Gas on Receive with Custom Frontends

This guide explains how to implement Gas on Receive functionality when building custom frontends with the Skip Go Client Library. Gas on Receive helps users automatically obtain native gas tokens on destination chains during cross-chain swaps.

Overview

Gas on Receive prevents users from getting “stuck” with assets they can’t use by automatically providing a small amount of native gas tokens on the destination chain. The client library provides the getRouteWithGasOnReceive function that handles all the complexity for you, or you can implement custom logic if you need specific behavior.

Prerequisites

Skip Go Client Library v1.5.0 or higher
Understanding of the basic route and executeRoute functions
Access to user wallet signers for multiple chains

Supported Chains

Destination: Cosmos chains and EVM L2s (Solana not supported)
Source: Most chains except Ethereum mainnet and Sepolia testnet

Quick Start: Using getRouteWithGasOnReceive

The simplest way to implement Gas on Receive is using the built-in getRouteWithGasOnReceive function:

import { 
  route, 
  getRouteWithGasOnReceive, 
  executeMultipleRoutes,
  executeRoute,
  type RouteRequest,
  type RouteResponse,
  type UserAddress
} from "@skip-go/client";

async function swapWithGasOnReceive() {
  try {
    // Step 1: Define your route request
    const routeRequest = {
      amountIn: "1000000", // 1 OSMO
      sourceAssetChainId: "osmosis-1",
      sourceAssetDenom: "uosmo",
      destAssetChainId: "42161", // Arbitrum
      destAssetDenom: "0x82aF49447D8a07e3bd95BD0d56f35241523fBab1", // WETH
      smartRelay: true
    };

    // Step 2: Get your initial route
    const originalRoute = await route(routeRequest);

    // Step 3: Automatically split into main and gas routes
    const { mainRoute, gasRoute } = await getRouteWithGasOnReceive({
      routeResponse: originalRoute,
      routeRequest
    });

    // Step 4: Get user addresses based on required chains
    // Note: mainRoute and gasRoute may require different chains
    const mainRouteAddresses = mainRoute.requiredChainAddresses.map(chainId => ({
      chainId,
      address: getUserAddressForChain(chainId) // Your function to get user's address
    }));
    
    const gasRouteAddresses = gasRoute?.requiredChainAddresses.map(chainId => ({
      chainId, 
      address: getUserAddressForChain(chainId)
    }));
    
    // Example helper function:
    // function getUserAddressForChain(chainId: string): string {
    //   const addresses = {
    //     "osmosis-1": "osmo1...",
    //     "42161": "0x..."
    //   };
    //   return addresses[chainId] || throw new Error(`No address for chain ${chainId}`);
    // }

  // Step 5: Execute routes
  if (gasRoute && gasRouteAddresses) {
    // Execute both routes together
    await executeMultipleRoutes({
      route: { mainRoute, feeRoute: gasRoute },
      userAddresses: {
        mainRoute: mainRouteAddresses,
        feeRoute: gasRouteAddresses // May be different chains than mainRoute
      },
      slippageTolerancePercent: {
        mainRoute: "1",
        feeRoute: "10" // Higher tolerance for gas route
      },
      getCosmosSigningClient: async (chainId) => {
        return yourCosmosWallet.getSigningClient(chainId);
      },
      getEVMSigningClient: async (chainId) => {
        return yourEvmWallet.getSigningClient(chainId);
      },
      onRouteStatusUpdated: (status) => {
        console.log("Route status:", status);
        
        // Check if gas route failed
        const gasRouteFailed = status.relatedRoutes?.find(
          r => r.routeKey === "feeRoute" && r.status === "failed"
        );
        
        if (gasRouteFailed) {
          console.warn("Gas route failed, but main swap continues");
        }
      }
    });
  } else {
    // No gas route needed, execute original route
    await executeRoute({
      route: originalRoute,
      userAddresses: mainRouteAddresses,
      slippageTolerancePercent: "1",
      getCosmosSigningClient: async (chainId) => {
        return yourCosmosWallet.getSigningClient(chainId);
      },
      getEVMSigningClient: async (chainId) => {
        return yourEvmWallet.getSigningClient(chainId);
      }
    });
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Failed to execute swap:", error);
    // Handle error appropriately
  }
}

How getRouteWithGasOnReceive Works

The function automatically:

Checks if the destination chain is supported (excludes Solana chains)
Checks source chain support (excludes Ethereum mainnet and Sepolia testnet)
Verifies the destination asset isn’t already a fee asset
Calculates appropriate gas amounts:
- Cosmos chains: Average gas price × 3 (or $0.10 USD fallback if gas price unavailable)
- EVM L2 chains: $2.00 USD worth of native tokens
Creates a gas route to obtain native tokens
Adjusts the main route amount accordingly
Returns both routes, or the original route as mainRoute if gas route creation fails

Note: If gas route creation fails for any reason, the function returns the original route as mainRoute with gasRoute as undefined, allowing your swap to proceed without gas-on-receive.

Custom Implementation Guide

If you need to customize the Gas on Receive behavior beyond what getRouteWithGasOnReceive provides:

Step 1: Check Destination Gas Balance

Before initiating a swap, check if the user has sufficient gas on the destination chain:

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

async function checkDestinationGasBalance(
  destinationChainId: string,
  userAddress: string,
  requiredGasAmount?: string
) {
  // Fetch user's balance on destination chain
  const userBalances = await balances({
    chains: {
      [destinationChainId]: { address: userAddress }
    }
  });

  const chainBalances = userBalances.chains?.[destinationChainId]?.denoms;
  
  // For EVM chains, check native token (address 0x0000...)
  const nativeTokenDenom = getNativeTokenDenom(destinationChainId);
  const nativeBalance = chainBalances?.[nativeTokenDenom];

  // Simple check: does user have any native token?
  if (!nativeBalance?.amount || nativeBalance.amount === "0") {
    return false;
  }

  // Optional: Check against a minimum threshold
  if (requiredGasAmount) {
    return Number(nativeBalance.amount) >= Number(requiredGasAmount);
  }

  return true;
}

function getNativeTokenDenom(chainId: string): string {
  // For EVM chains
  if (isEvmChain(chainId)) {
    return "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000";
  }
  
  // For Cosmos chains, you'll need to fetch the fee assets
  // This varies by chain (e.g., "uosmo" for Osmosis, "uatom" for Cosmos Hub)
  return getCosmosNativeDenom(chainId);
}

Step 2: Calculate Gas Amount Needed

const GAS_AMOUNTS_USD = {
  cosmos: 0.10,    // $0.10 for Cosmos chains
  evm_l2: 2.00,    // $2.00 for EVM L2 chains
  evm_mainnet: 0   // Disabled for Ethereum mainnet
};

async function calculateGasAmount(
  sourceAsset: { chainId: string; denom: string },
  destinationChainId: string,
  sourceAssetPriceUsd: number
): Promise<string> {
  const chainType = await getChainType(destinationChainId);
  
  // Determine USD amount based on chain type
  let usdAmount = 0;
  if (chainType === 'cosmos') {
    usdAmount = GAS_AMOUNTS_USD.cosmos;
  } else if (chainType === 'evm' && destinationChainId !== "1") {
    usdAmount = GAS_AMOUNTS_USD.evm_l2;
  }
  
  if (usdAmount === 0) {
    throw new Error("Gas on Receive not supported for this chain");
  }
  
  // Convert USD amount to source asset amount
  const sourceAmount = usdAmount / sourceAssetPriceUsd;
  
  // Convert to crypto amount (considering decimals)
  const sourceAssetDecimals = await getAssetDecimals(sourceAsset);
  return convertToCryptoAmount(sourceAmount, sourceAssetDecimals);
}

Step 3: Create Routes with Custom Logic

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

async function createRoutesManually(
  amountIn: string,
  sourceAsset: { chainId: string; denom: string },
  destAsset: { chainId: string; denom: string },
  gasAmount: string,
  enableGasOnReceive: boolean
) {
  // Calculate adjusted amounts
  const gasRouteAmount = enableGasOnReceive ? gasAmount : "0";
  const mainRouteAmount = (Number(amountIn) - Number(gasRouteAmount)).toString();
  
  // Create main route with reduced amount
  const mainRoute = await route({
    amountIn: mainRouteAmount,
    sourceAssetChainId: sourceAsset.chainId,
    sourceAssetDenom: sourceAsset.denom,
    destAssetChainId: destAsset.chainId,
    destAssetDenom: destAsset.denom,
    smartRelay: true
  });
  
  // Create gas route only if enabled
  let gasRoute = null;
  if (enableGasOnReceive) {
    const nativeTokenDenom = getNativeTokenDenom(destAsset.chainId);
    
    gasRoute = await route({
      amountIn: gasRouteAmount,
      sourceAssetChainId: sourceAsset.chainId,
      sourceAssetDenom: sourceAsset.denom,
      destAssetChainId: destAsset.chainId,
      destAssetDenom: nativeTokenDenom,
      smartRelay: true
    });
  }
  
  return { mainRoute, gasRoute };
}

Step 4: Execute Routes

import { executeMultipleRoutes, type RouteResponse, type UserAddress } from "@skip-go/client";

async function executeSwapWithGasOnReceive(
  mainRoute: RouteResponse,
  gasRoute: RouteResponse | null,
  userAddresses: UserAddress[],
  signers: {
    getCosmosSigningClient: (chainId: string) => Promise<any>;
    getEVMSigningClient: (chainId: string) => Promise<any>;
  }
) {
  // Build routes object with consistent naming
  const routes = gasRoute 
    ? { mainRoute, feeRoute: gasRoute }
    : { mainRoute };
  
  // Build user addresses object
  const addresses = gasRoute
    ? { mainRoute: userAddresses, feeRoute: userAddresses }
    : { mainRoute: userAddresses };
  
  // Build slippage settings
  const slippage = gasRoute
    ? { mainRoute: "1", feeRoute: "10" } // Higher tolerance for gas route
    : { mainRoute: "1" };
  
  // Execute both routes
  await executeMultipleRoutes({
    route: routes,
    userAddresses: addresses,
    slippageTolerancePercent: slippage,
    getCosmosSigningClient: signers.getCosmosSigningClient,
    getEVMSigningClient: signers.getEVMSigningClient,
    onRouteStatusUpdated: (status) => {
      // Handle route status updates
      console.log("Route status:", status);
      
      // Check if gas route failed
      const gasRouteFailed = status.relatedRoutes?.find(
        r => r.routeKey === "feeRoute" && r.status === "failed"
      );
      
      if (gasRouteFailed) {
        console.warn("Gas route failed, but main swap continues");
      }
    }
  });
}

Complete Implementation Example

Here’s a full example combining all the concepts:

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

class GasOnReceiveManager {
  private readonly GAS_AMOUNTS_USD = {
    cosmos: 0.10,
    evm_l2: 2.00
  };

  async shouldEnableGasOnReceive(
    destinationChainId: string,
    destinationAddress: string,
    destinationAssetDenom: string
  ): Promise<boolean> {
    // Check if chain is supported
    if (!this.isChainSupported(destinationChainId)) {
      return false;
    }
    
    // Don't enable if destination asset is already a gas token
    if (await this.isGasToken(destinationChainId, destinationAssetDenom)) {
      return false;
    }
    
    // Check user's gas balance
    const hasGas = await this.checkGasBalance(destinationChainId, destinationAddress);
    return !hasGas;
  }
  
  private isChainSupported(chainId: string): boolean {
    // Solana chains not supported for destination
    const unsupportedDestChains = ["solana", "solana-devnet"];
    // Ethereum mainnet and Sepolia not supported as source
    const unsupportedSourceChains = ["1", "11155111"];
    // For this example, checking destination support
    return !unsupportedDestChains.includes(chainId);
  }
  
  private async isGasToken(chainId: string, denom: string): boolean {
    const chainAssets = await assets({ chainId });
    const gasTokens = chainAssets.chain?.feeAssets || [];
    return gasTokens.some(token => token.denom === denom);
  }
  
  private async checkGasBalance(
    chainId: string, 
    address: string
  ): Promise<boolean> {
    const balanceResponse = await balances({
      chains: { [chainId]: { address } }
    });
    
    const nativeDenom = await this.getNativeDenom(chainId);
    const balance = balanceResponse?.chains?.[chainId]?.denoms?.[nativeDenom];
    
    // Check if user has any balance
    return balance?.amount && balance.amount !== "0";
  }
  
  async executeSwapWithGasOnReceive(
    params: {
      amountIn: string;
      sourceAsset: { chainId: string; denom: string };
      destAsset: { chainId: string; denom: string };
      userAddresses: Array<{ chainId: string; address: string }>;
      enableGasOnReceive: boolean;
      signers: any;
    }
  ) {
    const { 
      amountIn, 
      sourceAsset, 
      destAsset, 
      userAddresses, 
      enableGasOnReceive,
      signers 
    } = params;
    
    // Get initial route
    const originalRoute = await route({
      amountIn,
      sourceAssetChainId: sourceAsset.chainId,
      sourceAssetDenom: sourceAsset.denom,
      destAssetChainId: destAsset.chainId,
      destAssetDenom: destAsset.denom
    });
    
    if (enableGasOnReceive) {
      // Use automatic splitting
      const { mainRoute, gasRoute } = await getRouteWithGasOnReceive({
        routeResponse: originalRoute,
        routeRequest: {
          amountIn,
          sourceAssetChainId: sourceAsset.chainId,
          sourceAssetDenom: sourceAsset.denom,
          destAssetChainId: destAsset.chainId,
          destAssetDenom: destAsset.denom
        }
      });
      
      if (gasRoute) {
        // Execute both routes
        await executeMultipleRoutes({
          route: { mainRoute, feeRoute: gasRoute },
          userAddresses: { 
            mainRoute: userAddresses,
            feeRoute: userAddresses 
          },
          slippageTolerancePercent: {
            mainRoute: "1",
            feeRoute: "10"  // Higher tolerance for gas route
          },
          ...signers,
          onRouteStatusUpdated: this.handleRouteStatus
        });
      } else {
        // Execute just the main route
        await executeRoute({
          route: mainRoute,
          userAddresses,
          slippageTolerancePercent: "1",
          ...signers
        });
      }
    } else {
      // Execute original route without gas
      await executeRoute({
        route: originalRoute,
        userAddresses,
        slippageTolerancePercent: "1",
        ...signers
      });
    }
  }
  
  private handleRouteStatus(status: RouteStatus) {
    if (status.status === "completed") {
      console.log("Swap completed successfully");
    }
    
    // Check gas route status
    const gasRoute = status.relatedRoutes?.find(r => r.routeKey === "feeRoute");
    if (gasRoute?.status === "failed") {
      console.warn("Gas provision failed, but main swap continues");
    } else if (gasRoute?.status === "completed") {
      console.log("Gas tokens received successfully");
    }
  }
}

UI Considerations

When implementing Gas on Receive in your UI:

Display Gas Information

function GasOnReceiveToggle({ 
  enabled, 
  gasAmount, 
  gasAssetSymbol,
  onToggle 
}: GasOnReceiveProps) {
  return (
    <div className="gas-on-receive">
      <div className="gas-info">
        <GasIcon />
        <span>Enable gas top up - You'll get {gasAmount} in {gasAssetSymbol}</span>
        <Tooltip content="Receive native tokens for gas fees on destination chain" />
      </div>
      <Switch checked={enabled} onChange={onToggle} />
    </div>
  );
}

Show Status During Execution

function GasStatus({ status, amount, symbol }: GasStatusProps) {
  switch (status) {
    case 'pending':
      return <span>Receiving {amount} in {symbol}...</span>;
    case 'completed':
      return <span>✓ Received {amount} in {symbol} as gas top-up</span>;
    case 'failed':
      return <span>⚠ Failed to receive gas tokens</span>;
    default:
      return null;
  }
}

Error Handling

Handle various failure scenarios gracefully:

async function handleGasRouteErrors(error: Error, mainRouteStatus: string) {
  // Gas route failures don't affect main swap
  if (mainRouteStatus === 'completed') {
    console.log("Main swap succeeded despite gas route failure");
    // Show warning to user about missing gas
    showWarning("Swap completed but gas tokens were not received");
  }
  
  // Log for debugging
  console.error("Gas route error:", error);
  
  // Track in analytics
  trackEvent("gas_route_failed", {
    error: error.message,
    mainRouteStatus
  });
}

Best Practices

Use getRouteWithGasOnReceive: The automatic function handles edge cases and optimizations
Auto-detection: Check gas balances and suggest Gas on Receive when needed
User Control: Always allow users to toggle the feature on/off
Clear Communication: Show exact amounts and costs transparently
Graceful Degradation: Main swap should continue even if gas route fails
Higher Slippage: Use 10% slippage for gas routes (vs 1% for main routes)
Chain Support: Disable for Ethereum mainnet and Solana
Amount Limits: Use recommended amounts ( $0.10 for Cosmos,$ 2.00 for EVM L2s)

Advanced Configuration

Custom Gas Amounts

// Override default gas amounts
const customGasAmounts = {
  "osmosis-1": "100000", // 0.1 OSMO
  "42161": "0.001",      // 0.001 ETH on Arbitrum
  "137": "2"             // 2 MATIC on Polygon
};

async function getCustomGasAmount(chainId: string): Promise<string> {
  return customGasAmounts[chainId] || getDefaultGasAmount(chainId);
}

Dynamic Pricing

// Adjust gas amount based on current gas prices
async function calculateDynamicGasAmount(chainId: string) {
  const gasPrice = await getGasPrice(chainId);
  const estimatedTxCount = 5; // Assume user needs gas for 5 transactions
  const gasPerTx = 21000; // Basic transfer gas limit
  
  const totalGasNeeded = gasPrice * gasPerTx * estimatedTxCount;
  return totalGasNeeded.toString();
}

Feature	Widget (Automatic)	Client Library (Manual)
Gas balance detection	Automatic	Manual or use `getRouteWithGasOnReceive`
Route creation	Automatic	Use `getRouteWithGasOnReceive` or manual
Amount calculation	Built-in defaults	Built-in with `getRouteWithGasOnReceive`
UI components	Provided	Build your own
Error handling	Automatic	Manual implementation
Status tracking	Built-in	Via callbacks

Summary

The Skip Go Client Library provides flexible options for implementing Gas on Receive:

Quick implementation with getRouteWithGasOnReceive for automatic route splitting
Full control with manual balance checking and route creation
Status tracking via callbacks in executeMultipleRoutes
Graceful error handling where gas route failures don’t affect main swaps

Choose the approach that best fits your application’s needs. For most use cases, getRouteWithGasOnReceive provides the ideal balance of simplicity and functionality.

​Overview

​Prerequisites

​Supported Chains

​Quick Start: Using getRouteWithGasOnReceive

​How getRouteWithGasOnReceive Works

​Custom Implementation Guide

​Step 1: Check Destination Gas Balance

​Step 2: Calculate Gas Amount Needed

​Step 3: Create Routes with Custom Logic

​Step 4: Execute Routes

​Complete Implementation Example

​UI Considerations

​Display Gas Information

​Show Status During Execution

​Error Handling

​Best Practices

​Advanced Configuration

​Custom Gas Amounts

​Dynamic Pricing

​Comparison with Widget Implementation

​Summary