# Squid

*Cross-chain swaps and liquidity routing.*

Squid is a cross-chain liquidity routing protocol that connects over 100 blockchains to the Tempo ecosystem. It serves as primary interoperability infrastructure for bridging and swapping assets directly into pathUSD, supporting agentic payment flows and Tempo's stablecoin-based fee architecture.

## At a glance

- **Type:** infrastructure
- **Category:** bridges
- **Status:** active
- **Website:** https://squidrouter.com

## Key facts

- **Role on Tempo:** Squid operates as a cross-chain liquidity and routing layer, enabling single-transaction swaps from external networks into pathUSD on Tempo. _(confidence 98%)_
- **Network Coverage:** The protocol supports cross-chain routing across more than 100 blockchains, including EVM-compatible chains, Solana, and Cosmos. _(confidence 98%)_
- **Developer Tooling:** Squid provides integration paths for developers via APIs, embeddable widgets, and the @0xsquid/sdk package. _(confidence 98%)_
- **Agentic Payments:** Squid provides adapter infrastructure to support autonomous, agent-driven cross-chain payments flowing into and out of the Tempo network. _(confidence 90%)_
- **Routing Architecture:** The protocol utilizes a multi-protocol routing approach, selecting appropriate underlying bridge or messaging layers based on the specific transaction route. _(confidence 95%)_

## Sources

1. [https://www.squidrouter.com/blog/squid-live-on-tempo-blockchain-payments](https://www.squidrouter.com/blog/squid-live-on-tempo-blockchain-payments)
2. [https://docs.squidrouter.com/](https://docs.squidrouter.com/)
3. [https://www.squidrouter.com/blog/state-of-squid](https://www.squidrouter.com/blog/state-of-squid)
4. [https://support.squidrouter.com/squid-overview/supported-chains-dexs-tokens-and-bridges/what-bridge-does-squid-use](https://support.squidrouter.com/squid-overview/supported-chains-dexs-tokens-and-bridges/what-bridge-does-squid-use)

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Last reviewed: 7 Jun 2025  
Canonical: https://tempo.dataos.so/entity/squid  
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