Explore the Intent-Centric Ecosystem: Projects to Follow

The Web3 space is rapidly developing a new way of user interaction—Intent-Centric. This approach allows users to achieve results simply by expressing their needs, without having to worry about the complexities of the implementation process. This method is similar to ordering products on e-commerce platforms or asking questions to AI assistants.

The Intent-Centric model can significantly enhance the user experience, composability, and privacy of Web3. It simplifies user interaction processes, emphasizing goals and outcomes rather than the process itself. At the same time, protocol applications tailored to user intentions can achieve high compatibility, fostering a richer ecosystem. Moreover, users only need to express their intentions to avoid disclosing personal details.

The high-threshold user experience issues currently faced by Web3 are one of the key factors hindering its widespread adoption. Even simple token swap operations involve cumbersome steps such as wallet management and contract signing. The emergence of Intent-Centric is precisely aimed at addressing this issue, promoting the popularization of Web3 alongside technologies like account abstraction, TGBot, and MPC wallets.

Infrastructure Related to Intent

account abstraction

Account abstraction technology emphasizes the use of more specific smart accounts to perform specific tasks. The ERC-4337 standard implements smart accounts, providing diverse login methods and social recovery features, lowering the barrier for new users to enter Web3. The features of smart accounts, such as bundled transactions and gas payment on behalf, also contribute to achieving Intent-Centric.

Currently leading account abstraction wallet projects include Safe Wallet, Biconomy, ZeroDev, Argent, Ambire, and Sequence.

artificial intelligence

Integrating an AI assistant similar to ChatGPT in wallets, allowing users to express intentions through conversation, could be the ultimate form of Intent-Centric. AI is also an effective tool for deciphering user intentions. Recently, the Bob the Solver project showcased this potential at the ETHGlobal Paris hackathon. Particle Network is also developing similar projects.

However, AI still faces challenges in accurately capturing complex user intentions and requires further development.

MEV

MEV (Miner Extractable Value) is a long-term challenge in the DeFi space. In the Intent-Centric model, transaction execution needs to be outsourced to solvers, so the MEV issue requires special attention. Currently, projects like Essential and Flashbot SUAVE are attempting to address this problem.

Intent-Centric Infrastructure

Juvix is a programming language designed by Anoma for developing application logic that includes public, secret, and encrypted data.

Bob the Solver focuses on developing AI solvers and account abstraction wallets, utilizing machine learning models to classify user intent and find the best execution path.

OKcontract has created the "Low-Level Intent" standard, simplifying the process for developers to integrate transactions into web pages or applications.

Delegatable is a tool for implementing universal delegation on Ethereum, allowing users to delegate others to perform actions on their behalf without the need to pay Gas fees or conduct transactions.

DApp for Specific Intent

Many existing DeFi applications have already embodied Intent-Centric characteristics. For example, aggregators like 1inch and Blur help users find the best trading paths and yield strategies. TGBots like Unibot simplify complex on-chain operations into Telegram chat options.

Some new and old DeFi protocols are addressing issues such as MEV and transaction slippage:

• CoWSwap, 1inch Fusion, UniswapX: provide off-chain matching and on-chain transaction services.
• Seaport: Achieved decentralized off-chain matching and on-chain settlement.
• Symmio: An intent-based on-chain peer-to-peer derivatives trading platform.
• BASED Markets: An on-chain trading platform based on the Symmio trading framework.
• BananaHq: Builds a smart wallet combining Intent-Centric, ERC-4337, and zero-knowledge proofs.

General Solutions

Some projects are creating universal solutions for Intent-Centric to support more complex intent realization.

Anoma

Anoma is a public chain that combines Intent-Centric and privacy protection for counterparty discovery, parsing, and multi-chain atomic settlement. It is suitable for building DApps that involve complex user intentions.

The core workflow of Anoma includes steps such as user interaction, intent collection and matching, and transaction processing. Its technological core includes components such as Taiga, Typhon, MASP, Vamp-IR, and Juvix.

Essential

Essential is creating a standard for expressing intent, developing an intent-focused account abstraction Ethereum standard, and building a new Intent-Centric blockchain.

dappOS

dappOS is the first Web3 operating protocol that integrates multiple leading DApps by providing multi-chain smart accounts and a solver network, simplifying the user experience across different chains.

Particle Network

Particle Network is upgrading to version V2, which will become an Intent-Centric Web3 access layer. It builds a solver network and adds AIGC on top of the existing MPC+ account abstraction wallet, allowing users to express their intentions directly to AI, and the system will automatically execute the optimal path.

These projects each have their own characteristics, promoting the development of Intent-Centric from different angles. With the maturity of technology and the improvement of the ecosystem, they are expected to drive the next wave of development in Web3.