MEV Security

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Provides structured guidance on MEV (Miner Extractable Value) concepts, common attack patterns like sandwich/frontrunning/backrunning, and mitigation strategies such as private relays and MEV blockers. Helps organize relevant resources in README files under appropriate sections.

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SecurityIntermediate
1206/2/2026
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#mev#security#frontrunning#sandwich-attacks#private-transactions

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Our review

This skill provides guidance on MEV concepts, common attacks such as sandwich and frontrunning, and mitigations including private relays and MEV blockers.

Strengths

  • Structured coverage of MEV attack patterns and defenses
  • Organized resource links for README inclusion
  • Practical mitigation techniques referenced

Limitations

  • Does not detail implementation of private relays
  • Focuses on Ethereum without mentioning other chains
  • Lacks concrete code examples
When to use it

Use this skill when you need to understand MEV risks and organize security resources in your documentation.

When not to use it

Avoid this skill if you require detailed coding instructions or deep analysis of specific MEV exploits.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score82/100

The skill is purely informational, providing definitions and guidelines for organizing MEV-related resources. It does not instruct any executable actions, file modifications, or network requests outside of referencing a public GitHub repository for data. There is no risk of destructive or exfiltrating behavior.

No concerns found

Examples

Explain MEV attacks
What are the main types of MEV attacks like sandwich and frontrunning? Explain the threat model and common mitigations.
Add MEV resources to README
Help me add MEV security resources to our project's README. I need sections for concepts, attack types, and defense tools. Use the awesome-web3-security repository as data source.
List MEV mitigations
List the current best practices for mitigating MEV risks in DeFi protocols, including private transaction relays and slippage protection.

name: mev-security description: Guide for MEV concepts, common attacks, mitigations, and how to organize MEV-related resources in README.md.

MEV Security

Scope

Use this skill for:

  • MEV concepts and threat models
  • Sandwich/frontrunning/backrunning patterns
  • Mitigations and private transaction relays

Concepts (Quick List)

  • Transaction ordering and block building
  • Sandwich attacks
  • Arbitrage and liquidation extraction
  • Private order flow / private mempool

Mitigations

  • Private transaction relays / RPC endpoints
  • MEV blockers
  • Commit-reveal patterns (where applicable)
  • Slippage protection and simulation

Where to Add Links in README

  • MEV concept resources: DeFi Topics → MEV
  • MEV defense tooling (RPC/relays): DeFi Topics → MEV (primary), optionally Development → Tools only if the link is a general-purpose dev tool

Rules

  • English descriptions
  • No duplicates

Data Source

For detailed and up-to-date resources, fetch the full list from:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gmh5225/awesome-web3-security/refs/heads/main/README.md
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