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Overview

Send USDC to an Ethereum address or ENS name. Use when you or the user want to send money, pay someone, transfer USDC, tip, donate, or send funds to a wallet address or .eth name.

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Prerequisites

  • Must be authenticated (npx awal@latest status to check)
  • Wallet must have sufficient USDC balance (npx awal@latest balance to check)

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Confirming wallet status

npx awal@latest status
If the wallet is not authenticated, refer to the authenticate-wallet skill.

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Command syntax

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

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Arguments

ArgumentDescription
amountAmount to send: $1.00, 1.00, or atomic units (1000000 = $1). Numbers > 100 without decimals are treated as atomic units.
recipientEthereum address (0x…) or ENS name (vitalik.eth)

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Options

OptionDescription
--chain <name>Blockchain network: base (default) or base-sepolia
--jsonOutput result as JSON

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Examples

# Send $1.00 USDC to an address
npx awal@latest send 1 0x1234...abcd

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

# Send with dollar sign prefix
npx awal@latest send "$5.00" 0x1234...abcd

# Send on Base Sepolia testnet
npx awal@latest send 1 0x1234...abcd --chain base-sepolia

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

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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

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Error handling

ErrorResolution
”Not authenticated”Run npx awal@latest auth login <email> first
”Insufficient balance”Check balance with npx awal@latest balance and fund wallet
”Could not resolve ENS name”Verify the ENS name exists
”Invalid recipient”Must be valid 0x address or ENS name