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Writing intents

An intent is one sentence describing what you want LinkiSwap to do. This page shows every phrasing that works today and, just as usefully, the ones that don't.

You don't need to memorise anything. If a sentence isn't understood, the app tells you what's missing.

The two things you can ask for​

LinkiSwap does two things today: swap and send.

Swap — trade one token for another, across chains​

Pattern:

swap <amount> <token> on <chain> for <token> on <chain>

Examples that work:

  • swap 10 USDC on OP Sepolia for USDC on Base Sepolia
  • swap 1 USDC on Polygon Amoy for USDC on Ethereum Sepolia
  • swap 25 USDT on OP Sepolia for USDC on Base Sepolia

You can also write to instead of for:

  • swap 5 USDC on Base Sepolia to USDC on OP Sepolia

Send — move a token to someone else's address​

Pattern:

send <amount> <token> on <chain> to <recipient>

Examples that work:

  • send 5 USDC on Base Sepolia to 0x632BF0D0d6468908378C3ccfAC4E788B115e0E55
  • send 20 USDC on OP Sepolia to Polygon Amoy to 0x632BF0D0d6468908378C3ccfAC4E788B115e0E55

The second form is a cross-chain send: you're paying with USDC on OP Sepolia, and the recipient receives USDC on Polygon Amoy.

Recipients today

Recipients must be a full 0x… address. ENS names are not supported yet — the app will tell you if you try one.

Chaining intents​

You can ask for multiple things in one sentence, separated by and then. LinkiSwap runs them one after another and shows you a progress bar for the queue.

Example:

swap 1 USDC on Base Sepolia for USDC on Ethereum Sepolia
  and then
send 10 USDC on OP Sepolia to 0x632BF0D0d6468908378C3ccfAC4E788B115e0E55

The app confirms and executes intent 1, then automatically moves on to intent 2. You confirm and sign each one separately.

What LinkiSwap understands​

You don't have to write chain and token names any single "right" way. LinkiSwap normalises common variations.

Chains​

The following all mean the same chain:

You typeLinkiSwap hears
op sepolia, optimism sepoliaOptimism Sepolia
base sepoliaBase Sepolia
polygon amoy, amoyPolygon Amoy
ethereum sepolia, eth sepolia, sepoliaEthereum Sepolia

Case doesn't matter (OP Sepolia and op sepolia are the same).

Tokens​

You typeLinkiSwap hears
usdcUSDC
usdt, tetherUSDT
eth, ether, ethereumETH (recognised, not yet swappable — see below)

See Supported networks for which token is available on which chain today.

Amounts​

  • Plain numbers work: 1, 10, 100, 0.5, 1.25.
  • Amounts must be positive. 0 and negative numbers are rejected.
  • Dollar amounts ($100) are not supported yet. Everything is in the token's own units.

When something doesn't fit​

LinkiSwap gives you three distinct kinds of feedback so you know exactly what to fix.

1. It didn't understand the shape of your sentence​

Example — a fragment with no verb:

100 USDC to Base Sepolia

You'll see:

Try: swap ⟨amount⟩ ⟨token⟩ on ⟨chain⟩ for ⟨token⟩ on ⟨chain⟩ …

Fix: start the sentence with swap or send.

2. It understood the shape, but something is missing​

Example — you forgot the amount:

swap USDC on Base Sepolia for USDC on OP Sepolia

You'll see a bullet list:

  • Amount is not stated.

LinkiSwap collects every missing piece in one go, so you can fix them all in one edit.

3. It understood you, but that route isn't live yet​

Example — a chain we don't cover today:

swap 10 USDC on Arbitrum for USDC on Base

You'll see:

  • Arbitrum isn't supported yet.
  • Base isn't supported yet.

Fix: use one of the Supported networks. LinkiSwap will expand over time.

Some things you might try — and what happens​

SentenceResult
swap 100 USDC on base sepolia for USDC on op sepoliaWorks. Confirm and sign.
send 5 USDC on op sepolia to base sepolia to 0xabc…Works — cross-chain send.
swap USDC on base sepolia for USDC on op sepolia"Amount is not stated."
swap 5 FOO on base sepolia for USDC on op sepolia"Token 'FOO' isn't recognized."
swap 5 USDC on solana for USDC on Base"Solana isn't supported yet."
swap 100 USDC on Base for ETH on Arbitrum"Arbitrum isn't supported yet. ETH isn't supported yet."
hello worldOff-template hint — try swap ⟨amount⟩ ⟨token⟩ on ⟨chain⟩ …
swap 1 USDC on op sepolia for USDC on polygon amoy and then send 10 USDC on base sepolia to 0xabc…Works — two intents in a queue.

A note on how LinkiSwap reads your sentence​

LinkiSwap uses a language model to turn your words into a structured intent. That model only proposes — it never touches your money. Everything downstream (chain lookup, token lookup, amount parsing, address checksumming, signature) is deterministic code that you can audit. And you always see a plain-English confirm card before anything is signed.

If the model ever misreads your intent, the confirm card will make it obvious — cancel and rephrase.

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