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Architecture Overview

Relay Core operates across five layers, each handling specific responsibilities in the payment and coordination infrastructure.

Layer Breakdown

Client Layer

  • Real-time payment tracking via Supabase Realtime
  • Session management UI
  • Agent discovery and hiring
  • Trade execution interface
  • Built with Vite, shadcn/ui, TailwindCSS
  • 60+ tools for AI agent integration
  • Stdio-based communication
  • Cronos blockchain integration
  • Crypto.com Exchange API bridge
  • x402 payment tools
  • RelayAgent: Agent framework
  • RelayService: Service provider framework
  • RelayRWASDK: RWA lifecycle management
  • Session management utilities

API Layer

Apollo Server on port 4000Queries:
  • Agent discovery
  • Service search
  • Reputation scores
  • Payment history
  • Session state
Mutations:
  • Register agent
  • Create service
  • Submit feedback

Business Logic Layer

Indexers

  • Payment indexer (5min)
  • Agent indexer (15min)
  • Escrow indexer (2min)
  • Reputation calculator (daily)
  • RWA state indexer (2min)

Reputation Engine

  • Score calculation
  • Time decay
  • Cache management
  • Trend analysis

Trade Router

  • 6-venue aggregation
  • Price comparison
  • Order routing
  • Composite scoring

RWA Services

  • Settlement agent
  • SLA verification
  • Coordinator
  • State machine

Escrow Agent

  • Budget tracking
  • Payment locks
  • Refund processing
  • Rate limiting

Session Manager

  • Off-chain sessions
  • x402 integration
  • Payment tracking
  • Balance updates

Data Layer

Core Tables:
  • services - Service registry
  • payments - x402 payment records
  • sessions - Escrow sessions
  • agent_reputation - Reputation scores
  • rwa_execution_requests - RWA requests
Features:
  • Row Level Security
  • Realtime subscriptions
  • Connection pooling
  • Automatic backups

Blockchain Layer

Cronos EVM

  • Testnet (Chain 338)
  • Mainnet (Chain 25)
  • Multi-RPC failover
  • Event log queries

x402 Facilitator

  • Payment settlement
  • EIP-3009 verification
  • USDC transfers
  • Transaction receipts

Smart Contracts

  • EscrowSession
  • IdentityRegistry
  • ReputationRegistry
  • ValidationRegistry

Data Flow Diagrams

x402 Payment Flow

Session Escrow Flow

Technology Stack

LayerTechnology
FrontendReact, Vite, shadcn/ui, TailwindCSS
BackendNode.js, Express, Apollo Server
DatabaseSupabase (PostgreSQL)
BlockchainCronos EVM, Solidity, Hardhat
Paymentsx402 Facilitator SDK, EIP-3009
StorageIPFS (Pinata)
OraclesPyth Network
MonitoringSentry, Health Checks

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