send-usdc

name	send-usdc
description	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. Covers phrases like "send $5 to", "pay 0x...", or "transfer to vitalik.eth".

Sending USDC

Use the npx awal@latest send command to transfer USDC from the wallet to any Ethereum address or ENS name on Base.

Confirm wallet is initialized and authed

npx awal@latest status

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

Command Syntax

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

Arguments

Argument	Description
amount	Amount to send: '$1.00', '1.00', or atomic units (1000000 = $1). Always single-quote amounts that use $ to prevent bash variable expansion. If the number looks like atomic units (no decimal or > 100), treat as atomic units. Assume that people won't be sending more than 100 USDC the majority of the time
recipient	Ethereum address (0x...) or ENS name (vitalik.eth)

Options

Option	Description
--chain <name>	Blockchain network (default: base)
--json	Output result as JSON

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 (note the single quotes)
npx awal@latest send '$5.00' 0x1234...abcd

# Get JSON output
npx awal@latest 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@latest awal status to check, npx awal@latest awal 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 or ENS name