Solvers are the market makers of Garden protocol, responsible for ensuring user intents are executed efficiently and securely. By leveraging diverse liquidity sources—on-chain, off-chain, and private order flows—solvers are incentivized to optimize every transaction for users, delivering competitive quotes. Solvers address key challenges in decentralized systems. They enhance liquidity access by enabling the protocol to utilize existing DeFi liquidity rather than fragmenting it with native pools. For users, solvers offer benefits such as better pricing, MEV resistance, and higher chances of transaction finality, making the system more efficient and user-friendly.

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How do solvers work?

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Receive intents

Solvers receive user intents via the order book, detailing the desired outcomes such as assets, chains, and amounts.
2

Evaluate liquidity

Solvers evaluate available liquidity sources and identify the most efficient path to execute the intent.
3

Compete for best quote

Each solver provides their best quote back to the order book, which selects the most competitive option for optimal user pricing.
4

Execute intent

Once chosen, solvers fulfill the user’s intent by leveraging their tools and liquidity.

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How to become a solver?

To become a solver, here’s what you need:

Stake requirements

Solvers must stake 210,000 SEED as collateral. This stake aligns solvers with the network’s goals and acts as a safeguard against dishonesty or inefficiency.

Technical infrastructure

Solvers should have the ability to run arbitrage bots, manage liquidity, and maintain 24/7 operational uptime to meet the demands of intent execution.

Liquidity management

Adequate liquidity and tools for rebalancing assets are essential to efficiently execute intents.
Please reach out to us in the Townhall for help with onboarding.