How AskHook plugs in
What a Uniswap v4 token does on every trade is decided by two things: the pool's hook, and where the creator's share of the fees goes. AskHook can write the contract for either.
On a launchpad: as the creator-fee recipient
Most tokens launch on a launchpad. The launchpad creates the token, its Uniswap v4 pool and its liquidity in one transaction, and attaches its own hook to the pool. Nobody else can change that hook. That is part of what makes the launchpad safe and predictable.
What the creator does choose is where their share of the fees goes. That is where AskHook plugs in:
- AskHook writes a contract and your wallet deploys it. Its address is known before it is deployed.
- The launch names that address as a fee recipient: alone, or next to your own wallet and the token's holders.
- As people trade, the launchpad pays the contract its share, in the pool's quote asset (HYPE on Elysium).
- The contract does what you asked with it, for example buy the token back and burn it.
The launchpad's pool, price and liquidity are untouched. The token trades exactly as every other token on that launchpad; only what happens to your fees changes.
| Launchpad | Status |
|---|---|
| Montra | Supported today |
| Other Uniswap v4 launchpads that let creators choose where fees go | Next |
On your own pool: as the pool's hook
Some rules have to act inside each swap: a fee that rises with volatility, a cap on what one wallet can buy in the first hour, a fee that decays after launch. Those need the pool's own hook, which a launchpad doesn't let you replace.
For those, AskHook launches the token and a Uniswap v4 pool itself, with your contract as the pool's hook. See Launch on your own pool and Hooks.
Which one to use
| You want | Use |
|---|---|
| Buyback and burn, holder rewards, fee splits | A launchpad, with an AskHook fee contract |
| A launchpad's audience, terminal listings and locked liquidity | A launchpad |
| Dynamic fees, launch limits, any rule inside a swap | Your own pool, with an AskHook hook |
What stays true either way
- Your wallet signs every deployment and launch. AskHook never holds keys.
- Every contract is saved with its full source and compiled in your browser.
- Contracts written by AskHook are not audited. See Security.