Impersonator

The Impersonator wallet allows you to impersonate any account on the chain, by using the anvil_impersonateAccount RPC endpoint.

This is useful for testing, as it allows you to submit transactions without having to unlock your wallet, and enables fast mode to work on secure wallets as well.

How it works

The wallet sends anvil_impersonateAccount for the address you choose, so you can run transactions as that account without signing locally.

Setup

1. Start an anvil node.
2. Create a new wallet and select Impersonator.
3. Enter the address you want to impersonate.
4. Submit transactions as usual.

For the background on why this is safe and how it avoids signing, see Auto Impersonation.