CrossMind: AI-Powered Cross-Chain Bridge Visualizer
Core Concept
CrossMind is a sophisticated full-stack application that enables seamless cross-chain token bridging with beautiful real-time visualization and AI-powered recommendations. It combines a Next.js/React frontend with a FastAPI backend, integrated with the Avail Nexus SDK for real blockchain operations.
Key Features
- Multi-Chain Bridge Execution
Supports 7 blockchains: Sepolia, Polygon Amoy (testnet), Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base (mainnet)
Bridges 4 tokens: USDC, USDT, ETH, WETH
Real integration with Avail Nexus SDK for actual cross-chain transfers
Live transaction tracking with progress monitoring
- Beautiful Real-Time Visualization
Animated chain nodes showing source and destination networks
Flowing token sphere animation during bridge execution
Live progress tracking (0-100%)
Multi-stage transaction timeline with confirmation statuses
Bridge statistics dashboard (gas costs, exchange rates, estimated time, fees)
Transaction hash display with block explorer links
- Intelligent Quote System
Backend provides estimated quotes with fee calculations
Real-time slippage estimation
Gas cost breakdown per chain
Bridge fee percentage display
Exchange rate calculation
- AI Agent Integration
MeTTa symbolic reasoning for intent parsing
Autonomous route recommendations
Risk assessment analysis
Trading intent extraction from natural language
No dependency on external LLMs (pure symbolic reasoning)
- Wallet Integration
wagmi/Web3 wallet connection
Support for MetaMask and compatible wallets
Real account-based operations
Balance checking across chains
Architecture
Frontend (Next.js 14 + React 18 + TypeScript)
Components: NexusFlowVisualizer, ChainNode, FlowAnimation, BridgeStats, TransactionTracker
Services: Bridge service, Avail Nexus SDK wrapper
State management: React hooks
Styling: Tailwind CSS with custom animations (Framer Motion)
Real blockchain integration via Avail Nexus SDK
Backend (FastAPI + Python)
RESTful API endpoints for quotes, execution, and status
VectorX Bridge API integration (https://turing-bridge-api.avail.so)
Fee estimation and route optimization
MeTTa-based reasoning engine
Blockscout integration for transaction verification
Async/await pattern for non-blocking operations
Frontend Stack
Framework & UI
Next.js 14 - React-based framework for server-side rendering and API routes
React 18 - Component-based UI with hooks for state management
TypeScript - Full type safety across the application
Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS for responsive, beautiful styling
Framer Motion - Smooth animations for token flow visualization
Blockchain Integration
wagmi - React hooks for Ethereum wallet connections (MetaMask, WalletConnect)
viem - Low-level Ethereum library for contract interactions
@avail-project/nexus-core - Real Avail Nexus SDK for cross-chain bridge execution
ethers.js - Backup for contract ABI parsing and encoding
Key Components Architecture
NexusFlowVisualizer (Orchestrator)
├── ChainNode (Source/Dest visualization)
├── FlowAnimation (Token movement animation)
├── BridgeStats (Fee/rate display)
└── TransactionTracker (Status & explorer links)
Backend Stack
Framework & APIs
FastAPI - Async Python framework with automatic Swagger documentation
Uvicorn - ASGI server for handling async operations
Pydantic - Request/response validation with type hints
httpx - Async HTTP client for external API calls
Integrations
VectorX Bridge API (https://turing-bridge-api.avail.so) - Real Avail bridge infrastructure
Blockscout API - Multi-chain transaction verification and tracking
Pyth Network - Real-time price feeds for token valuations
AI & Reasoning
MeTTa - Symbolic reasoning language for:
- Intent parsing from natural language
- Route optimization logic
- Risk assessment evaluation
- Pure symbolic reasoning (NO external LLMs)