tx

Execute a transaction against local or fork-from-RPC state.

Run a transaction with full transaction context and optional RPC state forking.

tx is similar to run but operates at the transaction level rather than the bytecode level. It handles sender nonces, transaction receipts, and — most importantly — can fork live chain state from a remote RPC endpoint so you can test against real contracts and real storage.

Usage

mega-evme tx [OPTIONS] [RAW_TX]

Raw Transaction Input

The optional RAW_TX positional argument accepts a raw EIP-2718 encoded transaction as a hex string. When you provide it, mega-evme decodes the transaction and uses it as the base for execution. Any CLI flags you pass alongside it act as field overrides on top of the decoded transaction — so you can replay a signed transaction while changing just the gas limit, input data, or any other field.

# Replay a raw signed transaction as-is
mega-evme tx 0x02f8...

# Replay the same transaction but override the input data
mega-evme tx 0x02f8... --input 0xdeadbeef

If RAW_TX is omitted, mega-evme builds the transaction entirely from CLI flags. The default sender is 0xf39Fd6e51aad88F6F4ce6aB8827279cffFb92266 and the default gas limit is 10000000.

Note: If the chain ID embedded in the raw transaction doesn't match --chain-id, mega-evme logs a warning but still proceeds.

Fork Mode

By default, tx runs against local state — either empty or loaded from a --prestate file. Fork mode fetches account balances, contract code, and storage slots on demand from a remote RPC node, so you can call real deployed contracts without manually constructing their state.

Flag	Default	Description
--fork	false	Enable state forking from RPC
--fork.rpc <URL>	http://localhost:8545	RPC endpoint to fork from (env: RPC_URL)
--fork.block <NUMBER>	latest	Pin the fork to a specific block number

When --fork is set, mega-evme connects to --fork.rpc and resolves any state reads that aren't covered by a local --prestate file against that node. --fork.block pins the fork to a specific block's post-state, which is useful for reproducing historical behavior or writing deterministic tests. Without --fork.block, the fork uses the latest block at the time of execution.

You can set the RPC URL via the RPC_URL environment variable instead of passing --fork.rpc every time:

export RPC_URL=https://mainnet.megaeth.com/rpc
mega-evme tx --fork --sender.balance 1ether --receiver 0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006 --input 0x06fdde03

Local --prestate overrides take precedence over forked state. This lets you patch specific accounts or storage slots while still pulling everything else from the remote node.

Options

tx accepts several shared option groups. Each group has its own reference page with the full flag table.

Group	Description	Reference
Transaction	Sender, receiver, value, gas, calldata, nonce, tx type	Transaction Types
State management	Prestate file, sender balance, faucet, storage overrides, state dump	State Management
Chain / spec	Spec version, chain ID	Chain and Spec
Block environment	Block number, timestamp, coinbase, basefee, gas limit, prevrandao	Block Environment
SALT buckets	Per-bucket capacity overrides for dynamic gas pricing	SALT Buckets
Tracing	Opcode, call, and pre-state tracers with output options	Tracing Overview

Examples

Simple call to a contract

# Check WETH balance of the default sender
mega-evme tx \
  --receiver 0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006 \
  --input 0x70a08231000000000000000000000000f39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266

Fork from a remote RPC

# Call WETH.balanceOf against live mainnet state
mega-evme tx \
  --fork \
  --fork.rpc https://mainnet.megaeth.com/rpc \
  --sender.balance 1ether \
  --receiver 0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006 \
  --input 0x70a08231000000000000000000000000f39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266

Fork from a specific block

Pinning to a block number makes the execution fully deterministic regardless of when you run it.

mega-evme tx \
  --fork \
  --fork.rpc https://mainnet.megaeth.com/rpc \
  --fork.block 21000000 \
  --sender.balance 1ether \
  --receiver 0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006 \
  --input 0x70a08231000000000000000000000000f39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266

Replay a raw transaction with an override

Decode a signed transaction from the mempool or a block, then re-run it with a different gas limit.

mega-evme tx 0x02f8ac... --gas 500000

Fork with a patched storage slot

Fork live state but override a specific storage slot before execution — useful for testing access-controlled functions.

# Override WETH slot 0 (total supply) and call totalSupply() to verify
mega-evme tx \
  --fork \
  --fork.rpc https://mainnet.megaeth.com/rpc \
  --sender.balance 1ether \
  --storage "0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006:0x0=0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000056bc75e2d63100000" \
  --receiver 0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006 \
  --input 0x18160ddd

For more complex scenarios — multi-step state transitions, contract deployment followed by interaction, and EIP-7702 delegation flows — see the Cookbook.

Full Help Output

Run arbitrary transaction

Usage: mega-evme tx [OPTIONS] [RAW_TX]

Arguments:
  [RAW_TX]
          Raw EIP-2718 encoded transaction (hex). When provided, used as the base
          transaction with CLI flags serving as overrides

Options:
      --codefile, -v, --log.file, --log.no-color, -h
          (Same global options as `run`)

Transaction Options:
      --tx-type <TX_TYPE>          Transaction type [default: 0] [aliases: --type, --ty]
      --gas <GAS>                  Gas limit [default: 10000000] [aliases: --gas-limit]
      --basefee <BASEFEE>          Gas price [default: 0] [aliases: --gas-price, --price, --base-fee]
      --priority-fee <FEE>         EIP-1559 priority fee [aliases: --priorityfee, --tip]
      --sender <SENDER>            Transaction origin [default: 0xf39F...2266] [aliases: --from]
      --receiver <RECEIVER>        Transaction receiver [aliases: --to]
      --nonce <NONCE>              Transaction nonce
      --create <CREATE>            Create mode [possible values: true, false]
      --value <VALUE>              Value in wei (supports ether/gwei/wei suffixes)
      --input <INPUT>              Calldata as hex [aliases: --data]
      --inputfile <INPUTFILE>      Calldata from file [aliases: --datafile, --input-file, --data-file]
      --source-hash <HASH>         Source hash for deposit tx [aliases: --sourcehash]
      --mint <MINT>                ETH to mint for deposit tx (wei)
      --auth <AUTH>                EIP-7702 auth: AUTHORITY:NONCE->DELEGATION [aliases: --authorization]
      --access <ACCESS>            EIP-2930 access list: ADDRESS or ADDRESS:KEY1,KEY2,... [aliases: --accesslist]

State Options:
      --fork                             Fork state from remote RPC
      --fork.block <FORK_BLOCK>          Block to fork from (default: latest)
      --fork.rpc <FORK_RPC>              RPC URL [env: RPC_URL=] [default: http://localhost:8545]
      --prestate <PRESTATE>              JSON prestate file [aliases: --pre-state]
      --block-hash <BLOCK_HASHES>        BLOCKHASH overrides (repeatable) [aliases: --blockhash]
      --sender.balance <SENDER_BALANCE>  Sender balance (supports suffixes) [aliases: --from.balance]
      --faucet <FAUCET>                  Add ether: ADDRESS+=VALUE (repeatable)
      --balance <BALANCE>                Set balance: ADDRESS=VALUE (repeatable)
      --storage <STORAGE>                Set storage: ADDRESS:SLOT=VALUE (repeatable)

Chain Options:
      --spec <SPEC>                Spec [default: Rex4]
      --chain-id <CHAIN_ID>       Chain ID [default: 6342] [aliases: --chainid]

Block Options:
      --block.number <NUM>               Block number [default: 1]
      --block.coinbase <ADDR>            Coinbase [default: 0x0...0] [aliases: --block.beneficiary]
      --block.timestamp <TS>             Timestamp [default: 1]
      --block.gaslimit <GAS>             Gas limit [default: 10000000000]
      --block.basefee <FEE>              Base fee [default: 0]
      --block.difficulty <DIFF>          Difficulty [default: 0]
      --block.prevrandao <HASH>          Prevrandao [aliases: --block.random]
      --block.blobexcessgas <GAS>        Blob excess gas [default: 0]

External Environment Options:
      --bucket-capacity <BUCKET_ID:CAPACITY>  Bucket capacity (repeatable)

State Dump Options:
      --dump                           Dump state after the run
      --dump.output <DUMP_OUTPUT_FILE> Output file for state dump

Trace Options:
      --trace                                    Enable tracing
      --trace.output <TRACE_OUTPUT_FILE>         Output file for trace data
      --tracer <TRACER>                          Tracer: opcode, call, pre-state [default: opcode]
      --trace.opcode.disable-memory              Disable memory capture
      --trace.opcode.disable-stack               Disable stack capture
      --trace.opcode.disable-storage             Disable storage capture
      --trace.opcode.enable-return-data          Enable return data capture
      --trace.call.only-top-call                 Only trace top-level call
      --trace.call.with-log                      Include logs in call trace
      --trace.prestate.diff-mode                 Show state diff
      --trace.prestate.disable-code              Disable code in prestate output
      --trace.prestate.disable-storage           Disable storage in prestate output

See Also

• Transaction Types — full flag reference for all transaction types

• State Management — prestate files, balance overrides, state dump

• Chain and Spec — spec selection and chain ID

• Block Environment — block number, timestamp, coinbase, and more

• SALT Buckets — dynamic gas pricing configuration

• Tracing Overview — opcode, call, and pre-state tracers

• Cookbook — worked examples and real-world recipes

• run — execute raw bytecode without a full transaction context

• replay — fetch and re-execute an on-chain transaction by hash