What the check looks at
A simulated buy, then a full sell through the token's main pool. A sell that reverts, or pays out under 10% of what the pool should, is flagged as a possible honeypot.
The sell is repeated from ordinary wallets, including one that received the tokens by transfer, so a token that only lets certain addresses sell is caught.
The tax actually taken on the simulated trades, net of the pool's own fee. 3% or more is a caution, 10% a red flag, 25% or more forces High risk.
Whether the owner can blacklist wallets, pause trading, mint or change fees, and whether the contract is an upgradeable proxy.
Why a sell test matters
The chart only goes up
A token nobody can sell has no sell pressure, so its chart looks perfect. That is the pattern the sell simulation is built to catch.
A tax that grows after launch
Some contracts start with a low tax and let the owner raise it. The check shows today's measured tax and whether a fee setter exists.
A copycat ticker
Popular tickers are copied within minutes. Paste the contract address, not the name, and the check runs on the exact token you would buy.
Before you swap on NAVI
NAVI refuses to buy a token its simulation flags as a possible honeypot, and a token whose sell could not be tested at all.
How to read the result
- Evidence, not proof
- Simulations run at one block from a few wallets. An owner can change the contract afterwards, so a clean result lowers the risk, it does not remove it.
- Unknown is never a pass
- If the sell could not be simulated, the check says unverified. When three or more core checks cannot run, the token gets at least Medium risk.
- Critical findings force High
- A blocked sell or a tax of 25% or more makes a token High risk whatever the other checks say.
- Cooldowns are told apart
- When one simulated sell fails but a plain wallet that really bought the token can sell a little later, NAVI reports an anti-bot or cooldown rule as a caution, not a honeypot.
Honeypot checker questions
What is a honeypot token?
A token you can buy but not sell, or can only sell at a loss so large it amounts to the same thing. The contract blocks sells, taxes them heavily, or only lets a list of addresses sell. Buyers are left holding tokens the chart says are worth money.
How does NAVI check if a Robinhood Chain token is a honeypot?
NAVI simulates a buy and a full sell through the token's main pool, including Pons bonding curves, then repeats the sell from plain wallets and from a wallet that received the tokens by transfer. It measures the tax on each trade and reads the owner's privileges. The result is shown on the token's page with the rest of its Robinhood Chain rug check.
Is the honeypot check free?
Yes. Paste any 0x token address on Robinhood Chain above. No account or wallet is needed to see the result.
Can a token pass the check and still be a scam?
Yes. The owner can change a contract after the check, liquidity can be pulled, and bundled wallets can dump on buyers without any honeypot code. Read the holder concentration and liquidity checks on the same page, and treat Low risk as lower risk, not no risk.
Does NAVI let me buy a token flagged as a honeypot?
No. The Robinhood Chain swap refuses to buy a token whose simulated sell failed, and a token NAVI could not confirm is sellable. Selling a token you already hold is still allowed.
Test a token's sell
Paste a 0x address to open its checks. The honeypot result is at the top of the risk section.