Ows

OWS — Open Wallet Standard

Secure, offline-first multi-chain wallet management. Private keys are encrypted at rest (AES-256-GCM, scrypt KDF) and decrypted only after policy checks pass, then immediately wiped from memory — the caller never sees the raw key.

Available as CLI, Node.js SDK (@open-wallet-standard/core), and Python SDK (open-wallet-standard).

When to use

Use this skill when the user asks to:

• Create, import, list, delete, or manage crypto wallets
• Derive blockchain addresses from a mnemonic
• Sign messages or transactions for EVM, Solana, XRPL, Sui, Bitcoin, Cosmos, Tron, TON, Spark, Filecoin, Nano, or NEAR
• Broadcast signed transactions to a chain
• Generate BIP-39 mnemonic phrases
• Fund a wallet with USDC (MoonPay) or check token balances
• Make paid requests to x402-enabled API endpoints or discover x402 services
• Create and manage policies for API key access control
• Create, list, or revoke API keys for agent access to wallets
• Work with @open-wallet-standard/core or open-wallet-standard in code

Supported Chains

Installation

# CLI (one-liner)
curl -fsSL https://docs.openwallet.sh/install.sh | bash

# Node.js SDK (global install also provides the ows CLI)
npm install @open-wallet-standard/core

# Python SDK
pip install open-wallet-standard

CLI

Wallet Management

# Create (--show-mnemonic to display the phrase for backup)
ows wallet create --name "my-wallet"
ows wallet create --name "my-wallet" --words 24 --show-mnemonic

# Import from mnemonic (via stdin or OWS_MNEMONIC env)
echo "goose puzzle decorate ..." | ows wallet import --name "imported" --mnemonic

# Import from private key (via stdin or OWS_PRIVATE_KEY env)
echo "4c0883a691..." | ows wallet import --name "from-evm" --private-key
echo "9d61b19d..." | ows wallet import --name "from-sol" --private-key --chain solana

# Import explicit keys for both curves (via env vars)
OWS_SECP256K1_KEY="4c0883a691..." OWS_ED25519_KEY="9d61b19d..." \
  ows wallet import --name "both"

# List / info / export / delete / rename
ows wallet list
ows wallet info
ows wallet export --wallet "my-wallet"
ows wallet delete --wallet "my-wallet" --confirm
ows wallet rename --wallet "my-wallet" --new-name "treasury"

Signing

The --wallet flag can also be set via OWS_WALLET env var. Use --json for structured output, --index N to select an HD account index.

# Sign a message
ows sign message --wallet "my-wallet" --chain evm --message "hello world"
ows sign message --wallet "my-wallet" --chain solana --message "hello" --json

# Sign a message with EIP-712 typed data (EVM only)
ows sign message --wallet "my-wallet" --chain evm --message "" --typed-data '{"types":...}'

# Sign a raw transaction
ows sign tx --wallet "my-wallet" --chain evm --tx "02f8..."

# Sign and broadcast
ows sign send-tx --wallet "my-wallet" --chain evm --tx "02f8..." --rpc-url "https://..."

Funding

# Create a MoonPay deposit (auto-converts to USDC on target chain)
ows fund deposit --wallet "my-wallet" --chain base --token USDC

# Check token balances
ows fund balance --wallet "my-wallet" --chain base

Payments (x402)

# Make a paid request to an x402-enabled API endpoint
ows pay request https://api.example.com/data --wallet "my-wallet"
ows pay request https://api.example.com/data --wallet "my-wallet" --method POST --body '{"key":"value"}'

# Discover x402-enabled services from the Bazaar directory
ows pay discover
ows pay discover --query "weather" --limit 10

Policies

# Register a policy from a JSON file
ows policy create --file policy.json

# List / show / delete policies
ows policy list
ows policy show --id "policy-id"
ows policy delete --id "policy-id" --confirm

API Keys

# Create an API key for agent access (scoped to wallets + policies)
ows key create --name "claude-agent" --wallet "my-wallet" --policy "policy-id"
ows key create --name "tmp-key" --wallet "my-wallet" --expires-at "2026-04-01T00:00:00Z"

# List all API keys (tokens are never shown)
ows key list

# Revoke an API key
ows key revoke --id "key-id" --confirm

Mnemonic Utilities

ows mnemonic generate --words 12
OWS_MNEMONIC="word1 word2 ..." ows mnemonic derive --chain evm

System

ows update            # Update to latest version
ows update --force    # Force re-download
ows uninstall         # Remove CLI (keep wallet data)
ows uninstall --purge # Remove CLI + all wallet data
ows config show       # Show config and RPC endpoints

Node.js SDK

npm install @open-wallet-standard/core — native NAPI bindings, Rust core runs in-process.

Quick start:

import { createWallet, signMessage } from "@open-wallet-standard/core";

const wallet = createWallet("my-wallet");
const sig = signMessage("my-wallet", "evm", "hello world");

Full API reference, types, and examples: see {baseDir}/references/node.md

Python SDK

pip install open-wallet-standard — native PyO3 bindings, Rust core runs in-process.

Quick start:

from open_wallet_standard import create_wallet, sign_message

wallet = create_wallet("my-wallet")
sig = sign_message("my-wallet", "evm", "hello world")

Full API reference, return types, and examples: see {baseDir}/references/python.md

Vault Layout

~/.ows/
  bin/
    ows                    # CLI binary
  wallets/
    <uuid>/
      wallet.json          # Encrypted keystore (AES-256-GCM, scrypt KDF)
      meta.json            # Name, chains, created_at
  policies/
    <id>.json              # Policy definitions
  keys/
    <id>.json              # API key metadata (token hash, scoped wallets/policies)

Security Model

• Keys encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM (scrypt N=2^16, r=8, p=1)
• Keys decrypted only after policy checks pass, then immediately wiped from memory
• Caller never sees raw private key during signing
• Optional passphrase adds second encryption layer
• Universal wallets: single mnemonic derives addresses for all supported chains via BIP-44 HD paths
• API keys use HKDF-SHA256 for token-based decryption; tokens shown once at creation, only hashes stored

Source: open-wallet-standard/core — distributed by TomeVault.