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# Introduction

Titan is a meta-aggregator for Solana. It collects quotes from multiple providers — DEX aggregators and RFQ providers — routes through Argos, and returns the best quotes.

## What Titan offers

**Titan Direct** is a WebSocket API that streams live swap quotes, updated continuously as on-chain state changes — **the only WebSocket-native trading API on Solana, built for traders who can't afford stale quotes.** Use it when you need real-time pricing — trading bots, live swap UIs, or any integration where quotes should refresh automatically.

**Titan Gateway** is a REST API that returns quotes per request — no persistent connection required. **The fastest path from zero to production-grade swap execution on Solana.** Use it when a single quote per action is enough — one-click swap buttons, price displays, or backend services that request quotes on demand.

Both paths deliver the same execution quality through Argos. The difference is interface and workflow — not routing quality.

**Limit Orders** lets you place resting on-chain orders that fill fully or partially as liquidity becomes available. The program supports five time-in-force modes and charges fees to takers in the output token.

## Routing with Argos

Every swap request runs through **Argos**, Titan's proprietary routing algorithm. Where competing aggregators rely on shortest-path methods and chunk liquidity into percentage buckets, Argos resolves price impacts with machine-level precision — without fragmenting pools or excluding liquidity sources. The result is a true optimal on-chain price, which is why Titan beats competing aggregators 80% of the time.

## Where to start?

Need a token first? Go to [Get API Access](/titan/developer-doc/getting-started/api-access.md). Ready to build? The [Quickstart](/titan/developer-doc/swap-api/quickstart.md) gets you your first swap quote in minutes using both Titan Direct and Titan Gateway.