tool · token safety Is it a rug?
Find out now.
Paste any Base token address. true402 simulates a real buy and sell on-chain, checks the liquidity
and the contract, and tells you avoid, caution, or ok — in about two
seconds, free, no wallet.
Try it — check a token now
Paste any Base token address. Real on-chain verdict in ~2s — free, no wallet, no signup.
§ how it works Three checks, one verdict.
The check runs a gas-free buy/sell simulation to prove the token can actually be sold (catching honeypots a static scan misses), measures WETH/USDC liquidity depth, and inspects the contract structure — mint functions, active ownership, blacklist and trading kill switches, upgradeable proxies. It returns a single avoid/caution/ok verdict with the reasons behind it.
§ for agents The same check, in one call.
§ questions Answered for machines.
How do I check if a Base token is a rug or honeypot?
Paste the token's contract address into the checker on this page. true402 runs an on-chain buy/sell honeypot simulation (can it actually be sold?), checks WETH/USDC liquidity depth, and inspects the contract for mint functions, active ownership, and blacklist/trading kill switches — then returns a single avoid/caution/ok verdict with reasons. It's free to try a few times a day with no wallet; for unlimited checks, use the CLI or the API.
Is this honeypot checker free?
Yes — a few checks per day are free with no wallet or signup (a free trial). Beyond that, the same check is pay-per-call over x402 (~$0.005–0.01 in USDC, no account, no API key): run npx @true402.dev/rugcheck 0x… in a terminal, or POST the token to /api/v1/base/token-report from an agent.
What does the verdict mean?
avoid means the token failed a critical check — typically the sell simulation reverted (a honeypot), there's no real liquidity, or the contract hands the owner a kill switch. caution means it's tradeable but carries risk (e.g. ownership not renounced, thin liquidity). ok means it passed the structural, liquidity, and sell-simulation checks. The verdict always lists the specific reasons.
Can a token pass and still be unsafe?
A passing check means the token is sellable right now and structurally clean at check time — it is not investment advice and it cannot predict a future rug (an owner can still pull liquidity later, and an upgradeable proxy can change). Re-check before you trade, prefer renounced-ownership tokens with deep liquidity, and treat the verdict as one input, not a guarantee.