deck: intents

decks/2023-08-30-intents.md

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+---
+title: Intents
+reveal: true
+theme: blood
+summary: |
+  Intents are a new model for describing an outcome. If a transaction explicitly refers to how an action should be performed, an intent refers to what the desired outcome of that action should be. 
+featureimage: 2023/08/intents/intents.png
+---
+<section>
+  <section>
+    <h1>Intents</h1>
+  </section>
+  <section>
+    <h4>Definition</h4>
+    An intent is signed a set of **declarative constraints** which allow a user to outsource transaction creation to a third party without relinquishing full control to the transacting party.
+  </section>
+  <section>
+    If a transaction explicitly refers to **how** an action should be performed, an intent refers to **what** the desired outcome of that action should be. 
+
+    If a transaction says _“do A then B, pay exactly C to get X back”_, an intent says _“I want X and I’m willing to pay up to C”_.
+  </section>
+  <section>
+    ![](intents.png)
+  </section>
+  <section>
+  Think about the difference between using a taxi to get from A to B versus a rental car
+  </section>
+  <section>
+  <h4>Features</h4>
+Limit Orders
+
+CowSwap-style Auctions
+
+Gas Sponsorship
+
+Delegation
+
+Transaction Batching
+
+Aggregators
+  </section>
+  <section>
+  ![](intentpool.png)
+  </section>
+  <section>
+    <h4>Challenges</h4>
+    Credible commitment & Decentralization
+
+    Privacy
+
+    Intent language/Protocol
+  </section>
+
+  <section>
+    <h4>Intent protocols</h4>
+
+    Anoma
+
+    Flashbot's SUAVE
+
+    h/t 0x
+  </section>
+</section>