Virtual Mainnet Forks
Overview
Virtual Mainnet Forks are a groundbreaking infrastructure component within the OSCA Stack, designed to replicate the full environment of EVM-compatible blockchains in a secure, isolated, and manipulable test instance. This feature enables simulation, testing, and auditing of real blockchain transactions and contracts without interacting with the actual mainnet — a powerful approach for detecting vulnerabilities and validating logic before real deployment or investment.
Key Features
1. Blockchain Simulation at Mainnet Scale
Each fork mirrors the current state of the EVM mainnet (e.g., Ethereum, BNB Chain, etc.).
All tokens, balances, contracts, and interactions behave exactly as on-chain.
Forks are initialized with the latest block, ensuring maximum accuracy.
2. Isolated Testing Environment
All tests and simulations occur off-chain in a secure, private container.
No impact on actual assets, liquidity, or users.
Transactions are gasless and instant within the test environment.
3. Use Cases
Contract Auditing: Perform logic-based and security tests on any deployed smart contract.
Trading Simulation: Try out buy/sell scenarios before investing in a token.
Tax Analysis: Detect and validate hidden transaction fees or dynamic tax mechanisms.
Honeypot Detection: Determine if tokens prevent selling or apply malicious behaviors under specific conditions.
Protocol Validation: Run complex interactions involving multiple protocols, LPs, or token flows.
4. Integration with oscAI
Our oscAI engine automatically deploys Virtual Mainnet Forks when analyzing tokens.
Test matrices are generated to trigger all possible contract behaviors under varied conditions.
Automated and manual audits benefit from full on-chain emulation without risk.
5. Advanced Developer Access
APIs available for devs to deploy custom forks.
Inject custom accounts, simulate whale movements, liquidity shifts, or even chain events like MEV.
Supports all major EVM chains (Ethereum, BNB, Base, Polygon, etc.).
Benefits
Security: Spot scams, exploits, or unusual logic before they impact real users.
Confidence: Empower users and developers to interact with blockchain applications knowing the risks.
Scalability: Enables scalable auditing and simulation for thousands of contracts in parallel.
Innovation: Fosters safe experimentation, testing, and education in a real-world replicated environment.
Availability
The Virtual Mainnet Fork infrastructure is integrated directly into oscAI and available as part of the audit and simulation engine. It powers test-matrix audits, transaction simulations, and user safety tools across the OSCA Stack.
Access is provided via:
oscAI Telegram Bot
oscAI Web App
Developer API (coming soon)
Summary
Virtual Mainnet Forks are at the core of OSCA Stack’s mission to make on-chain interactions safer, smarter, and more transparent. This breakthrough technology creates a reliable and realistic sandbox environment that enhances contract validation, investor protection, and blockchain development workflows.