awal balance to check)

Error Handling

Common errors:

• "Not authenticated" - Run awal auth login <email> first
• "Insufficient balance" - Check balance with awal balance
• "Could not resolve ENS name" - Verify the ENS name exists
• "Invalid recipient" - Must be valid 0x address, ENS name, or Solana Base58 address
• "SOL only supported on Solana chains" - Use --chain solana when sending SOL
• "ETH/POL only supported on EVM chains" - ETH on base, POL on polygon