Use cases

Aurora Intents enables a wide range of cross-chain interactions, from simple swaps to fully automated on-chain flows.

This page highlights common use cases and how to implement them.

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🔄 Cross-chain swaps in your app

Let users swap assets across chains directly inside your application.

No bridging, no network switching — just a seamless experience.

Typical use cases

• Wallets enabling cross-chain trading

• DeFi apps expanding liquidity access

• Consumer apps simplifying token access

👉 See a live implementation:

https://swap.nearmobile.app/

👉 Best fit: Swap Widget

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💸 Cross-chain deposits

Let users deposit from any chain and asset, while your application receives funds on the target chain.

This removes friction in onboarding and funding flows.

Typical use cases

• Prediction markets accepting deposits from any chain

• Neobanks enabling easy top-ups

• RWA platforms onboarding non-crypto-native users

👉 Try the demo: https://intents-connect-landing.vercel.app/demo/deposits.html

👉 Best fit: Intents Deposits

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🏦 Direct deposit into protocols

Go beyond simple deposits, route funds directly into contracts.

Users can deposit from any chain and immediately interact with your protocol.

Examples

• Deposit into a lending protocol (e.g. Aave)

• Mint tokenized assets (RWAs)

• Enter yield strategies or vaults

👉 No intermediate steps required: funding and execution happen in one flow.

👉 Try the demo: https://intents-connect-landing.vercel.app/demo-tonstakers.html

👉 Best fit: Intents Deposits + Intents Connect

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📈 Cross-chain yield access

Let users access yield opportunities across chains without moving assets manually.

Examples

• Stake assets on another chain

• Access vault strategies across ecosystems

• Rebalance positions across chains

👉 Users don’t need to:

• bridge assets

• switch networks

• understand where yield lives

👉 Best fit: Intents Connect

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⚙️ Custom cross-chain actions

Build fully custom flows where users perform actions across chains in one step.

Multiple actions can be bundled and executed in sequence.

Examples

• Swap → stake → borrow

• Bridge → then deposit into a vault

• Convert → then mint an asset

👉 Best fit: Intents Connect (API)

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🧭 Choosing the right approach

Use case	Recommended product
Add cross-chain swaps frontend widget to your app	Swap Widget
Accept cross-chain deposits via a frontend widget	Intents Deposits
Execute contract actions via a frontend widget in your dApp	Intents Connect
Build tailored cross-chain flows using any interface	Intents Connect API