MEV Inspect is a powerful tool designed for inspecting Miner Extractable Value (MEV) on the Ethereum blockchain. Written in Rust, it provides robust and efficient inspection capabilities for various DeFi protocols. This tool is part of the Flashbots ecosystem, which focuses on researching and mitigating the negative externalities of MEV.
MEV Inspect supports a wide range of DeFi protocols, including:
These inspectors allow users to analyze transactions and blocks for MEV opportunities and activities across these popular protocols.
To build MEV Inspect, you can use the following command:
cargo build --releaseThis command compiles the project in release mode, ensuring the best performance.
MEV Inspect comes with a versatile CLI that offers various options and commands for inspecting transactions and blocks. The basic usage is as follows:
Usage: ./target/release/mev-inspect [OPTIONS]
Optional arguments:
-h, --help Show help message
-r, --reset Clear and re-build the database
-o, --overwrite Do not skip blocks which already exist
-u, --url URL The tracing / archival node's URL (default: http://localhost:8545)
-c, --cache CACHE Path to where traces will be cached
-d, --db-cfg DB-CFG Database config
-D, --db-table DB-TABLE The table of the database (default: mev_inspections)
Available commands:
tx Inspect a transaction
blocks Inspect a range of blocksThese options and commands allow users to customize their inspection processes, connect to different nodes, and manage database configurations effectively.
Testing is an essential aspect of MEV Inspect to ensure its reliability and accuracy. The tests require Postgres to be installed. To run the tests, use the following command:
cargo testThis command will execute all the tests defined in the project, verifying the functionality and performance of MEV Inspect.
MEV Inspect is a vital tool for anyone involved in the Ethereum ecosystem, providing deep insights into MEV activities and enabling more transparent and fair interactions within DeFi protocols.