Gas on Receive

Automatically provide users with gas tokens on destination chains during cross-chain swaps

Gas on Receive helps users get native gas tokens on destination chains during cross-chain swaps. This prevents users from getting “stuck” with assets they can’t use due to lacking gas for future transactions.

Widget: Auto-detects need, user toggles on/off (v3.14.0+) Client Library: Manual setup required (v1.5.0+)

How It Works

When Gas on Receive is enabled, the widget automatically:

1. Detects insufficient gas balance on the destination chain
2. Splits the swap into two parts:
   • Main route: Your primary swap transaction
   • Fee route: A smaller swap specifically for obtaining gas tokens
3. Provides native tokens for gas fees on the destination chain
4. Displays the gas top-up amount and status to users

Supported Destination Chains

Supported

• Cosmos chains (e.g., Osmosis, Juno, Stargaze)
• EVM L2 chains (e.g., Arbitrum, Polygon, Base)

Not Supported

• Ethereum mainnet (disabled due to high gas costs)
• Solana (not currently supported)

Default Gas Amounts

The feature automatically provides gas tokens worth:

• Cosmos chains: $0.10 USD equivalent
• EVM L2 chains: $2.00 USD equivalent

These amounts are designed to cover multiple transactions on the respective chain types.

Automatic Activation

Gas on Receive automatically activates when:

• The destination chain is supported
• The user’s destination address has insufficient gas balance (< 3x current gas price)
• The destination asset is different from the chain’s native gas token

Users can manually toggle the feature on/off via the widget interface.

Cost Impact: The gas route uses a small portion of your swap amount (e.g., $0.10-$2.00) which slightly reduces your main swap output.

User Interface

The feature appears in the widget as:

• Toggle switch: Allows users to enable/disable the feature
• Gas amount display: Shows how much gas will be received (e.g., “Enable gas top up - You’ll get $2.00 in ETH”)
• Transaction status: During execution, shows “Receiving $2.00 in ETH as gas top-up”
• Completion status: After success, displays “Received $2.00 in ETH as gas top-up”

Configuration

Widget Configuration

Gas on Receive requires no configuration - the widget auto-detects when it’s needed and shows a toggle switch:

import { Widget } from "@skip-go/widget";

function MyApp() {
  return (
    <Widget
      defaultRoute={{
        srcChainId: "osmosis-1",
        destChainId: "42161", // Arbitrum
        srcAssetDenom: "uosmo",
        destAssetDenom: "0x82aF49447D8a07e3bd95BD0d56f35241523fBab1" // WETH
      }}
      // Widget automatically:
      // 1. Detects when user lacks gas on destination chain
      // 2. Shows "Enable gas top up" toggle for supported chains
      // 3. User manually enables/disables the feature
    />
  );
}

Client Library Usage

The client library requires manual setup using executeMultipleRoutes (v1.5.0+). Use this when building custom interfaces or need more control than the widget provides:

import { executeMultipleRoutes, route } from "@skip-go/client";

// Create your main route and a smaller gas route
const mainRoute = await route({
  amountIn: "1000000", // 1 OSMO
  sourceAssetChainId: "osmosis-1",
  sourceAssetDenom: "uosmo",
  destAssetChainId: "42161", // Arbitrum
  destAssetDenom: "0x82aF49447D8a07e3bd95BD0d56f35241523fBab1" // WETH
});

const gasRoute = await route({
  amountIn: "50000", // ~$2 worth for gas
  sourceAssetChainId: "osmosis-1",
  sourceAssetDenom: "uosmo",
  destAssetChainId: "42161",
  destAssetDenom: "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000" // Native ETH
});

// Execute both routes together
await executeMultipleRoutes({
  route: { mainRoute, gasRoute },
  userAddresses: {
    mainRoute: [
      { chainId: "osmosis-1", address: "osmo1..." },
      { chainId: "42161", address: "0x..." }
    ],
    gasRoute: [
      { chainId: "osmosis-1", address: "osmo1..." },
      { chainId: "42161", address: "0x..." }
    ]
  },
  slippageTolerancePercent: {
    mainRoute: "1",
    gasRoute: "10",
  },
  // Required signing functions
  getCosmosSigningClient: async (chainId) => {
    // Return your cosmos signing client for the chain
    return yourCosmosWallet.getSigningClient(chainId);
  },
  getEVMSigningClient: async (chainId) => {
    // Return your EVM signing client for the chain
    return yourEvmWallet.getSigningClient(chainId);
  },
  onRouteStatusUpdated: (status) => console.log(status)
});

Tip: Most developers should use the widget for automatic gas management. Only use the client library approach if you need custom gas amounts or are building a custom interface.

Manual Gas Route Setup

For more control, you can manually determine when to include gas routes based on user balances:

import { balances } from "@skip-go/client";

// Check if user has sufficient gas balance
const userBalances = await balances({
  chains: {
    "42161": { address: "0x..." } // User's Arbitrum address
  }
});

const chainBalances = userBalances.chains?.["42161"]?.denoms;
const nativeTokenBalance = chainBalances?.["0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"];

// Simple check: does user have any native token balance?
const hasEnoughGas = nativeTokenBalance?.amount && nativeTokenBalance.amount !== "0";

if (!hasEnoughGas) {
  // Include gas route in executeMultipleRoutes
  console.log("User needs gas - including gas route");
} else {
  // Execute only main route
  console.log("User has sufficient gas");
}

Custom Gas Amounts (Advanced)

For advanced use cases, you can customize gas amounts by adjusting the amountIn when creating gas routes. The default equivalent amounts are:

• Cosmos chains: $0.10 USD
• EVM L2 chains: $2.00 USD

Error Handling

If gas route fails: Your main swap continues normally, you just won’t receive the gas tokens. No funds are lost.

If main swap fails: You receive the gas tokens you paid for, plus any remaining funds in your original source token.

Troubleshooting

Feature not appearing?

• Ensure you’re using Widget v3.14.0+ or Client Library v1.5.0+
• Check that the destination chain is supported (Cosmos chains, EVM L2s)
• Feature auto-disables if user already has sufficient gas or destination asset is the native gas token

Transaction issues?

• Gas top-up failures don’t affect your main swap - assets are safely returned
• Main swap may succeed even if gas route fails

For advanced routing configuration, see Configuration.