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+# Tycho Encode Usage Guide
+
+This document demonstrates how to use the `tycho-encode` binary to encode transaction data for executing swaps and strategies.
+
+## Basic Usage
+
+To encode a transaction, you can pipe a JSON payload to the `tycho-encode` binary:
+
+```bash
+echo '<json_payload>' | cargo run --bin tycho-encode
+```
+
+## Example
+
+Here's a complete example that encodes a swap from WETH to DAI using Uniswap V2:
+
+```bash
+echo '{"sender":"0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567890","receiver":"0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567890","given_token":"0xC02aaA39b223FE8D0A0e5C4F27eAD9083C756Cc2","given_amount":"1000000000000000000","checked_token":"0x6B175474E89094C44Da98b954EedeAC495271d0F","exact_out":false,"slippage":0.01,"expected_amount":"1000000000000000000","check_amount":"990000000000000000","swaps":[{"component":{"id":"0x88e6A0c2dDD26FEEb64F039a2c41296FcB3f5640","protocol_system":"uniswap_v2","protocol_type_name":"UniswapV2Pool","chain":"ethereum","tokens":["0xC02aaA39b223FE8D0A0e5C4F27eAD9083C756Cc2"],"contract_ids":["0x7a250d5630B4cF539739dF2C5dAcb4c659F2488D"],"static_attributes":{"factory":"0x5C69bEe701ef814a2B6a3EDD4B1652CB9cc5aA6f"}},"token_in":"0xC02aaA39b223FE8D0A0e5C4F27eAD9083C756Cc2","token_out":"0x6B175474E89094C44Da98b954EedeAC495271d0F","split":1.0}],"router_address":"0x7a250d5630B4cF539739dF2C5dAcb4c659F2488D","direct_execution":true}' | cargo run --bin tycho-encode
+```
+
+## JSON Payload Structure
+
+The input JSON payload requires the following fields:
+
+- `sender`: The address initiating the transaction
+- `receiver`: The address receiving the output tokens
+- `given_token`: The address of the input token (e.g., WETH)
+- `given_amount`: The amount of input tokens (in wei)
+- `checked_token`: The address of the output token (e.g., DAI)
+- `exact_out`: Boolean indicating if this is an exact output swap
+- `slippage`: The maximum allowed slippage (e.g., 0.01 for 1%)
+- `expected_amount`: The expected output amount
+- `check_amount`: The minimum acceptable output amount (accounting for slippage)
+- `swaps`: Array of swap steps, each containing:
+  - `component`: Details about the DEX/protocol being used
+  - `token_in`: Input token address for this step
+  - `token_out`: Output token address for this step
+  - `split`: Proportion of tokens to route through this step (1.0 = 100%)
+- `router_address`: The address of the protocol's router contract
+- `direct_execution`: Boolean indicating if the transaction should be executed directly
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