Overview
Cardexscan is a DeFi suite built on Cardano that combines DEX aggregation with a broader set of trading tools. The platform routes token swaps through multiple Cardano decentralized exchanges, comparing prices and splitting orders across liquidity sources to reduce slippage and improve execution.1 In addition to its core swap aggregator, Cardexscan offers dollar-cost averaging (DCA) automation, a peer-to-peer OTC marketplace, a trade scooper for spotting arbitrage across DEXs, and a portfolio tracker that consolidates wallet holdings into a single view.
Cardexscan integrates with both automated market maker (AMM) pools and orderbook-based DEXs. The platform aggregates liquidity from ShadowBook, an on-chain orderbook DEX, alongside standard AMM sources, giving traders access to orderbook depth and AMM liquidity in a single swap.1 All trades settle on-chain through the respective DEX smart contracts, with Cardexscan itself acting as a routing and aggregation layer rather than a custodial intermediary.
Key Features
- Multi-DEX swap aggregator. Evaluates routes across supported Cardano DEXs, splitting orders to show estimated output, price impact, and batcher fees per route segment. Traders can blacklist specific DEXs from routing.2
- DCA engine. Executes recurring buy orders at configurable intervals, managed by keeper bots that trigger each order on schedule.2
- P2P OTC marketplace. Enables direct token-for-token trades without an AMM intermediary, supporting partial fills and time-limited offers.1
- Trade scooper. Monitors price discrepancies between DEXs and surfaces arbitrage opportunities in a live feed, displaying the buy DEX, sell DEX, and estimated profit for each detected opportunity.1
- MCP server for AI agents. Exposes 24 tools across seven categories, enabling AI coding assistants to query token data, pool analytics, wallet balances, and trade history, and to construct swap transactions programmatically.3 Available as an npm package compatible with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, and Windsurf.
What to Expect
The platform operates as a web application with wallet-connect integration for Cardano wallets. Users can access the swap interface, global trades feed, orders dashboard, scooper, P2P marketplace, and portfolio tracker through the main navigation. The API is MIT-licensed for personal use, with rate limiting in effect and commercial use requiring direct contact with the team.2
Cardexscan maintains a native CDS token on the Cardano mainnet with a total supply of one billion units.4 The project is developed under the GitHub organization hydracds, which hosts repositories for the swap SDK, MCP server, trade scooper bot, and API documentation. The codebase is primarily TypeScript. No published security audits have been identified for the platform, which is a consideration for users assessing risk when interacting with the aggregator's routing layer.
