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Is Intention for human traders or for AI agents?

Both — and the same properties serve both audiences. Intention is a Layer 1 blockchain for open markets, with native capabilities for AI agents built into the protocol: open by asset, AI-native by protocol. For human traders and integrators, it is an open, public, professional venue: a perpetual futures DEX with a full central limit order book, professional order types, isolated and cross margin, and protocol-native liquidations — running on a chain that anyone can audit and replay. For autonomous agents, it is a substrate where the venue itself is legible: deterministic, attributed, atomic, and finalized inside consensus, so the chain becomes a function the agent can inspect rather than a noisy environment it has to model. The four protocol-native guarantees (OTD, PTA, RNS, PTAD) produce a fairer venue for humans and a reasonable substrate for agents at the same time — the two audiences want the same thing from the protocol. See the Intelligence Layer page for the AI-side detail and the four agent capabilities the protocol is shaped to host.

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Is Intention an EVM chain?

No. Intention is not an EVM chain and does not run smart contracts in a general-purpose virtual machine. Its execution layer is the IntentionKernel, a deterministic state-transition kernel whose instruction set is the enumerated set of typed financial primitives — order placement, cancel, match, mark, liquidate, fund, settle, transfer. Closed-world by design. New financial primitives arrive through protocol upgrades, not through user-deployed contracts. The reasoning is documented in Architecture overview and in the project whitepaper (available on request from contact@intention.xyz).

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How does Intention differ from Hyperliquid?

Hyperliquid and Intention are both Layer 1 chains with a native perpetual futures venue on top. They differ at the protocol level. Hyperliquid runs an application-style trading engine (HyperCore) over its consensus layer; matching, risk, and oracle integration are largely application code, and HyperEVM lets anyone deploy arbitrary contracts beside it. Intention compiles those operations into the protocol itself: matching, mark pricing, liquidation, ADL, insurance, and funding are protocol state machines, prices live inside the same 2f+12f+1 quorum that finalizes transactions (PTA), and execution is byte-deterministic with per-transaction attribution (OTD, PTAD). The flagship venue on Intention is Intention Exchange (app.intention.xyz), which inherits all of those guarantees by virtue of running on the L1 — it does not implement its own matching engine. The practical result is that the trading engine itself is auditable rather than the activity around it. There is no marketing claim here about which is “better” for any particular trader — read both projects’ docs and decide.

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Is there a token?

Not yet. Intention does not currently have a native token. There has been no token sale, no airdrop, and no token-related public claim from the team. Documentation does not describe tokenomics, staking incentives, fee discounts, or governance weight associated with any token. If and when a token is launched, this answer will be updated. Be skeptical of any third party claiming otherwise.

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Can I run a validator?

Validator software and the criteria for joining the active set are documented in Validators — Running, with operational guidance in Monitoring and DDoS defense. Validator participation will open in stages alongside the public testnet and mainnet.

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Where is the testnet?

A public testnet is planned but not yet live. Faucet access and an integration checklist are described in Testnet. To request faucet access when the testnet opens, email testnet@intention.xyz.

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How do I report a bug or vulnerability?

For protocol-level vulnerabilities, follow the disclosure process in Bug bounty. Do not post live exploits in public channels. For non-security bugs in the documentation or the public app, email support@intention.xyz with reproduction steps and the relevant URL.

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Where is the whitepaper?

The Intention whitepaper documents the architectural rationale, the four protocol-native guarantees, the consensus design, and the trading engine semantics referenced throughout this site. It is available on request — email contact@intention.xyz and ask for the current revision.

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Is Intention open source?

No. The implementation of Intention is closed-source. The protocol’s external behavior — its guarantees, integration surfaces, and operational semantics — is documented in this site and in the project whitepaper, and that is the canonical surface area third parties build against. Closing the source is a deliberate choice for the current stage of the project; the team is focused on shipping a correct and performant venue rather than on open-source ecosystem development. Whether and when this position changes will be announced through intention.xyz.

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Where can I follow updates?

Announcements are published from intention.xyz and on Twitter / X at @intention. There is no official Telegram, Discord, or other community channel run by Intention Labs at the time of writing — be cautious of imitators.

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Who do I contact for partnerships or press?

contact@intention.xyz. See Intention Labs.