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aori-primary-sources-2026-04-27

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Aori primary-source snapshot

Fetched: 2026-04-27 UTC

1) Official docs homepage

Source: https://docs.aori.io/

Selected excerpts from the official docs:

Aori is a universal, trust-minimized intent settlement protocol. It connects users and solvers from any chain to any chain, facilitating peer to peer exchange from any token to any token.

Break down barriers to high quality liquidity providers, with low latency execution and trustless settlement.

Additional signals from the source:

  • The docs are the clearest current primary-source entry point for understanding Aori’s positioning
  • The target audience is explicitly developers building wallets, DEXes, and trading applications rather than end users alone
  • The docs present Aori as infrastructure for cross-chain swaps, not just a consumer-facing trading app

2) Deployments page

Source: https://docs.aori.io/protocol/deployments

Selected excerpts / signals from the official docs:

Aori is deployed across multiple blockchain networks to enable seamless cross-chain swaps.

Deployment addresses are subject to change as the protocol evolves.

Additional signals from the source:

  • The docs publish chain keys, chain IDs, LayerZero endpoint IDs, and protocol contract addresses
  • The currently listed production chains are Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, and Optimism
  • The presence of chain metadata and deployment tables reinforces that Aori operates as live settlement infrastructure rather than only as a concept-stage protocol

3) Supported chains page

Source: https://docs.aori.io/developers/chains

Selected excerpts / signals from the official docs:

[
  {
    "chainKey": "ethereum",
    "chainId": 1,
    "eid": 30101,
    "address": "0x5F3CB376fb82402FcF6d917fD729542537b9C6ad"
  },
  {
    "chainKey": "base",
    "chainId": 8453,
    "eid": 30184,
    "address": "0xF7c908EAA65FE48B201a5CD809Df9D28BdcB2C39"
  },
  {
    "chainKey": "arbitrum",
    "chainId": 42161,
    "eid": 30110,
    "address": "0x0e9018EEEbA45d70A9087d5d05295843afa3160a"
  },
  {
    "chainKey": "optimism",
    "chainId": 10,
    "eid": 30111,
    "address": "0x684986544162a2c4cE4a6879981a4969b2c19E92"
  }
]

Additional signals from the source:

  • Aori exposes a machine-readable chain directory in docs, which is a strong clue that integrators are expected to use Aori as programmable infrastructure
  • LayerZero endpoint identifiers are first-class public data in the docs, which helps explain the cross-chain coordination model

4) Order-status examples page

Source: https://docs.aori.io/developers/orders

Selected excerpts / signals from the official docs:

eventType: “created”

eventType: “received”

eventType: “completed”

Additional signals from the source:

  • The docs expose event-driven order lifecycle data for integrators tracking order execution and completion
  • This makes Aori look like an execution/status control plane, not just a contract package

5) Quote API reference

Source: https://docs.aori.io/reference/quote

Selected excerpts / signals from the official docs:

{
  "orderHash": "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678",
  "signingHash": "0xabcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12",
  "inputChain": "base",
  "outputChain": "arbitrum",
  "estimatedTime": 180
}

Additional signals from the source:

  • Aori exposes a quote API with concrete chain-routing semantics and timing estimates
  • That API surface matters because it positions the project as executable infrastructure for routing and fulfillment, not just settlement contracts

6) GitHub organization

Source: https://github.com/aori-io

Selected excerpts / signals from the public org page:

Aori connects users and solvers from any chain to any chain, facilitating peer to peer exchange from any token to any token.

verified that the organization aori-io controls the domain: aori.io

A universal, trust-minimized intent settlement protocol.

Additional signals from the source:

  • The org exposes the protocol repo plus TypeScript and Rust SDK repos
  • Public SDK repos reinforce that the product is meant to be integrated programmatically by third-party developers

7) Protocol repository

Source: https://github.com/aori-io/aori

Selected excerpts from the repo surface:

Aori is designed to securely facilitate omnichain trading, with low latency execution, and trust minimized settlement.

To accomplish this, Aori uses a combination of off-chain infrastructure, on-chain settlement contracts, and LayerZero messaging.

Solvers can expose a simple API to ingest and process orderflow directly to their trading system.

Additional signals from the source:

  • The repo documents a central Order struct with source/destination chain identifiers, timing bounds, token addresses, and recipient fields
  • The repo explains both cross-chain and single-chain flows, which broadens Aori beyond a narrow bridge architecture
  • The cancellation notes are especially high-signal because they document a trust-boundary change: cross-chain cancellations must now route through the destination chain to prevent race conditions with settlement messages
  • The settlement flow explicitly credits solvers only after destination-side fill plus return messaging, which helps explain why this is best cataloged as solver-based settlement infrastructure

Notes

  • Aori appears best cataloged as cross-chain intent settlement protocol / omnichain trading infrastructure / solver-based liquidity network.
  • No canonical whitepaper or litepaper surfaced in this pass.
  • The official docs and the public protocol repo are the strongest current sources of truth.

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