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FAQ

How is Ophis different from 1inch or Matcha?​

Ophis uses batch auctions and a solver competition to settle every order at the best on-chain price, with MEV protection by construction. The natural-language input lets you skip token-pickers entirely. And the fee model is price-improvement-only: 0% on ordinary trades, 25% of any positive slippage above the quote, capped at 0.5% of volume.

Do I need to connect a wallet?​

Yes — you sign your swap order with your own wallet. Ophis is non-custodial; the signed order is broadcast to the solver network and your funds move only when a solver settles the batch.

Which networks are supported?​

11 EVM chains as source / destination: Ethereum, Arbitrum One, Avalanche, Base, BNB Smart Chain, Gnosis Chain, Ink, Linea, Optimism, Plasma, and Polygon. Plus Solana and Bitcoin as cross-chain destinations via NEAR Intents. See Getting started.

Is my trade protected from MEV?​

Yes. The batch auction settles every order in a batch at the same uniform clearing price. Front-running and sandwich attacks are eliminated by construction — there is no priority-gas auction to win because the protocol does not reorder transactions for value. See Security & audits.

What happens if no solver matches my intent?​

The order expires after its configured validity window (30 minutes by default) and your funds stay in your wallet. You can resubmit, change parameters, or cancel at any time.

How are partner fees collected?​

Via the CoW Protocol CIP-75 priceImprovementBps field in the order's appData. The fee is taken from the trade output at settlement and routed to the Ophis multisig weekly. A 25% service fee is retained by the underlying protocol on the partner share by default. Full detail on the Fees & rebates page.

Is Ophis open source?​

Yes — full source at github.com/ophis-fi/ophis. Ophis is an open-source DEX aggregator frontend with an added natural-language intent-parsing layer, built on CoW Protocol's settlement primitives.

Can I use Ophis's intent parser in my own app?​

Yes. The natural-language → structured-order endpoint is publicly available at POST /api/intent with a 30 req/min/IP rate limit, no auth, and no key. Build it into a Telegram bot, browser extension, agent framework, or your own UI. See the Intent API reference and the AI agent integration guide.