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Glider API Sets a New Benchmark in Smart Contract Risk Detection
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Jun 11, 2025
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Glider API Sets a New Benchmark in Smart Contract Risk Detection
In the rapidly evolving landscape of smart contract security, precision and comprehensive insights are non-negotiable. With the introduction of the Glider API, Hexens proudly unveils a revolutionary solution that is modular and contributor-friendly. As a result, it outperforms existing security and compliance tools such as GoPlus, QuickIntel, and TokenSniffer APIs.
Meet Glider: Unmatched Smart Contract Analysis Framework
Glider is the world’s first scalable code analysis platform explicitly designed for Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-based chains. With integrations across 32+ chains and coverage of over 100 data labels, Glider swiftly identifies complex logic vulnerabilities and patterns within deployed smart contracts. Already safeguarding assets worth over $200 million and rewarding security researchers with over $1 million in bounty payments, Glider’s capabilities are recognized industry-wide, including high-level label integrations on platforms such as Etherscan.
Introducing the Glider API: Precision and Accessibility
Hexens responded proactively to client demands for enhanced accessibility, developing the MVP version of the Glider API in under two weeks. This API is now available on demand for developers and auditors, offering instant access to Glider’s powerful analytics. Request your access here.
Benchmarking Methodology
Our team tested the Glider API by constructing over 15 risk-related queries and benchmarking them against leading competitors. The rigorous evaluation method included:
- Dataset Selection
- Selecting just the top contracts from Dexscreener, so the dataset is not biased.
- Parallel Testing
- Conducting parallel tests across all tools.
- Manual Verification
- Senior smart contract auditors validated the results.
Outstanding Results
Full True Positives (contract analysis)
- Glider: 19/19 issues identified (100%)
- QuickIntel: 3/19 issues identified (16%)
- GoPlus: 1/19 issues identified (5%)
True Positives (not contract analysis)
- GoPlus: 3 issues identified (100%)
- Glider, TokenSniffer, QuickIntel: 0
Partial True Positives (Incomplete or Vague Identification)
- Glider & TokenSniffer: 0 partials
- GoPlus: 1 partial
- QuickIntel: 10 partials
False Positives (Incorrect Risk Flags)
- Glider & TokenSniffer: 0 false positives
- QuickIntel: 2
- GoPlus: 3
Granularity and Precision
Glider ensures unprecedented data granularity and accuracy, setting a new standard in smart contract compliance and security.
Risks Covered by the MVP
- Basic Transfer Fee
- Blacklist
- Blockable Transfer
- Balance Manipulation in Non-standard Functions
- Centralized Mint
- Centralized Burn
- ETH Balance Sweep
- Excessive Token Withdrawal
- External Call in Transfer
- Hidden Fees
- Pausable
- Proxy
- Selfdestruct
- Transfer Time Constraints
- Unauthorized Token Approvals
- Upgradeable
- Whitelist
Integrated Chains
Risk analysis API is seamlessly integrated with these EVM chains:
Ethereum, Abstract, Ape, Arbitrum Nova, Arbitrum One, Avalanche C Chain, Base, Berachain, Bit Torrent, Blast, BSC, Celo, Cronos, Frax, Gnosis, Linea, Mantle, Memecore, Moonbeam, Moonriver, Optimism, Polygon, Polygon zkEVM, Sonic, Sophon, Swellchain, Taiko, Unichain, World, XAI, XDC
As we continue enhancing the Glider API, we welcome your insights - let us know what additional data labels or competitor benchmarks you find valuable in Discord.
Discover the future of smart contract data with Glider - explore more here.
Dataset for reference:
