In an era of fragmented and complex blockchain ecosystems, BestPath AVS emerges as a revolutionary AI-driven framework that unifies multi-chain interactions under a single, intent-based coordination model. Unlike traditional blockchain execution models, where users submit rigid transactions, BestPath AVS processes intents—declarative statements of a desired outcome—and allows a network of autonomous AI agents to determine the most efficient execution path. This transforms multi-chain coordination into a seamless and automated experience where liquidity, security, and pricing are optimized in real-time.

In our last blog, we touched on Tria’s tech stack, which consists of CoreSDK, TriAI Framework, and a few of its use cases, BestPath AVS also being one of them. From the last article, BestPath is best defined as “the most efficient route for liquidity and intent execution, leveraging Pathfinders.”

This deep dive aims to share more intricate details about BestPath and how it transforms intent resolution and marketplace coordination by leveraging AI for automated decision-making, multi-step transaction execution, and predictive optimization.

We’ll dissect its core components, analyze its role in bridging blockchain silos, and define its impact on BestPath Zen —The AI-Powered Marketplace for Financial Strategies/Pathfinders. But before discussing the marketplace, let’s try to understand the AI enablement behind BestPath.

BestPath AVS: Pre And Post AI

Before we begin, it’s important to note that before the AI enablement within BestPath AVS, the core stack was still way ahead of its time.

The early adopter and partners of Tria had access to BestPath AVS v1 months back, which was a breakthrough for the Intents marketplace working in collaboration with the core team @eigenlayer. Launched in Feb of last year along with close partners with the main aim to operate as a permissionless, chain-abstraction platform where users can interact with assets across multiple virtual machines (VMs) without needing specific wallets or gas tokens.

BestPath v1 was designed to bridge multiple ecosystems and partners, providing a common platform for them to work together. With BestPath v2, we've taken it further by making the platform compatible with agents. At its core, BestPath is a two-way street where AI agents use the platform through the TriaAI framework. In turn, BestPath leverages AI agents as liquidity providers and pathfinders to provide a seamless and efficient experience."

Key Components of BestPath AVS

• Modular Architecture: BestPath AVS incorporates Threshold Signature Schemes (TSS) and pluggable frameworks like Heuristic Logic and Action Validation (HLA) via EigenLayer. This setup enables secure execution of complex transactions across EVM and non-EVM chains.

• Pareto-Optimal Incentive Structure: The marketplace within BestPath utilizes competitive models to ensure operators implement the most efficient strategies. This optimizes cost and speed and ensures real-time liquidity sourcing and transaction sequencing without human intervention.

• Chain-Abstraction Techniques: By abstracting away chain-specific complexities, BestPath allows users to interact with dApps across different VMs (like EVM and MoveVM) without manually switching between networks or conducting cross-chain operations. This abstraction simplifies asset management and liquidity-unified experiences for users.

BestPath v2 retains the same core features as v1 but with a key focus on creating a smoother user experience. We aimed to reduce the time spent understanding transaction processes, allowing users to prioritize their primary goal: accessing allVM liquidity efficiently. To address challenges from v1, we integrated Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the system. This upgrade enhances existing workflows and strategically applies AI where it adds the most value—resulting in the improved, user-centric BestPath v2.

Tria’s Core team has been working on AI Pathfinders since Q4 of 2024 alongside various partners like Talus, Netmind, Skynet, AggLayer, Axel, Nuffle, Eigen Layer, etc - along with various upcoming partners in the coming months.

The core existence of AI in BestPath AVS starts with Pathfinders. Pathfinders in the BestPath AVS form dynamic micro-markets of modular interoperability stacks. These micro-markets enable a competitive ecosystem where solvers, DeFi protocols, fast-finality guarantors, transport layers, liquidity pools, relayers, paymasters, and other specialized actors engage in capturing, routing, and executing user intents across heterogeneous environments.

For an everyday user - the above seems too complex to understand. End-goal is to allow users to have access to allVM liquidity and users do not need to know how the system in place to achieve their individual goal. AI enablement in BestPath v2 abstracted the technical overheads even further.

When a user expresses an intent—a simple asset transfer or a complex cross-chain transaction—AI agents within BestPath AVS, known as "Pathfinders," rapidly analyze current market conditions.

Pathfinders simulate multiple execution paths and propose competitive strategies based on criteria such as cost, speed, and security. The system then autonomously selects and executes the most efficient solution, seamlessly handling cross-chain coordination, liquidity sourcing, and transaction sequencing.

Ultimately, the core BestPath remained the same; AI enablement helped mitigate a lot of existing computing and decision-making off-chain and helped users achieve their ultimate goal - "Seamless liquidity access across allVMs”.

Core Principles and Components: AI In BestPath AVS

The upgraded BestPath is designed to dissolve cross-chain friction, replacing manual bridging and siloed liquidity with AI-driven intent automation. Its architecture rests on five innovations:

Intent-Driven Collaboration and Coordination

BestPath AVS introduces the concept of declarative outcomes, allowing users to articulate their desired financial objectives without delving into the intricate details of each transaction. For example, a user can specify "Swap 1 ETH for AVAX with a maximum slippage of 1%" without specifying the exact chains or bridges to use. BestPath AVS then translates this high-level goal into actionable, machine-readable "executive plans," ensuring compliance with predefined constraints and user preferences.

This approach simplifies the user experience and allows for more efficient and dynamic execution of financial strategies. Instead of manually setting up and managing complex transactions, users can rely on BestPath AVS to handle the details and adapt to changing market conditions in real-time. For instance, if market conditions change, the system can reroute the transaction to a more cost-effective chain while meeting the user's original constraints.

Examples of Declarative Outcomes

1. Asset Swaps: Users define goals like "Swap Bitcoin for Ethereum at a rate of 20 or better per ETH," BestPath AVS will handle the execution using its AI-powered pathfinding algorithms.

2. Yield Optimization: Investors can specify strategies like "Generate 5% annualized yield on USDC," BestPath AVS will monitor the market to maximize returns while minimizing risks.

3. Complex Workflows: Developers can define intricate workflows such as "Buy X token and immediately stake it to earn y rewards daily," allowing BestPath AVS and other components of Tria stack - TriAI Framework and CoreSDK to execute each step precisely and efficiently.

Stateful Automation: Adaptive and Recurring Transaction Flow

One of BestPath AVS's standout features is its ability to adapt to real-time market conditions. AI agents continuously monitor transactional parameters through stateful automation and adjust execution paths to meet user-defined constraints. This ensures that the system remains dynamic and responsive, providing optimal outcomes even in volatile market conditions.

How Stateful Automation Works

1. Dynamic Routing: If market conditions change, BestPathAVS can dynamically reroute transactions to maintain the desired outcomes. For example, if gas fees on one chain increase, the system will automatically find an alternative, more cost-effective path.

2. Proof Verification: Each transaction executed by BestPath AVS is accompanied by cryptographic proofs to verify compliance with user constraints. This ensures that the transaction adheres to the original intent, enhancing security and transparency.

Decentralized Pathfinder (Solvers) Network

At the heart of BestPath AVS lies a competitive marketplace of solvers, including AI-driven agents, market makers, and relayers. These solvers bid to fulfill user intents, ensuring the best possible execution in terms of cost, speed, and efficiency. The network fosters a collaborative and competitive environment that drives continuous innovation and optimization.

Key Features:

1. Pluggable Proofs: BestPath AVS supports various proof systems, including zero-knowledge proofs (ZK), light clients, and oracles, seamlessly to handle the intricacies of different blockchain networks.

2. Proof-of-Efficiency: Solvers submit cryptographic proofs to demonstrate the efficiency and compliance of their solutions. These proofs are evaluated by the AI, which ranks them based on cost, speed, and user preferences.

3. Reputation-Driven Incentives: High-performing solvers gain priority in future auctions, creating a system that incentivizes excellence and reliability. Conversely, malicious actors are penalized, maintaining the network's integrity.

Multi-chain Abstraction

BestPathAVS abstracts the complexities of individual blockchain networks, providing a unified and seamless experience for multi-chain transactions. This abstraction layer allows users to interact with a single, cohesive platform, regardless of the underlying blockchain nuances.

Key Components:

1. Verification Layer: This layer abstracts chain-specific logic, such as consensus finality, bridges, and consensus mechanisms, into a universal verification framework. AI selects the optimal proof system per intent.

2. Atomic Cross-Chain Execution: Enables multi-step workflows to be executed atomically. For example, a transaction that involves swapping assets, bridging the result, and then staking the tokens will be handled in an all-or-nothing manner, ensuring transaction integrity and reliability.

3. Virtual Liquidity Layer: BestPathAVS aggregates capital pools and liquidity sources across multiple chains, creating a unified liquidity graph. This ensures that users can tap into global capital and liquidity without manual bridging.

AI-Native Financial Primitives

BestPathAVS introduces AI-native financial primitives, allowing developers to deploy complex financial strategies with ease. These primitives leverage AI to handle routing, slippage management, and compliance, ensuring optimal and efficient execution.

Examples:

1. Strategy Templates: Developers can define financial strategies such as "Maximize yields across DeFi chains, rebalance daily with medium risk tolerance." BestPathAVS handles the execution details, including routing, slippage, and compliance.

2. Through simulation of transaction ordering and private mempool utilization, BestPathAVS can prevent front-running and other MEV-related issues.

3. Autonomous agents stabilize asset prices across decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and bridges using predictive models and constant arbitrage mechanisms to ensure market efficiency.

Zero-Integration Framework

BestPathAVS offers a seamless developer experience, allowing for single SDK integration. Developers can articulate their intents declaratively, and BestPathAVS translates these intents into actionable commands, handling the complexities of execution across multiple chains. Key Features of the Zero-Integration Framework

1. Universal SDK: The BestPathAVS SDK enables developers to specify their intents declaratively, such as "Source the lowest rate USDC loans from any chain." The SDK then handles the multi-chain logic, abstracting the complexities.

2. Event Triggers: Smart contracts can use BestPathAVS’s pub/sub system to trigger intents automatically based on specific events. For example, liquidate loans if collateral drops below a certain threshold.

By leveraging these AI-native primitives and state-of-the-art automation, BestPathAVS streamlines cross-chain interactions, making them more efficient, secure, and user-friendly.

BestPath AVS: AI-Powered Intent Orchestration

BestPath AVS is the core of Tria’s vision to unify blockchains through declarative intent processing. Users express what they want (e.g., bridge, swap, stake) rather than dictating how to achieve it. The system’s AI decomposes these goals into executable tasks, dynamically routing them through the most efficient Pathfinders across chains.

BestPathAVS shifts the paradigm to intent-based coordination by allowing users to specify only their desired final outcome, such as:

"Swap 100 USDC to ETH at the best rate across all available chains.” “Move liquidity from Chain A to Chain B, minimizing gas costs.” “Provide liquidity to a yield pool with the highest APY"

From there, an AI-driven network of solvers competes or collaborates to resolve the intent under optimal conditions. MEV protection, gas efficiency, and execution guarantees are built into the intent resolution process, abstracting complexity from end users.

Intent Resolution Flow in BestPathAVS

1. Users submit an intent – Instead of executing manual transactions, users specify only the outcome they want.

2. Pathfinders (AI-powered solvers) analyze possibilities – Off-chain intelligence assesses the best execution strategy based on real-time market conditions.

3. Optimized execution path is selected – AI agents determine the most efficient order routing, liquidity sourcing, and settlement procedure.

4. Final execution and settlement – Verified conditions are enforced on-chain with provably optimal results.

This declarative approach turns multi-chain complexity into a singular, streamlined execution experience, where AI continuously improves decision-making.

For users with multiple intents, each intent having a different request would be a much more complex flow, as shown below.

BestPath Zen: The AI-Powered Marketplace for Pathfinders and Financial Strategies

BestPath Zen is a permission-less marketplace where AI-driven agents (referred to as pathfinders) compete and collaborate to fulfill user intents. These intents, which are declarative goals like "Trade ETH for USDC at the best rate across chains" or "Maximize yield across DeFi protocols," are processed by a network of specialized solvers.

The marketplace is designed to abstract the complexity of cross-chain interactions, enabling users to focus on their goals while Tria’s AI agents handle the intricacies of execution.

Think of the ZEN marketplace as a symphony of pathfinders. At its core, Zen is a meritocratic arena where specialized AI agents (Pathfinders) compete to solve user intents. Think of them as financial mercenaries with niche expertise:

1. Liquidity Scouts: Scan 50+ chains and AMMs to find optimal swap rates.

2. MEV Snipers: Use predictive models to split large trades, sidestepping front-runners.

3. Proof Custodians: Bundle ZK proofs and bridge attestations to verify cross-chain settlements. Risk Sentinels: Monitor smart contracts for vulnerabilities, rerouting funds if hacks loom.

How Does It Work ?

User submits an intent: “Swap 100 ETH for SOL, max 2% slippage, within 5 minutes.”

Pathfinders race to create Smart Routes—machine-readable execution plans with embedded proofs (e.g., “Bridge 60 ETH via Axelar, swap 40 ETH on Uniswap, aggregate via Jupiter”).

Zen’s Proof-of-Optimization algorithm audits routes, scoring them on cost, speed, and security. The winning Pathfinder earns fees while losing strategies learn from the loss to improve future bids - strategies are open for everyone to review.

Why BestPath Zen Changes Everything

• For Users: Complex cross-chain DeFi becomes as simple as setting a thermostat.

• For Developers: Launch strategies in hours, not months—no bridge integrations or MEV expertise needed.

• For Chains: ZEN turns fragmented liquidity into a network effect: more chains = better routes = happier users.

Now that we have covered BestPath AVS + ZEN….where does it all converge? At Tria, our ultimate goal is seamless interaction with allVMs/allChains.

Tria: BestPath AVS + Tria AI Framework + CoreSDK

Imagine a world where your investments grow and actively protect themselves from market volatility and risks. What is the ultimate goal of regular users? Creating a self-healing portfolio that can withstand the ups and downs of the crypto world. A self-healing portfolio uses revolutionary strategies to migrate funds exponentially to safety automatically, ensuring your wealth remains secure and accessible.

One such strategy is the "Stablecoin Safety Net," enabled through Tria's innovative tools: BestPath AVS, ZEN, and the TriAI Framework. Let’s explore how this works in action.

- Intent: “Hold $100K in stablecoins, diversified across 3 chains. Auto-migrate if depeg risk > 10%.” 

- Execution. 
a. Risk Sentinel detects USDC dipping to $0.93 on Ethereum. 
b. Liquidity Scout finds USDT at $0.99 on Avalanche. 
c. MEV Snipers split the $100K swap into 10 batches across private pools. d. Proof Custodians attest to settlements on all chains in 12 seconds.

- Result: Funds moved with $9 slippage (vs. $1,200 potential loss on Ethereum).

This example can be treated as a small case study of what’s achievable in real-world scenarios by leveraging Tria’s technology stack (BestPath AVS + Tria AI Framework + CoreSDK). We will be covering the this topic in-depth in further articles.

A Unified Future: BestPath AVS/ ZEN and the Next Evolution of Blockchain

BestPath AVS is not just an incremental improvement to blockchain coordination—it represents an imperative shift in decentralized systems' operations. By integrating AI autonomy, predictive intelligence, and cross-chain orchestration, Tria creates a truly borderless economy where:

1. Liquidity is unified across all chains.

2. AI-powered solvers replace manual transaction routing.

3. Users interact with DeFi seamlessly, without handling blockchain complexity.

By abstracting away network-specific complexities, BestPath AVS ensures that any AI agent, DeFi application, or institutional investor can operate without friction across multiple ecosystems.

BestPath seamlessly leverages AI coordination for faster transactions, automated DeFi access, and cross-chain intent resolution; BestPath AVS is set to become the cornerstone of the next generation of decentralized infrastructure. As AI continues to merge with blockchain, the ability to transact autonomously across an intelligent, self-optimizing network ensures that economic coordination is efficient and accessible—without requiring human oversight. While legacy DeFi remains fragmented, Tria’s BestPath AVS is stitching together a genuinely unified, AI-driven financial ecosystem.

Stay tuned as we dig deeper into the TriAI framework in our upcoming series. We will explore the technical implementation details, real-world applications, and the measurable impact of Tria’s solutions on industries ranging from everyday consumer DeFi to complex multi-chain VM operations.

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