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Ethers by hairyf — Agent Skill

Name: Ethers
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: hairyf

File contents

Skill based on ethers.js v6.16.0, generated at 2026-02-09. Official docs: https://docs.ethers.org/v6/

Ethers.js is a complete, compact library for interacting with Ethereum: dapps, wallets, and scripts. This skill covers Provider/Signer/Contract separation, units and formatting, ABI, contract calls and events, message signing, and v5→v6 migration.

Core References

Topic	Description	Reference
Provider, Signer, Contract	Read/write separation, BrowserProvider, JsonRpcProvider, connecting	core-provider-signer
Units and Formatting	parseEther, parseUnits, formatEther, formatUnits	core-units-format
ABI	Human-readable ABI, Fragment, encoding, event topics/data	core-abi
Wallet	Wallet, HDNodeWallet, mnemonic, id() for testing	core-wallet
Transactions and Receipts	sendTransaction, wait, getBlockNumber, getFeeData, getTransactionCount	core-transactions
Data and hex utilities	getBytes, toBeHex, ZeroAddress, ZeroHash, encodeBytes32String, solidityPacked	core-utils
Address	getAddress, isAddress, isAddressable, checksum	core-address
Hashing	keccak256, id(string), use in selectors and testing	core-hashing

Features

Contract and Signing

Topic	Description	Reference
Contract	Creation, view/pure, state-changing, staticCall, events, queryFilter	features-contract
Signing	signMessage, verifyMessage, Signature, EIP-191, EIP-712	features-signing
ENS	resolveName, getResolver, getAddress, getText, text records	features-ens
React Native	react-native-quick-crypto registration for performance	features-react-native
Provider options	getDefaultProvider, JsonRpcProvider staticNetwork, broadcastTransaction	features-providers
Contract deployment	ContractFactory, bytecode, deploy(), waitForDeployment, fromSolidity	features-contract-deploy
EIP-712 typed data	signTypedData, verifyTypedData, TypedDataEncoder	features-eip712

Best Practices

Topic	Description	Reference
Error handling	Reverted tx, receipt.status, CALL_EXCEPTION, provider errors	best-practices-errors

Advanced

Topic	Description	Reference
Migrating v5→v6	BigInt, Provider/Contract/Signature, utils renames	advanced-migrating-v6

---name: ethersdescription: Ethers.js v6 — Provider/Signer/Contract, units, ABI, contract calls and events, signing, v5→v6 migration.---> Skill based on ethers.js v6.16.0, generated at 2026-02-09. Official docs: https://docs.ethers.org/v6/Ethers.js is a complete, compact library for interacting with Ethereum: dapps, wallets, and scripts. This skill covers Provider/Signer/Contract separation, units and formatting, ABI, contract calls and events, message signing, and v5→v6 migration.## Core References| Topic | Description | Reference ||-------|-------------|-----------|| Provider, Signer, Contract | Read/write separation, BrowserProvider, JsonRpcProvider, connecting | [core-provider-signer](references/core-provider-signer.md) || Units and Formatting | parseEther, parseUnits, formatEther, formatUnits | [core-units-format](references/core-units-format.md) || ABI | Human-readable ABI, Fragment, encoding, event topics/data | [core-abi](references/core-abi.md) || Wallet | Wallet, HDNodeWallet, mnemonic, id() for testing | [core-wallet](references/core-wallet.md) || Transactions and Receipts | sendTransaction, wait, getBlockNumber, getFeeData, getTransactionCount | [core-transactions](references/core-transactions.md) || Data and hex utilities | getBytes, toBeHex, ZeroAddress, ZeroHash, encodeBytes32String, solidityPacked | [core-utils](references/core-utils.md) || Address | getAddress, isAddress, isAddressable, checksum | [core-address](references/core-address.md) || Hashing | keccak256, id(string), use in selectors and testing | [core-hashing](references/core-hashing.md) |## Features### Contract and Signing| Topic | Description | Reference ||-------|-------------|-----------|| Contract | Creation, view/pure, state-changing, staticCall, events, queryFilter | [features-contract](references/features-contract.md) || Signing | signMessage, verifyMessage, Signature, EIP-191, EIP-712 | [features-signing](references/features-signing.md) || ENS | resolveName, getResolver, getAddress, getText, text records | [features-ens](references/features-ens.md) || React Native | react-native-quick-crypto registration for performance | [features-react-native](references/features-react-native.md) || Provider options | getDefaultProvider, JsonRpcProvider staticNetwork, broadcastTransaction | [features-providers](references/features-providers.md) || Contract deployment | ContractFactory, bytecode, deploy(), waitForDeployment, fromSolidity | [features-contract-deploy](references/features-contract-deploy.md) || EIP-712 typed data | signTypedData, verifyTypedData, TypedDataEncoder | [features-eip712](references/features-eip712.md) |## Best Practices| Topic | Description | Reference ||-------|-------------|-----------|| Error handling | Reverted tx, receipt.status, CALL_EXCEPTION, provider errors | [best-practices-errors](references/best-practices-errors.md) |## Advanced| Topic | Description | Reference ||-------|-------------|-----------|| Migrating v5→v6 | BigInt, Provider/Contract/Signature, utils renames | [advanced-migrating-v6](references/advanced-migrating-v6.md) |

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