Tutorials & How-To Guides
Learn the system, not the hype. Step-by-step guides for every level — from your first swap to building a liquidity desk integration.
How to swap on Orkid
A complete walkthrough of your first swap on Orkid — connecting your wallet, choosing tokens, and executing a trade on Base.
What is slippage?
Slippage is the difference between the quoted price and the price you actually get. Learn how Orkid minimizes it with adaptive slippage.
Understanding routes
What happens when you swap? Learn how Orkid finds the best path across multiple liquidity sources to get you the best price.
Orkid vs MetaMask: fee comparison
Orkid charges 9 bps. MetaMask charges 87.5 bps. See exactly how much you save on every swap size.
Gasless swaps on Base
How to swap on Base without holding ETH for gas. Orkid uses Permit2 and a solver that pays gas for you.
How Permit2 works
Permit2 lets you approve token spending with a signature instead of an on-chain transaction. Learn how it works and why it saves gas.
MEV protection explained
MEV bots front-run and sandwich your trades. Learn how Orkid uses private execution to protect you from extraction.
Swapping with EURC and stablecoins
How to use Orkid for stablecoin swaps — USDC, USDT, DAI, USDbC, and EURC. Includes depeg arbitrage tips.
UniswapX RFQ integration
How Orkid integrates with UniswapX Request-for-Quote to fill large orders at better prices than AMM routing.
Tycho API: real-time pool data
Learn how to use Tycho's real-time protocol component streams to build your own routing engine.
Adaptive slippage: how it works
Deep dive into Orkid's adaptive slippage algorithm — how it calculates the optimal buffer based on hop count, split count, and pool staleness.
Building a liquidity desk integration
For teams: how to integrate with Orkid's execution infrastructure for large-order routing and RFQ.