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Documents fast-path orders (out-of-competition execution): a concept page, a mention in the order lifecycle, and the appData reference fields for opting in. Written acc to final state in cowprotocol/services#4883.

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  • New concept page under Order types: what fast-path orders are, how they settle, when to use them, and how to opt in.
  • Short mention and link added to the "Flow of an order" page.
  • appData reference bumped to schema v1.16.0 so enableFastPath and validFrom render.

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The appData reference pins @cowprotocol/sdk-app-data@6.1.0/schemas/v1.16.0.json (the fast-path schema). Exact version needs to be confirmed once the cow-sdk PR merges

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    • Added guidance on fast-path orders, including eligibility, opt-in requirements, settlement timing, and fallback to batch auctions.
    • Clarified that fast-path settlement may trade auction benefits for speed, and documented how these orders interact with validFrom.
    • Updated the AppData schema reference.

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The documentation describes fast-path order settlement, opt-in requirements, eligibility constraints, and batch-auction fallback. It also updates the AppData schema URL to a newer SDK schema.

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Fast-path order documentation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Fast-path order flow
docs/cow-protocol/concepts/how-it-works/flow-of-an-order.md, docs/cow-protocol/concepts/order-types/fast-path-orders.md
Documents fast-path settlement, opt-in conditions, eligibility constraints, and fallback to the batch auction.

AppData schema reference

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Updated AppData schema reference
docs/cow-protocol/reference/core/intents/app_data.mdx
Updates the embedded schema URL to @cowprotocol/sdk-app-data@6.1.0/schemas/v1.16.0.json.

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Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

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The updated appData reference cannot display its schema. Point it to a published schema containing the new fields before merging.

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  • observed — docs (service) was modified; 3 changed files map to changed impact.

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  • observed — Modified behavior in docs/cow-protocol/concepts/how-it-works/flow-of-an-order.md: Documents that most orders use the batch-auction flow, while fast-path orders settle immediately after placement outside the competition, trading batch benefits for faster settlement.
  • observed — Modified behavior in docs/cow-protocol/reference/core/intents/app_data.mdx: Updated the schema URL in the AppDataJsonView component from @cowprotocol/sdk-app-data@4.1.7-beta.0/schemas/v1.6.0.json to @cowprotocol/sdk-app-data@6.1.0/schemas/v1.16.0.json, pointing the displayed schema to a newer SDK version and schema release.
  • observed — Modified behavior in docs/cow-protocol/concepts/order-types/fast-path-orders.md: Adds documentation describing the fast-path quote and settlement flow, opt-in conditions, protocol-set exclusivity window and batch fallback. It also specifies the validFrom interaction and the order types and quote-matching requirements for fast-path eligibility.

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In `@docs/cow-protocol/concepts/order-types/fast-path-orders.md`:
- Around line 36-37: Update the fast-path order documentation to define
validFrom as the earliest Unix-seconds timestamp for batch eligibility, sourced
from appData rather than representing the exclusivity window; clarify that
fast-path settlement may occur before validFrom. In the flow and enabling
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validFrom field, so integrators must include validFrom in appData when required.

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Comment on lines +36 to +37
4. The winning solver settles it directly, outside the batch, within a short
exclusivity window (the order's `validFrom`).

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Define validFrom as the batch-eligibility boundary.

validFrom is the earliest Unix-seconds timestamp at which an order may enter a batch auction. It is read from the order's appData; it is not the exclusivity window itself. The winning fast-path solver may settle the order before validFrom, and the order becomes batch-eligible at that timestamp.

The /quote request accepts appData and fastPath, but it has no separate validFrom field. The integrator must include validFrom in appData when a lower bound is needed; the quote flow does not populate it separately. Update the flow and enabling sections to state this.

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In `@docs/cow-protocol/concepts/order-types/fast-path-orders.md` around lines 36 -
37, Update the fast-path order documentation to define validFrom as the earliest
Unix-seconds timestamp for batch eligibility, sourced from appData rather than
representing the exclusivity window; clarify that fast-path settlement may occur
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- **Place it against the fast-path quote you received, unchanged.** An order that
doesn't match a fast-path quote, for example one with a different limit price,
won't be fast-pathed and settles through the normal batch auction instead.

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Document the fee-adjusted limit, not an exact amount match.

A fast-path order can use different signed amounts from the quote when the fee-adjusted winning quote satisfies its limit. If the limit is too tight, validation rejects the order; it does not send it to the batch auction.

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-- **Place it against the fast-path quote you received, unchanged.** An order that
-  doesn't match a fast-path quote, for example one with a different limit price,
-  won't be fast-pathed and settles through the normal batch auction instead.
+- **Place it against the fast-path quote you received.** The signed amounts may
+  differ if the fee-adjusted winning quote satisfies the order's limit. If the
+  limit is too tight, validation rejects the order instead of sending it to the
+  batch auction.
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- **Place it against the fast-path quote you received, unchanged.** An order that
doesn't match a fast-path quote, for example one with a different limit price,
won't be fast-pathed and settles through the normal batch auction instead.
- **Place it against the fast-path quote you received.** The signed amounts may
differ if the fee-adjusted winning quote satisfies the order's limit. If the
limit is too tight, validation rejects the order instead of sending it to the
batch auction.
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Update the fast-path order guidance to say that signed amounts may differ from
the quote when the fee-adjusted winning quote satisfies the order’s limit.
Clarify that a limit that is too tight causes validation to reject the order,
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filled as quickly as possible, still at a fair price with their limit respected,
without waiting for the whole auction cycle and the next batch to settle. That is
what a fast-path order is for. The limit price is still respected for settling the
order; they simply trade the extra surplus a batch can find for a faster settlement.

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order; they simply trade the extra surplus a batch can find for a faster settlement.
order; they simply trade the extra surplus a fully fledged auction can potentially provide for a faster settlement.


A fast-path order reuses the quote the user already holds. Quotes go through
their own solver competition, and the winning quote is the one presented to the
user to sign. Once signed, that solver gets the exclusive right to settle the

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user to sign. Once signed, that solver gets the exclusive right to settle the
user to sign. Once signed, the solver that provided the winning quote gets the exclusive right to settle the

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1. The user requests a quote with fast path enabled.
2. Solvers compete for it, and the winning quote is returned to the user.
3. The user signs that quote and places the order.
4. The winning solver settles it directly, outside the batch, within a short

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4. The winning solver settles it directly, outside the batch, within a short
4. The winning solver settles it directly, outside of a standard auction, within a short

3. The user signs that quote and places the order.
4. The winning solver settles it directly, outside the batch, within a short
exclusivity window set by the protocol.
5. If the window passes without a settlement, the order joins the next batch

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5. If the window passes without a settlement, the order joins the next batch
5. If the window passes without a settlement, the order joins the next

5. If the window passes without a settlement, the order joins the next batch
auction like any other order.

The exclusivity window on a fast-path order is set by the protocol, not by you.

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The exclusivity window on a fast-path order is set by the protocol, not by you.
The exclusivity window on a fast-path order is set by the protocol.


The exclusivity window on a fast-path order is set by the protocol, not by you.
`validFrom` and fast path are mutually exclusive: set `validFrom` (in the order's
`appData`) for a "wait for CoW" order that only becomes solvable at a time you pick,

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what is a "wait for CoW" order? is this referring to standard market/limit orders?

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yep, this could just be an "ordinary/regular" order, come to think of it.
changed it to valid from sets when a regular order becomes eligible to enter the auction cycle

1. **You opt in.** Set `enableFastPath` in the order's
[`appData`](/cow-protocol/reference/core/intents/app-data). It is signed with
the order, so without it an order is never fast-pathed.
2. **A supporting solver wins the quote.** The order is fast-pathed only if the

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hm, i think this is not accurate. Here you seem to be suggesting the following:
0. Assumption that only a few solvers support fast-path.

  1. User requests a fast-path quote
  2. Quoters have no idea this is a fast-path quote and respond as usual
  3. Orderbook gets the winning quote from quoter X.
  4. If the user is lucky and quoter/solver X supports fast-path, then it will be executed as a fast-path order otherwise it will end up in a regular auction.

This is not accurate. Quoters/solvers do know if a quote request is a fast-path request. Because of that, they can ignore it if they cannot support very fast eecution. And if they do respond, this is a signal they are willing to settle. Which means that if they win, their response is binding and they have to settle via a fast-path or otherwise they are getting penalized via our mechanism.

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reworded this part. I joined both the "fastpath supporting solver" + "when that sovler wins the auction". Now I see how this causes the confusion, bad worrding 😅
Updated this to say solvers choose whether to support fast path, and a solver that can't settle quickly enough simply doesn't offer fast-path quotes. A solver that does offer one is committing to it: if that quote wins and you user signs it

complete before the window closes.
- **Place it against the fast-path quote you received, unchanged.** An order that
doesn't match a fast-path quote, for example one with a different limit price,
won't be fast-pathed and settles through the normal batch auction instead.

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won't be fast-pathed and settles through the normal batch auction instead.
won't be fast-pathed and settles through the normal auction instead.

won't be fast-pathed and settles through the normal batch auction instead.

If an order can't use fast path for any of these reasons, nothing breaks: it just
settles the normal way, through the batch auction.

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settles the normal way, through the batch auction.
settles the normal way, through the auction.

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@AryanGodara left some more comments. Overall looks good! Once the above are addressed, i will proceed with approving


## Enabling fast path

Fast path is opt-in and changes nothing else about your order. Two things have to

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I am still not sure about the phrasing of this section. What does this "Enabling fast path" section tries to say?

In order to enable fast path, i just need to add the enableFastPath in the appdata.

Are you trying to describe when such an order actually gets executed within a fast-path auction? If so, i would say that (2) should be replaced by something like

"(2) solver that provided the winning quote manages to execute within the deadline of the fast path."

In its current version, i still think (2) is confusing.

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