INTNT is an application-layer protocol that translates user intent into verified onchain execution. Users express what they want. Solvers compete to deliver it. The protocol enforces the outcome.
Blockchain adoption has stalled at the execution layer. Despite 119 million verified accounts on Coinbase alone, only 7% transact monthly. The barrier is not regulation, education, or product-market fit — it is the execution model itself. Every onchain action requires users to manually navigate chains, bridges, gas tokens, and contract approvals.
INTNT Protocol introduces an intent layer that abstracts this complexity entirely. Users sign a declarative intent — specifying a desired outcome rather than a transaction sequence. A competitive network of solvers finds the optimal execution path and submits it to a five-layer settlement engine that verifies the outcome before any funds move.
The $INTNT token serves three structural functions: access control for solvers via staking, governance over protocol parameters, and yield distribution to stakers from protocol fees. A fourth emergent utility — a verifiable onchain reputation score for autonomous agents — positions INTNT as foundational infrastructure for the AI-driven onchain economy.
Crypto promised to democratize finance. A decade later, the reality is that most people who own crypto never use it. The activation energy required to execute a single cross-chain transaction — identifying the right bridge, acquiring the gas token on both chains, approving contracts, monitoring for failures — is prohibitive for any non-technical user and tedious even for experienced ones.
This is not a user intelligence problem. It is a design problem. The existing model forces users to speak the machine's language rather than the machine learning the user's.
Why existing solutions fall short. Current approaches — DEX aggregators, bridge interfaces, portfolio managers — reduce friction at individual steps but do not solve the core problem. They still require users to make execution decisions. Existing intent-adjacent protocols such as UniswapX and CoW Protocol address intent within single ecosystems or specific use cases. None provide a general-purpose, cross-chain, trustless intent layer.
INTNT is a coordination protocol. It does not replace existing blockchains, DEXes, or liquidity venues. Instead, it sits above them — accepting intent as input and guaranteeing outcome as output.
1. Intent creation. The user signs a structured intent using EIP-712 — specifying input token, output token, minimum acceptable output, and deadline. No transaction is broadcast. No gas is spent. The signed intent is posted to the IntentBook contract.
2. Solver competition. Registered solvers monitor the IntentBook for new intents. They compete to find the best execution path across any approved DEX, bridge, or liquidity venue. The first solver to submit a valid solution that meets the user's parameters wins the fill fee.
3. Atomic verification and settlement. The five-layer settlement engine verifies the solver's solution atomically. If the solution delivers at least the user's minimum output, funds transfer. If not, the transaction reverts completely. The user cannot receive less than they specified — this is enforced as a protocol invariant, not a social guarantee.
| Intent type | Example | Today's alternative |
|---|---|---|
| Token swap | "Best price for 1 ETH in USDC" | Compare 3 DEXes, choose chain, approve, swap |
| Conditional trade | "Buy SOL if BTC drops 5% in 24h" | Custom bot or centralized limit order |
| Yield optimization | "Highest APY USDC pool under 5% depeg risk" | Check 4 protocols across 3 chains weekly |
| Cross-chain action | "Bridge and deposit in one step" | Bridge separately, wait, then deposit |
INTNT's core innovation is the separation of financial logic from verification logic. Traditional smart contracts mix these concerns, creating large auditable attack surfaces. INTNT isolates each concern into an independent contract with a single responsibility.
Each layer is independently upgradeable by governance. If the community votes to change solver verification parameters, only L2 needs an upgrade — L4 (the financial layer) remains untouched. This minimizes governance attack surface on the contract that actually holds funds.
Solvers are the execution layer of INTNT. They are independent operators — bots, market makers, or technical individuals — that monitor the IntentBook for open intents and compete to fill them profitably.
| Module | Responsibility | Technology |
|---|---|---|
| Event listener | Monitors IntentBook for IntentPosted events via WebSocket | Python asyncio + web3.py |
| Pathfinder | Queries approved DEX routers for optimal execution path | 0x API, 1inch API, direct pool queries |
| Execution engine | Constructs and submits solution to SettlementFinalizer | web3.py, custom calldata encoding |
| Risk manager | Evaluates profitability after gas; skips negative-EV intents | Custom Kelly-inspired position sizing |
Solvers earn 0.10% of the input amount on every filled intent. At $1M in daily volume, a single solver capturing 30% of fills earns approximately $300/day in fees before gas costs. Early solvers additionally receive $INTNT liquidity mining rewards during the bootstrap phase.
Solver reputation scores — computed entirely onchain from fill history — serve two functions. First, they act as a market signal for quality. Second, they are the foundation of INTNT's emergent utility as a trust primitive for AI agents (see Section 6).
Cold start strategy: The founding team operates the first solver, ensuring all posted intents can be filled from day one. Open-source solver templates lower the barrier for technical operators to join. Liquidity mining rewards subsidize early solver economics until organic fee revenue is sufficient.
$INTNT is an ERC-20 token with three structural utilities and one emergent utility. Each utility is load-bearing — the protocol cannot function without it.
Solvers must stake a minimum of 10,000 $INTNT in the SolverVerifier contract to fill intents. This creates demand directly correlated to solver network growth. Slashed tokens are burned permanently — sent to address(1) — reducing supply in proportion to protocol misconduct.
$INTNT holders govern all adjustable protocol parameters via Snapshot voting with onchain execution via a Governor contract and Timelock. Governable parameters include fee rates, minimum solver stake, approved execution targets, and dispute window duration.
25% of all protocol fees flow to $INTNT stakers proportional to their stake. This creates real yield backed by real transaction volume — not an emission schedule. At $10M daily volume: $3,750 distributed daily to stakers.
| Allocation | % | Purpose | Vesting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community incentives | 40% | Liquidity mining, solver rewards, early user grants | 36 months via governance |
| Protocol treasury | 25% | Governed by $INTNT holders | Controlled by governance from day 1 |
| Team | 20% | Founding team and future hires | 4-year vest, 1-year cliff |
| Ecosystem fund | 15% | Audits, grants, integrations | 2-year vest, deployed as needed |
| Recipient | Share | Mechanism |
|---|---|---|
| Solver | 60% of fee (0.09% of intent) | Direct transfer on settlement |
| $INTNT stakers | 25% of fee (0.0375% of intent) | Distributed pro-rata to stakers |
| Protocol treasury | 15% of fee (0.0225% of intent) | Accumulated, deployed by governance |
The most underappreciated aspect of INTNT's design is its emergent fourth utility: a verifiable onchain trust score for autonomous execution agents.
As AI trading agents, DeFi bots, and autonomous wallets proliferate, every protocol they interact with faces a fundamental question: should this agent be trusted? Today there is no standard answer. Each protocol implements its own ad-hoc trust model.
Every solver wallet in INTNT accumulates an onchain reputation score based on four factors: fill rate, execution quality (output versus minimum), speed, and slash history. This score is fully verifiable by any contract, wallet, or protocol that can read Base state. It requires no oracle, no trusted intermediary, and no off-chain attestation.
This positions INTNT not only as an intent execution layer but as foundational infrastructure for the autonomous onchain economy — a market that barely exists today but will be substantial within three years.
INTNT is pre-mainnet software. The following risks are material and should be understood by any participant.
INTNT Protocol addresses a foundational gap in the onchain economy: the translation layer between human intent and machine execution. By separating intent expression from transaction construction, introducing a competitive solver network, and enforcing outcomes through a five-layer settlement architecture, INTNT makes crypto accessible to the 93% of wallet holders who currently never transact.
The protocol launches on Base, targeting the largest verified wallet base in crypto. It expands to all major EVM chains in Phase 4. Its reputation primitive — an emergent byproduct of the solver architecture — creates durable competitive advantage as autonomous agents become the dominant DeFi user archetype.
$INTNT is a structurally necessary token: without solver staking, there are no solvers; without solvers, there are no fills; without fills, there are no fees. This alignment between token utility and protocol function is the foundation of a sustainable, self-reinforcing economy.
This document is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer or solicitation to purchase securities. $INTNT tokens have not been registered under the securities laws of any jurisdiction. Participants should consult legal and financial advisors before making any investment decisions.