Agent skill

Nansen Token Research

by nansen-ai in nansen-ai/nansen-cli

Token deep dive — info, OHLCV, holders, flows, flow intelligence, who bought/sold, DEX trades, PnL, perp trades, perp positions, perp PnL leaderboard.

MITAuto-check passedBackend & APIs

Install Nansen Token Research

skills CLI
$ npx skills add nansen-ai/nansen-cli --skill nansen-token-research -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install nansen-ai/nansen-cli nansen-token-research --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nansen-ai/nansen-cli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/nansen-token-research .claude/skills/nansen-token-research && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
nansen-token-research
GitHub stars
139
Used in
2 other repos
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
431 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
32
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Token deep dive — info, OHLCV, holders, flows, flow intelligence, who bought/sold, DEX trades, PnL, perp trades, perp positions, perp PnL leaderboard.

  • Researching a specific token in depth
  • SKILL.md covers Authentication, Info & Price, Holders and Flows, plus 5 more sections
  • Needs NANSEN_API_KEY

What it does

Nansen Token Research is an agent skill from nansen-ai/nansen-cli. Token deep dive — info, OHLCV, holders, flows, flow intelligence, who bought/sold, DEX trades, PnL, perp trades, perp positions, perp PnL leaderboard. Use when researching a specific token in depth.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Backend & APIs. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Researching a specific token in depth

Example prompts

  • “/nansen-token-research”

Requirements

  • A credential in NANSEN_API_KEY
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash(nansen:*)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d097942. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Bash(nansen:*)

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • NANSEN_API_KEY

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Nansen Token Research loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 55 tokens; SKILL.md has 431 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~55
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from nansen-ai/nansen-cli at commit d097942, republished under its MIT licence (© nansen-ai). 431 words, ~1,190 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/nansen-token-research/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
nansen-token-research
description
Token deep dive — info, OHLCV, holders, flows, flow intelligence, who bought/sold, DEX trades, PnL, perp trades, perp positions, perp PnL leaderboard. Use when researching a specific token in depth.
allowed-tools
Bash(nansen:*)

Authentication

Browser login requests nansen:api for API-key-equivalent account API permissions; existing OAuth/MCP nansen:read semantics and separate wallet authorization are unchanged.

Before any research command or loop, require an explicitly selected API key or saved browser session. Run nansen auth status first. Its cached/unverified metadata does not prove credential validity or unlocked storage. Cached access-token expiry alone does not mean the session is unusable: the CLI normally renews a selected session automatically during an already-authorized research task, without another consent request or a separate account check. Stop on anonymous selection, invalid authentication state, blocked or uncertain renewal/cleanup, or an actual authentication failure, including rejected or expired refresh authority. Follow the CLI error guidance; use the free nansen account check when troubleshooting calls for it. Do not unset a failed key, erase a session or switch to anonymous access to retry.

Use nansen login for fresh browser approval within the documented platform scope, or configure a conventional API key. NANSEN_API_KEY overrides the saved session. OpenClaw's optional primaryEnv mapping preserves configured API-key injection; it is not a required-key gate or proof of authentication. Normal credits and entitlements apply. Login does not purchase credits. Browser login is available in CLI 2.0.0 within the macOS arm64 preview scope.

API keys and browser sessions use the same automatic x402 payment behavior: a supported HTTP 402 challenge can spend funds from the configured wallet under existing wallet authorization, payment policy and spending limits. Each call, including calls in loops, can incur a payment. Authentication, authorization and session-renewal failures never trigger payment; login verification and nansen account never pay automatically. Anonymous x402 remains available as a separate paid workflow requiring explicit user intent and payment setup. Do not run this research workflow anonymously or switch to anonymous access after authentication fails.

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Token Deep Dive

All commands: nansen research token <sub> [options]

--chain required for spot endpoints. Use --token <address> for token-specific endpoints.

Info & Price

bash
nansen research token info --token <addr> --chain solana
nansen research token ohlcv --token <addr> --chain solana --timeframe 1h

Timeframes: 1m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 2h, 4h, 1d, 1w, 1M

Holders

bash
nansen research token holders --token <addr> --chain solana
nansen research token holders --token <addr> --chain solana --smart-money

Flows

bash
nansen research token flows --token <addr> --chain solana --days 7
nansen research token flow-intelligence --token <addr> --chain solana
nansen research token who-bought-sold --token <addr> --chain solana

flow-intelligence breaks down by label: whales, smart traders, exchanges, fresh wallets, public figures.

DEX Trades

bash
nansen research token dex-trades --token <addr> --chain solana --limit 20

PnL

bash
nansen research token pnl --token <addr> --chain solana --sort total_pnl_usd:desc

Perps (no --chain)

bash
nansen research token perp-trades --symbol ETH --days 7
nansen research token perp-positions --symbol BTC
nansen research token perp-pnl-leaderboard --symbol SOL

Flags

FlagPurpose
--chainRequired for spot endpoints (ethereum, solana, base, etc.)
--tokenToken address (alias: --token-address)
--symbolToken symbol for perp endpoints (e.g. BTC)
--timeframeOHLCV interval
--smart-moneyFilter to SM wallets only (holders)
--daysLookback period (default 30)
--sortSort field:direction (e.g. total_pnl_usd:desc)
--fieldsSelect specific fields
--tableHuman-readable table output
--format csvCSV export

Notes

  • Perp endpoints use --symbol (e.g. BTC), not --token.
  • holders --smart-money returns UNSUPPORTED_FILTER for tokens without SM tracking.
  • flow-intelligence may return all-zero flows for illiquid tokens.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/nansen-token-research of nansen-ai/nansen-cli.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d097942

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 3 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in nansen-ai/nansen-cli, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Categories

Questions about Nansen Token Research

What does Nansen Token Research do?

Token deep dive — info, OHLCV, holders, flows, flow intelligence, who bought/sold, DEX trades, PnL, perp trades, perp positions, perp PnL leaderboard. Nansen Token Research is an agent skill from nansen-ai/nansen-cli. Token deep dive — info, OHLCV, holders, flows, flow intelligence, who bought/sold, DEX trades, PnL, perp trades, perp positions, perp PnL leaderboard.

When should I use Nansen Token Research?

Nansen Token Research fits situations like: researching a specific token in depth.

How do I install Nansen Token Research in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add nansen-ai/nansen-cli --skill nansen-token-research -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/nansen-token-research in nansen-ai/nansen-cli) into .claude/skills/nansen-token-research in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Nansen Token Research in Codex?

Run `npx skills add nansen-ai/nansen-cli --skill nansen-token-research -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/nansen-token-research in nansen-ai/nansen-cli) into .agents/skills/nansen-token-research in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Nansen Token Research in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add nansen-ai/nansen-cli --skill nansen-token-research -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/nansen-token-research, .gemini/skills/nansen-token-research, .github/skills/nansen-token-research and .opencode/skills/nansen-token-research in your project.

What does Nansen Token Research need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Nansen Token Research needs credentials named NANSEN_API_KEY. Our summary lists: A credential in NANSEN_API_KEY. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash(nansen:*).

Does Nansen Token Research access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Nansen Token Research safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Nansen Token Research use?

Nansen Token Research is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Nansen Token Research use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Nansen Token Research?

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Who maintains Nansen Token Research?

nansen-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in nansen-ai/nansen-cli, which has 139 GitHub stars. The repository holds 32 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: nansen-ai/nansen-cli on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.