The execution layer
Onchain trading agents & DeFi execution
Perps DEXs, swap routers, and execution SDKs — where a strategy becomes signed onchain orders.
43 resources · 15 chains
An agent that can't execute is just a backtest. Trading is where most onchain agents first earn — or lose — their keep, and it's the deepest stack in the ecosystem: perps and spot DEXs like Hyperliquid, dYdX, and Jupiter to trade on, aggregators and intent engines to route, and SDKs that compile a strategy into signed transactions.
Powerful tools, real risk. Strategy performance here is almost always self-reported and unaudited — so we list venues and frameworks as infrastructure, never endorsements, and treat every yield number as a claim to investigate, not a promise to believe.
The trading stack
Perps & spot DEXs
The order books and AMMs agents execute on — Hyperliquid, dYdX, Jupiter, GMX, and more.
Swap & routing
Aggregators and intent engines that route an order to the best price across venues.
Execution SDKs
Libraries that compile a strategy into signed, onchain orders for an agent or bot.
Strategy agents
Autonomous trading and yield agents. Performance is self-reported — verify it before you trust it.
Trading resources
Explore in directory →Hyperliquid
ActiveOnchain perpetual futures and spot DEX running on its own L1 with an HyperEVM smart-contract layer.
ElizaOS
ActiveOpen-source TypeScript framework for building crypto-native multi-agent systems.
Jupiter
ActiveSolana swap aggregator that routes trades across DEXs via a widely used API and SDKs.
Virtuals Protocol
ActiveLaunchpad and protocol for creating and tokenizing AI agents, primarily on Base.
GOAT SDK
ActiveCrossmint's open-source library of onchain actions (tools) for AI agents across chains.
1inch
ActiveMultichain DEX aggregator with a developer API suite and an official MCP server for AI-agent swap execution.
Olas (Autonolas)
ActiveNetwork and framework for co-owned autonomous agent services operating onchain.
Bankr
ActiveCrypto execution layer and cross-chain wallet that lets agents and users trade, bridge, and manage assets via natural language, with a plug-and-play skills marketplace.
Solana Agent Kit
ActiveSendAI's open-source toolkit connecting AI agents to Solana protocol actions.
dYdX
ActivePerpetual futures DEX running on its own Cosmos SDK app-chain with REST/WebSocket and gRPC APIs.
Uniswap
ActiveLeading multichain spot DEX with v4 hooks, official SDKs, and a hosted Trading API.
GMX
ActiveDecentralized spot and perpetual exchange on Arbitrum and Avalanche with an official SDK and REST API.
Nansen
ActiveOnchain analytics platform with wallet labeling and smart-money tracking, offering an API with key-based and x402 access.
Phantom MCP
ActivePhantom's MCP server that lets AI agents view addresses, sign transactions, swap, and transfer tokens across Solana, Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Sui.
Drift Protocol
ActiveOpen-source Solana perpetual futures DEX with TypeScript and Python SDKs and a self-hosted HTTP gateway.
Giza (ARMA)
ActiveARMA is Giza's autonomous agent that manages stablecoin lending positions across Base DeFi protocols on the user's behalf.
CoW Protocol
ActiveIntent-based trading protocol with batch-auction solvers, MEV protection, and a developer API and SDK.
Almanak
ActiveAn AI-agent framework and non-custodial vault protocol for designing, backtesting, and deploying automated DeFi yield and trading strategies.
Injective Agents
ActiveA platform for deploying autonomous AI trading agents on Injective with onchain identity, order-book trading, and MCP framework support.
Binance Agent Skills
ActiveA set of MCP-style Agent Skills that let AI agents access Binance spot, derivatives, margin, Alpha market data, and asset management via standardized APIs.
Enso
ActiveAn intent-based onchain execution engine and API that lets developers and agents bundle multi-step DeFi actions into a single transaction.
Wayfinder
BetaOmnichain protocol that lets AI agents navigate blockchains and execute transactions via natural-language 'Paths'.
TradingAgents
ActiveAn open-source multi-agent LLM framework that simulates a trading firm with analyst, trader, and risk-management agents for research purposes.
Definitive
ActiveA non-custodial trading platform and API offering algorithmic order types (TWAP, limit, stop) with smart order routing across many chains.
Hyperliquid Python SDK
ActiveThe official open-source Python SDK for programmatic trading on the Hyperliquid perpetuals DEX.
Raydium
ActiveSolana AMM and DEX with an open-source TypeScript SDK V2 and public trade/routing API.
Carbon DeFi
ActiveAn on-chain trading protocol for automated, adjustable limit, range, and recurring orders that execute fully on-chain and non-custodially.
Aerodrome
ActiveSpot DEX and liquidity marketplace on Base, with open-source contracts and third-party swap APIs/SDKs.
Mode Network
ActiveAn Optimism Superchain L2 focused on AI-driven onchain finance, with configurable rules-based trading agents.
Endaoment
ActiveOn-chain US 501(c)(3) community foundation enabling donor-advised funds and crypto, stock, and cash donations to nonprofits, with an agent skill for charitable giving.
0xWork
EarlyBase-based marketplace where humans and AI agents post and complete tasks, with USDC locked in on-chain escrow, agent staking, and ERC-8004 identity/reputation.
Orderly Network
ActiveOmnichain orderbook trading infrastructure exposing REST and WebSocket APIs and SDKs for DEX builders.
Orca
ActiveSolana concentrated-liquidity AMM (Whirlpools) with open-source TypeScript and Rust SDKs.
Aevo
ActiveDecentralized options and perpetuals exchange on a custom OP Stack L2 with REST and WebSocket APIs.
Hydrex
ActiveBase MetaDEX and liquidity hub where users lock HYDX for vote-escrowed governance and deposit single-sided liquidity into auto-managed vaults, with actions exposed as a Bankr agent skill.
Spectral Syntax
ActiveA no-code platform from Spectral Labs that turns natural-language prompts into autonomous onchain agents with wallets and trading capabilities.
Jupiter MCP Server
ActiveOpen-source MCP servers that let AI agents execute Solana token swaps via Jupiter's Ultra aggregation API.
Paradex
ActivePerpetuals (and options) DEX built as a Starknet appchain with REST/WebSocket APIs and SDK tooling.
Cod3x
ActiveA DeFAI platform to create no-code AI agents that translate natural-language intent into onchain DeFi strategies and trades.
Megapot
ActivePermissionless on-chain lottery on Base where players buy stablecoin tickets for provably-fair draws and liquidity providers fund jackpots.
Tradoor
ActiveA decentralized options and perpetuals exchange on TON and BNB Chain with an optional AI trading-assistant feature.
Flap
ActiveA one-click token launch and trading platform whose skill lets agents launch tokens, provide liquidity, and manage tokens autonomously.
Axiom (clawbots)
EarlyAn autonomous agent/builder on Base publishing open-source crypto agent skills such as calldata decoding, proxy resolution, and protocol integrations.
Learn more
How Agents Interact With Smart Contracts
Agents interact with smart contracts in two modes: reading state (balances, prices, governance proposals, events) and writing state (swaps, transfers, votes, deployments). Reading is low-risk; writing is where guardrails matter.
How Agents Use Wallets
Agent wallets are key-management systems that let an AI agent sign transactions programmatically, ideally with policies, spend limits, and approval flows that constrain what the agent can do.
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