Smart accounts unlock new design space in Relay’s cross-chain infrastructure. With them, we can:

  • Batch multiple actions into one atomic call (e.g. deposit → call user wallet → mint NFT)
  • Delegate tx execution to the user, preserving msg.sender on the destination chain
  • Sponsor gas or use ERC-20s for fee payments
  • Route logic across chains, bridging into EOAs that execute contract logic without a separate deployment

Relay supports two complementary standards for smart account execution:

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ERC-4337

Relay uses ERC-4337 to support complex smart account flows. Key features include:

  • Sponsored transactions using paymasters
  • Arbitrary smart account validation logic
  • Bundled execution: approve → swap → send, all in one tx

This is useful when you have smart accounts like Safe or Kernel, and interact via UserOperations.

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EIP-7702

Relay uses EIP-7702 to enable EOAs to become smart accounts.

We support 7702 to:

  • Execute logic on destination chains where the user is msg.sender
    Useful for apps where the final contract cares about the actual sender (e.g. NFT mints, purchases)
  • Preserve intent and gas delegation across chains
    Our solver can bridge ETH or tokens to the user’s EOA, and the EOA can act as a smart wallet
  • Avoid smart account setup on destination: the user’s EOA behaves like a contract temporarily, powered by an authorizationList signature

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Why Smart Accounts Matter for Relay

Smart accounts let us overcome key limitations in a cross-chain solver system:

ProblemSolved By
msg.sender is solver, but the app needs it to be the user✅ ERC-4337 / 7702
Want to batch calls after bridging ETH✅ ERC-4337 / 7702
Want to pay gas from any chain or abstract fees entirely✅ ERC-4337 paymasters / 7702 signature logic
Want smart account functionality for your EOA✅ EIP-7702

For example, when someone uses ETH on Chain A to buy an NFT on Chain B:

  • Relay bridges the ETH to their EOA
  • That EOA uses a signed 7702 tx to batch logic on Chain B: approve → mint
  • msg.sender = the user, not Relay

This wasn’t previously possible because we couldn’t inject logic into EOAs without deploying a contract. Now we can.

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🔗 Explore the Guides

  • ERC-4337 Guide – Learn how Relay uses UserOperations, paymasters, and bundlers
  • EIP-7702 Guide – See how Relay turns EOAs into smart wallets with authorizationList

Relay supports both 4337 and 7702. Whether you’re building gasless dApps, trustless UX, or bridging into smart behavior — smart accounts are the foundation.

Let us know what you’re building.