- OKX Onchain Gateway CLI
- 6 commands for gas estimation, transaction simulation, broadcasting, and order tracking.
- Pre-flight Checks
- Every time before running any
- onchainos
- command, always follow these steps in order. Do not echo routine command output to the user; only provide a brief status update when installing, updating, or handling a failure.
- Confirm installed
-
- Run
- which onchainos
- . If not found, install it:
- curl
- -sSL
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/okx/onchainos-skills/main/install.sh
- |
- sh
- If the install script fails, ask the user to install manually following the instructions at:
- https://github.com/okx/onchainos-skills
- Check for updates
- Read
~/.onchainos/last_check
and compare it with the current timestamp:
cached_ts
=
$(
cat
~/.onchainos/last_check
2
/dev/null || true ) now = $( date +%s ) If cached_ts is non-empty and (now - cached_ts) < 43200 (12 hours), skip the update and proceed. Otherwise (file missing or older than 12 hours), run the installer to check for updates: curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/okx/onchainos-skills/main/install.sh | sh If a newer version is installed, tell the user and suggest updating their onchainos skills from https://github.com/okx/onchainos-skills to get the latest features. If any onchainos command fails with an unexpected error during this session, try reinstalling before giving up: curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/okx/onchainos-skills/main/install.sh | sh Create a .env file in the project root to override the default API credentials (optional — skip this for quick start): OKX_API_KEY= OKX_SECRET_KEY= OKX_PASSPHRASE= Skill Routing For swap quote and execution → use okx-dex-swap For market prices → use okx-dex-market For token search → use okx-dex-token For wallet balances / portfolio → use okx-wallet-portfolio For transaction broadcasting → use this skill ( okx-onchain-gateway ) Quickstart
Get current gas price on XLayer
onchainos gateway gas --chain xlayer
Estimate gas limit for a transaction
onchainos gateway gas-limit --from 0xYourWallet --to 0xRecipient --chain xlayer
Simulate a transaction (dry-run)
onchainos gateway simulate --from 0xYourWallet --to 0xContract --data 0x .. . --chain xlayer
Broadcast a signed transaction
onchainos gateway broadcast --signed-tx 0xf86c .. .signed --address 0xYourWallet --chain xlayer
Track order status
onchainos gateway orders --address 0xYourWallet --chain xlayer --order-id 123456789 Chain Name Support The CLI accepts human-readable chain names and resolves them automatically. Chain Name chainIndex XLayer xlayer 196 Solana solana 501 Ethereum ethereum 1 Base base 8453 BSC bsc 56 Arbitrum arbitrum 42161 Command Index
- Command
- Description
- 1
- onchainos gateway chains
- Get supported chains for gateway
- 2
- onchainos gateway gas --chain
- Get current gas prices for a chain
- 3
- onchainos gateway gas-limit --from ... --to ... --chain ...
- Estimate gas limit for a transaction
- 4
- onchainos gateway simulate --from ... --to ... --data ... --chain ...
- Simulate a transaction (dry-run)
- 5
- onchainos gateway broadcast --signed-tx ... --address ... --chain ...
- Broadcast a signed transaction
- 6
- onchainos gateway orders --address ... --chain ...
- Track broadcast order status
- Cross-Skill Workflows
- This skill is the
- final mile
- — it takes a signed transaction and sends it on-chain. It pairs with swap (to get tx data).
- Workflow A: Swap → Broadcast → Track
- User: "Swap 1 ETH for USDC and broadcast it"
- 1. okx-dex-swap onchainos swap swap --from ... --to ... --amount ... --chain ethereum --wallet
- ↓ user signs the tx locally
- 2. okx-onchain-gateway onchainos gateway broadcast --signed-tx
--address --chain ethereum - ↓ orderId returned
- 3. okx-onchain-gateway onchainos gateway orders --address
--chain ethereum --order-id - Data handoff
- :
- tx.data
- ,
- tx.to
- ,
- tx.value
- ,
- tx.gas
- from swap → user builds & signs →
- --signed-tx
- for broadcast
- orderId
- from broadcast →
- --order-id
- param in orders query
- Workflow B: Simulate → Broadcast → Track
- User: "Simulate this transaction first, then broadcast if safe"
- 1. onchainos gateway simulate --from 0xWallet --to 0xContract --data 0x... --chain ethereum
- ↓ simulation passes (no revert)
- 2. onchainos gateway broadcast --signed-tx
--address 0xWallet --chain ethereum - 3. onchainos gateway orders --address 0xWallet --chain ethereum --order-id
- Workflow C: Gas Check → Swap → Broadcast
- User: "Check gas, swap for USDC, then send it"
- 1. onchainos gateway gas --chain ethereum → check gas prices
- 2. okx-dex-swap onchainos swap swap --from ... --to ... --chain ethereum --wallet
- ↓ user signs
- 3. onchainos gateway broadcast --signed-tx
--address --chain ethereum - 4. onchainos gateway orders --address
--chain ethereum --order-id - Operation Flow
- Step 1: Identify Intent
- Estimate gas for a chain →
- onchainos gateway gas
- Estimate gas limit for a specific tx →
- onchainos gateway gas-limit
- Test if a tx will succeed →
- onchainos gateway simulate
- Broadcast a signed tx →
- onchainos gateway broadcast
- Track a broadcast order →
- onchainos gateway orders
- Check supported chains →
- onchainos gateway chains
- Step 2: Collect Parameters
- Missing chain → recommend XLayer (
- --chain xlayer
- , low gas, fast confirmation) as the default, then ask which chain the user prefers
- Missing
- --signed-tx
- → remind user to sign the transaction first (this CLI does NOT sign)
- Missing wallet address → ask user
- For gas-limit / simulate → need
- --from
- ,
- --to
- , optionally
- --data
- (calldata)
- For orders query → need
- --address
- and
- --chain
- , optionally
- --order-id
- Step 3: Execute
- Gas estimation
-
- call
- onchainos gateway gas
- or
- gas-limit
- , display results
- Simulation
-
- call
- onchainos gateway simulate
- , check for revert or success
- Broadcast
-
- call
- onchainos gateway broadcast
- with signed tx, return
- orderId
- Tracking
- call
onchainos gateway orders
, display order status
Step 4: Suggest Next Steps
After displaying results, suggest 2-3 relevant follow-up actions:
Just completed
Suggest
gateway gas
1. Estimate gas limit for a specific tx →
onchainos gateway gas-limit
(this skill) 2. Get a swap quote →
okx-dex-swap
gateway gas-limit
1. Simulate the transaction →
onchainos gateway simulate
(this skill) 2. Proceed to broadcast →
onchainos gateway broadcast
(this skill)
gateway simulate
1. Broadcast the transaction →
onchainos gateway broadcast
(this skill) 2. Adjust and re-simulate if failed
gateway broadcast
1. Track order status →
onchainos gateway orders
(this skill)
gateway orders
1. View price of received token →
okx-dex-market
2. Execute another swap →
okx-dex-swap
Present conversationally, e.g.: "Transaction broadcast! Would you like to track the order status?" — never expose skill names or endpoint paths to the user.
CLI Command Reference
1. onchainos gateway chains
Get supported chains for gateway. No parameters required.
onchainos gateway chains
Return fields
:
Field
Type
Description
chainIndex
String
Chain identifier (e.g.,
"1"
,
"501"
)
name
String
Human-readable chain name (e.g.,
"Ethereum"
)
logoUrl
String
Chain logo image URL
shortName
String
Chain short name (e.g.,
"ETH"
)
2. onchainos gateway gas
Get current gas prices for a chain.
onchainos gateway gas
--chain
<
chain
Param Required Default Description --chain Yes - Chain name (e.g., ethereum , solana , xlayer ) Return fields : Field Type Description normal String Normal gas price (legacy) min String Minimum gas price max String Maximum gas price supporteip1559 Boolean Whether EIP-1559 is supported eip1559Protocol.suggestBaseFee String Suggested base fee eip1559Protocol.baseFee String Current base fee eip1559Protocol.proposePriorityFee String Proposed priority fee eip1559Protocol.safePriorityFee String Safe (slow) priority fee eip1559Protocol.fastPriorityFee String Fast priority fee For Solana chains: proposePriorityFee , safePriorityFee , fastPriorityFee , extremePriorityFee . 3. onchainos gateway gas-limit Estimate gas limit for a transaction. onchainos gateway gas-limit --from < address
--to < address
--chain < chain
[ --amount < amount
] [ --data < hex
] Param Required Default Description --from Yes - Sender address --to Yes - Recipient / contract address --chain Yes - Chain name --amount No "0" Transfer value in minimal units --data No - Encoded calldata (hex, for contract interactions) Return fields : Field Type Description gasLimit String Estimated gas limit for the transaction 4. onchainos gateway simulate Simulate a transaction (dry-run). onchainos gateway simulate --from < address
--to < address
--data < hex
--chain < chain
[ --amount < amount
] Param Required Default Description --from Yes - Sender address --to Yes - Recipient / contract address --data Yes - Encoded calldata (hex) --chain Yes - Chain name --amount No "0" Transfer value in minimal units Return fields : Field Type Description intention String Transaction intent description assetChange[] Array Asset changes from the simulation assetChange[].symbol String Token symbol assetChange[].rawValue String Raw amount change gasUsed String Gas consumed in simulation failReason String Failure reason (empty string = success) risks[] Array Risk information 5. onchainos gateway broadcast Broadcast a signed transaction. onchainos gateway broadcast --signed-tx < tx
--address < address
--chain < chain
Param Required Default Description --signed-tx Yes - Fully signed transaction (hex for EVM, base58 for Solana) --address Yes - Sender wallet address --chain Yes - Chain name Return fields : Field Type Description orderId String OKX order tracking ID (use for order status queries) txHash String On-chain transaction hash 6. onchainos gateway orders Track broadcast order status. onchainos gateway orders --address < address
--chain < chain
[ --order-id < id
] Param Required Default Description --address Yes - Wallet address --chain Yes - Chain name --order-id No - Specific order ID (from broadcast response) Return fields : Field Type Description cursor String Pagination cursor for next page orders[] Array List of order objects orders[].orderId String OKX order tracking ID orders[].txHash String On-chain transaction hash orders[].chainIndex String Chain identifier orders[].address String Wallet address orders[].txStatus String Transaction status: 1 = Pending, 2 = Success, 3 = Failed orders[].failReason String Failure reason (empty if successful) Input / Output Examples User says: "What's the current gas price on XLayer?" onchainos gateway gas --chain xlayer
→ Display:
Base fee: 0.05 Gwei
Max fee: 0.1 Gwei
Priority fee: 0.01 Gwei
User says: "Simulate this swap transaction before I send it" onchainos gateway simulate --from 0xYourWallet --to 0xDexContract --data 0x .. . --chain xlayer --amount 1000000000000000000
→ Display:
Simulation: SUCCESS
Estimated gas: 145,000
Intent: Token Swap
User says: "Broadcast my signed transaction" onchainos gateway broadcast --signed-tx 0xf86c .. .signed --address 0xYourWallet --chain xlayer
→ Display:
Broadcast successful!
Order ID: 123456789
Tx Hash: 0xabc...def
User says: "Check the status of my broadcast order" onchainos gateway orders --address 0xYourWallet --chain xlayer --order-id 123456789
→ Display:
Order 123456789: Success (txStatus=2)
Tx Hash: 0xabc...def
Confirmed on-chain
- Edge Cases
- MEV protection
-
- Broadcasting through OKX nodes may offer MEV protection on supported chains.
- Solana special handling
-
- Solana signed transactions use
- base58
- encoding (not hex). Ensure the
- --signed-tx
- format matches the chain.
- Chain not supported
-
- call
- onchainos gateway chains
- first to verify.
- Node return failed
-
- the underlying blockchain node rejected the transaction. Common causes: insufficient gas, nonce too low, contract revert. Retry with corrected parameters.
- Wallet type mismatch
-
- the address format does not match the chain (e.g., EVM address on Solana chain).
- Network error
-
- retry once, then prompt user to try again later
- Region restriction (error code 50125 or 80001)
-
- do NOT show the raw error code to the user. Instead, display a friendly message:
- ⚠️ Service is not available in your region. Please switch to a supported region and try again.
- Transaction already broadcast
- if the same --signed-tx is broadcast twice, the API may return an error or the same txHash — handle idempotently. Amount Display Rules Gas prices in Gwei for EVM chains ( 18.5 Gwei ), never raw wei Gas limit as integer ( 21000 , 145000 ) USD gas cost estimate when possible Transaction values in UI units ( 1.5 ETH ), never base units Global Notes This skill does NOT sign transactions — it only broadcasts pre-signed transactions Amounts in parameters use minimal units (wei/lamports) Gas price fields: use eip1559Protocol.suggestBaseFee + proposePriorityFee for EIP-1559 chains, normal for legacy EVM contract addresses must be all lowercase The CLI resolves chain names automatically (e.g., ethereum → 1 , solana → 501 ) The CLI handles authentication internally via environment variables — see Prerequisites step 4 for default values