Author: William M.Paster Translated by: MetaCat

The original technology of "Onchain"Meaning< /em>Describes the situation where data (i.e. NFT Meta Data) is completely stored on a blockchain such as Ethereum: tokens and related information exist in the same smart contract.

However, a new meaning of Onchain is to describe anything that relies on a blockchain in a meaningful way, even if it involves critical off-chain components. Explore Onchain apps, put your music on chain, and more.

That being said, my favorite recent use of the connotation is "on-chain AI agent," which is used to describe the use of blockchain and cryptography as its foundation AI experiments that are part of a facility stack, many of whichdohave integral external dependencies.

We will certainly see a lot of experimentation in the coming years, so look forward to understanding and judging more of the fundamentals of on-chain AI agents.

To this end, now is the time to get into the habit of analyzing how these agents are using blockchain technology in their architecture. Not only will this mindset help better understand what makes an agent unique, but it will also provide some ideas in case you want to try deploying your own agent in the future.

Now, let’s take a look at how one of the most popular Crypto AI agent experiments uses on-chain elements in their approach. This will show you the patterns and types of innovation to look out for.

Botto's art engine

Botto is managed by Botto DAO and is an AI artist who can continuously publish artistic works independently through NFT.

At the heart of this creative experiment is its Art Engine, a complex system that combines text-to-image models and computer vision models with a variety of special enhancements Function. The engine’s output is based on curated votes from $BOTTO token holderstrained, which provides a critical part of the on-chain components. The top-voted pieces are then auctioned off as NFTs, connecting Botto’s creation and provenance to crypto art collectors.

So, ultimately, Botto relies on Ethereum for 1) token governance and 2) art distribution.

Clanker

Clanker is an AI token robot designed to make issuing ERC-20 tokens on the Base chain as easy as sending a message. Clanker is hosted on the Farcaster social network and powered by Anthropic’s Claude chatbot, and users can deploy tokens by tagging them in a cast, specifying a name, code, and optionally an image or gif.

After submitting the request, Clanker deploys the token through its smart contract infrastructure and establishes the Uniswap V3 liquidity pool on Base. Transaction fees are shared between users and the protocol .

Eliza

ai16z is a startup DAO centered around the development of its open source Eliza framework, a framework for creating autonomous AI agents, known as Elizas. The framework supports multiple AI models, including Anthropic, Llama, and OpenAI, allowing developers to tailor their agents to a variety of use cases ranging from crypto investing to video game chatbots.

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Then, the elements on the chain are peripheral, or optional. For example, you can choose to launch your own Eliza-based AI KOL on X (Twitter) and have your own official memecoin, like oursAs seen in Degen Spartan AI + $degenai and other early Eliza experiments.

However, the on-chain possibilities here are huge. Starknet gaming specialist Loaf is one of the major contributors to the Eliza codebase, so I personally expect the Starknet on-chain gaming space to be one of the areas that will see more Eliza experimentation in the coming years.

Onchain Gaias

Onchain Gaias is a collection of NFTs on the Base chain, in which each The NFTs both serve as an AI Agent Vault (AIAV), used to create and store autonomous AI agents within the project's Onchain General Intelligence Network (OGI). These agents are trained through on-chain games like Henlo Kart, which both promote AI development and provide rewards for players. This architecture also paves the way for Onchain Gaias holders to eventually be able to sell the services of their professional agents through the project’s planned Armory marketplace and earn revenue in cryptocurrency when used.

Terminal of Truths

Terminal of Truths is a chatbot created by AI researcher Andy Ayrey using Anthropic's artificial intelligence assistant Claude. The experiment is at the heart of a lot of recent excitement around cryptocurrencies and AI agents, incubated by a donation of $50,000 worth of BTC from Marc Andreessen and Terminal’s de facto adoption of $GOAT, a memecoin based on the memes it created. . The on-chain element here, the brokered crypto donation vault, is maintained by multisig on Solana and is a secondary part of the social dimension of the project.

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Virtuals Protocol

The Virtuals Protocol on the Base chain is currently one of the most popular ways to launch and co-own on-chain AI agents. Its underlying infrastructure Very complex and multi-faceted, as shown below

At the heart of the project is the $VIRTUAL token, which serves as the backbone of the protocol economy, paired with individual agent tokens in locked liquidity pools to facilitate the Initial Agent Offering (IAO).

The protocol also utilizes a unique Immutable Contribution Vault (ICV) mechanism that leverages ERC-6551 and NFTs to provide each agent with a wallet for storing modularity on-chain Improve. Pass ICV, contributors to agent development (whether through cognitive, visual or voice upgrades) can receive provable attribution and reward distribution through service NFTs

Wayfinder

Parallel The team behind the Trading Card Game (TCG) has come up with an idea for an AI-based strategy game called Parallel Colony. They realized they wanted to create their own custom infrastructure, which led to the creation of Wayfinder, a cross-chain AI proxy protocol. ="text-align: left;">However, Wayfinder will not only work with Colony, it will be a general-purpose, chain-agnostic system with agents or shells using the proven "wayfinder." paths" to navigate and interact with the on-chain environment. Over time, this will enable non-technical users to easily deploy their own AI agents to a variety of target scenarios, from smart trading bots to automated NFT minting assistants. The platform Currently in a closed, invitation-only alpha phase, so stay tuned as access will open further

Zerebro

Zerebro is a cross-chain AI artist project related to the $ZEREBRO token, and its creators are preparing a platform for launching AI agentsNew framework ZerePy. The framework will allow builders to easily deploy their own customized versions of the Zerebro base model, and will initially be centered around Twitter KOL functionality such as retweeting or replying to posts for token community building.

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