Skill

v4-sdk-integration

Name: v4-sdk-integration
Author: Uniswap

build swap and liquidity experiences with Uniswap

Published by Uniswap Updated Jul 17

Covers Web3 DeFi SDK Ethereum

Description

App-layer SDK guide for building swap and liquidity experiences directly with the Uniswap v4 SDK. Use when user asks about "v4 sdk", "uniswap v4", "v4 swap", "v4 liquidity", "PoolManager", "V4Planner", "StateView", "PositionManager", "pool state", "v4 position", "uniswap sdk", or when building swap/liquidity UX directly with SDKs rather than via the Trading API.

SKILL.md

Uniswap v4 SDK Integration

App-layer SDK for swaps, quotes, and liquidity. For Solidity hook contracts, use the uniswap-hooks skill. For Trading API or v3-centric swaps, use the swap-integration skill.

When to Use

Token swap UI (single-hop or multi-hop)
Quote/price display before executing a trade
Liquidity position management (add/remove/collect)
Pool state reads (price, tick, liquidity)

Packages

npm i @uniswap/v4-sdk @uniswap/sdk-core @uniswap/universal-router-sdk

v4 vs v3 Decision Table

Aspect	v3	v4
Swap execution	SwapRouter directly	Universal Router required (V4Planner)
Pool architecture	One contract per pool	Singleton PoolManager
Pool state reads	Direct pool contract	StateView contract
Native ETH	Wrap to WETH	Native support (`Ether.onChain(chainId)`)
Position NFTs	NonfungiblePositionManager	PositionManager + multicall
Fee collection	Explicit `collect()`	Automatic on position modification
Position discovery	Onchain enumeration	Offchain event indexing
Token approvals	Direct approve	Permit2 required
Contract addresses	Same across chains	Different per chain — verify from deployments

Core Contracts (Per Chain)

Look up addresses at https://docs.uniswap.org/contracts/v4/deployments — they differ per chain.

Contract	Purpose
PoolManager	Singleton pool state
Universal Router	Swap execution entry point
Quoter	Offchain quote simulation (callStatic)
StateView	Pool state reads (getSlot0, getLiquidity)
PositionManager	LP position lifecycle
Permit2	Token approval layer (same across chains: `0x000000000022D473030F116dDEE9F6B43aC78BA3`)

Swap Pattern (Universal Router)

All swaps use: V4Planner -> RoutePlanner -> Universal Router execute().

Single-hop (exact input):

import { Actions, V4Planner } from '@uniswap/v4-sdk';
import { CommandType, RoutePlanner } from '@uniswap/universal-router-sdk';

const v4Planner = new V4Planner();
v4Planner.addAction(Actions.SWAP_EXACT_IN_SINGLE, [swapConfig]);
v4Planner.addAction(Actions.SETTLE_ALL, [inputCurrency, amountIn]);
v4Planner.addAction(Actions.TAKE_ALL, [outputCurrency, amountOutMinimum]);

const routePlanner = new RoutePlanner();
routePlanner.addCommand(CommandType.V4_SWAP, [v4Planner.actions, v4Planner.params]);

const deadline = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + 3600;
// Note: universalRouter.execute() is pseudocode for the viem call pattern.
// With viem, use: walletClient.writeContract({ address: UNIVERSAL_ROUTER_ADDRESS, abi: universalRouterAbi, functionName: 'execute', args: [routePlanner.commands, [v4Planner.finalize()], deadline], ...txOptions })
await universalRouter.execute(routePlanner.commands, [v4Planner.finalize()], deadline, txOptions);

Multi-hop (exact input):

import { Actions, V4Planner, encodeMultihopExactInPath } from '@uniswap/v4-sdk';
import { CommandType, RoutePlanner } from '@uniswap/universal-router-sdk';

const v4Planner = new V4Planner();
// Build multi-hop path: tokenA -> tokenB -> tokenC
const path = encodeMultihopExactInPath([poolKeyAB, poolKeyBC], tokenA);
v4Planner.addAction(Actions.SWAP_EXACT_IN, [{ path, amountIn, amountOutMinimum }]);
// SETTLE_ALL uses first pool's input currency; TAKE_ALL uses last pool's output currency
v4Planner.addAction(Actions.SETTLE_ALL, [tokenA, amountIn]);
v4Planner.addAction(Actions.TAKE_ALL, [tokenC, amountOutMinimum]);

const routePlanner = new RoutePlanner();
routePlanner.addCommand(CommandType.V4_SWAP, [v4Planner.actions, v4Planner.params]);

const deadline = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + 3600;
// Note: universalRouter.execute() is pseudocode for the viem call pattern.
// With viem, use: walletClient.writeContract({ address: UNIVERSAL_ROUTER_ADDRESS, abi: universalRouterAbi, functionName: 'execute', args: [routePlanner.commands, [v4Planner.finalize()], deadline], ...txOptions })
await universalRouter.execute(routePlanner.commands, [v4Planner.finalize()], deadline, txOptions);

SwapConfig (SwapExactInSingle):

const swapConfig = {
  poolKey: { currency0, currency1, fee, tickSpacing, hooks },
  zeroForOne,
  amountIn,
  amountOutMinimum,
  hookData: '0x00',
};

Quoting Pattern

Use the Quoter contract with callStatic — this simulates the swap offchain without executing it or spending gas.

const quote = await quoterContract.callStatic.quoteExactInputSingle({
  poolKey,
  zeroForOne,
  exactAmount: amountIn,
  hookData: '0x00',
});

Four available methods:

quoteExactInputSingle — single-hop, exact input amount
quoteExactInput — multi-hop, exact input amount
quoteExactOutputSingle — single-hop, exact output amount
quoteExactOutput — multi-hop, exact output amount

Pool State Reads (StateView)

import { Pool } from '@uniswap/v4-sdk';

const poolId = Pool.getPoolId(currency0, currency1, fee, tickSpacing, hooks);

const [slot0, liquidity] = await Promise.all([
  stateViewContract.getSlot0(poolId),
  stateViewContract.getLiquidity(poolId),
]);
// slot0 → { sqrtPriceX96, tick, protocolFee, lpFee }

ERC20 Approval Flow (Permit2)

ERC20 swaps require two approvals — token -> Permit2, then Permit2 -> Universal Router:

// Step 1: Approve Permit2 on the token contract
await erc20Contract.approve(PERMIT2_ADDRESS, MaxUint256);

// Step 2: Approve Universal Router on Permit2
await permit2Contract.approve(tokenAddress, UNIVERSAL_ROUTER_ADDRESS, MAX_UINT160, deadline);

Native ETH swaps bypass both approvals — pass value in the transaction options instead.

Position Management (PositionManager)

All operations use PositionManager.multicall():

Operation	SDK Method
Add liquidity	`V4PositionManager.addCallParameters(position, options)`
Remove liquidity	`V4PositionManager.removeCallParameters(position, options)`
Collect fees	`V4PositionManager.collectCallParameters(options)`
Create position	`V4PositionManager.createCallParameters(position, options)`

const { calldata, value } = V4PositionManager.addCallParameters(position, {
  slippageTolerance: new Percent(50, 10_000),
  deadline: deadline.toString(),
  tokenId: tokenId.toString(),
  useNative: token0.isNative ? Ether.onChain(chainId) : undefined,
  batchPermit,
  hookData: '0x',
});

await walletClient.writeContract({
  address: POSITION_MANAGER_ADDRESS,
  functionName: 'multicall',
  args: [[calldata]],
  value: BigInt(value),
});

Strict Rules

NEVER call PoolManager directly for swaps — ALWAYS route through Universal Router.
NEVER assume contract addresses are the same across chains — look up from the deployments page.
NEVER call Quoter onchain (gas expensive) — ALWAYS use callStatic for offchain simulation.
NEVER skip Permit2 for ERC20 swaps — direct approve to Universal Router will not work.
ALWAYS set a deadline on swaps and LP operations.
ALWAYS handle native ETH with Ether.onChain(chainId), not WETH, in v4 pool contexts.
ALWAYS use Pool.getPoolId() to compute pool identifiers — do not construct manually.

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