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Is Oryn a bridge?

Oryn is a cross-chain swap protocol. Some routes use bridge infrastructure under the hood, but the user experience is an intent-based swap: choose what to send, choose what to receive, and let Oryn coordinate settlement.

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Does Oryn custody funds?

No. Orders and services coordinate the swap, while funds move through on-chain escrow vaults with claim and cancel rules.

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What is an intent?

An intent is the swap outcome the user wants: source asset, destination asset, amount, recipient, and route constraints.

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What is a solver?

A solver supplies or coordinates destination liquidity. After the user receives destination funds, the solver can claim the source-side escrow with the revealed secret.

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What is a commitment hash?

It is the hash of the swap secret. Escrow vaults store the hash, and a claimer must reveal the matching secret to unlock funds.

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What does the relayer do?

The relayer submits supported destination claim transactions for users. It validates the secret, order state, vault deployment, and route data before queueing the transaction.

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Can a solver take funds without completing the destination side?

The solver needs the secret to claim the source side. The secret is revealed when the destination side is claimed. If the destination side is not completed, the source side eventually becomes cancellable after expiry.

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Why do some Avalanche routes have a hop?

Some Avalanche L1 routes need settlement through a bridge-chain vault before funds arrive on the final L1. In those cases, the route includes a signed hop payload so the funds cannot be redirected silently.

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Are SDKs available?

Stable public SDK packages are planned. Until they are released, use the API reference and integration guides directly. See Oryn SDK.