Introducing the Intent Network: Revamp dApps with Intent-Based Solutions

bloXroute Team
4 min readJul 16, 2024

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Intent-based solutions promise to redefine the Ethereum DeFi landscape by simplifying user interactions, reducing transaction costs, and improving processing speeds. But the solver landscape is fragmented today, making it difficult to process intents efficiently, at scale. bloXroute’s Intent Network aims to address these challenges.

The Intent Network, an extension of the bloXroute Blockchain Distribution Network (BDN), enhances communication between dApps and solvers — entities dedicated to processing user intents. This network ensures that intents, which are declarative commands from users, are rapidly and efficiently resolved. By connecting dApps with a broad network of solvers, the Intent Network facilitates a smoother, faster, and more secure dApp experience.

Feature Highlights

Faster Intent Resolution: The Intent Network dramatically reduces intent resolution time with optimized routing solutions and a global intents stream, leading to faster transaction processing.

Custom Solver Lists: dApps can select from an array of solvers, allowing control over who processes intents and customizing intent handling based on specific needs.

Protected Transactions: By safeguarding intent signals from front-running and other malicious activities, the network ensures transactions remain secure and trustworthy.

BDN Performance: Unlike other intent-based solutions, bloXroute’s Intent Network offers unmatched speed by integrating closely with bloXroute’s BDN. This provides an edge in real-time data flow and solution propagation, making it the most comprehensive intent-handling system available.

Key Benefits

For dApps:

  • Resolve intents up to 300ms faster, enhancing user experience.
  • Distribute intents globally through nine regional endpoints for better reach and efficiency.
  • Onboard elite solvers with custom list sets for optimized performance.
  • Enable private transactions and bundle propagation for enhanced security.
  • Manage solution auctions and transaction bundling (upcoming feature).

For Solvers:

  • Gain access to a wide network of dApp intents for greater opportunities.
  • Subscribe to a global intents data stream for comprehensive coverage.
  • Manage all intents in one place for streamlined operations.
  • Receive intents faster via bloXroute gateways and relays for improved efficiency.
  • Stay updated with real-time intent monitoring (upcoming feature).

Existing Integrations

We are excited to highlight our existing integrations with leading projects in the intent-based space:

  • Aori: A maker-oriented high-frequency off-chain order book offering non-custodial, on-chain settlement for spot trading.
  • Mantis: Multichain Agnostic Normalized Trust-minimized Intent Settlement (MANTIS) is an ecosystem-agnostic intent settlement framework architected as a Solana L2. MANTIS facilitates the settlement of cross-chain user intents, optimizing the supply chain to deliver a user-centric, ecosystem-agnostic future for DeFi.

Implementation

To integrate with the Intent Network, users can choose between installing a Local Gateway or using a bloXroute hosted gateway. This flexibility allows users to select the option that best suits their infrastructure needs. Additionally, the Intent Network supports Cloud-API integration for faster and easier connectivity.

The network accommodates two primary user roles: dApp and Trader/Solver. Both roles can access the Intents Stream and submit intents and solutions, but only dApps can subscribe to the Solutions Stream, receiving and processing responses from the network. Highlighting our first integrated project with the Intent Network, our launch partner Aori offers the intent flow today.

dApp Integration

  • Subscribe to Aori order book updates: dApp captures and converts updates from Aori into standard intent formats.
  • Process intent solutions: Once intent solutions are received via the Intent Gateway, the dApp converts them into taker orders and sends them to the Aori network.

Trader & Searcher Integration

  • Subscribe and read orders: Traders receive make orders from the Intent Gateway and analyze them.
  • Submit intent solutions: After processing, Traders create take orders for each intent and submit these back through the gateway as solutions.

This implementation with Aori illustrates how dApps and traders can utilize the Intent Network to enhance their operations. Interested intent-based dApps are invited to contact bloXroute for a demo to explore potential integrations. More details on this Aori integration can be found here.

Looking Forward

bloXroute is committed to continuously improving the Intent Network. Future enhancements will include advanced features for managing solution auctions and transaction bundling, further refining the efficiency and functionality of the network. These developments will solidify bloXroute’s leadership in providing cutting-edge solutions for the blockchain industry.

We invite developers and solvers to explore the potential of the Intent Network. For more information on integration and to start leveraging its powerful features, visit the Intent Network product page or reach out directly to our technical support team.

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bloXroute Team
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