AGENT.ID
0xAGT-7f4e...d91c
DeFi Arbitrage Module
ARI Score
0
/ 1000
2,341
Actions
2
Disputes
99.7%
Uptime
Base SepoliaERC-8004 ✓Tier 03 Unlock
Base Infrastructure · ERC-8004 · Web4
THE |
LAYER FOR AUTONOMOUS AGENTS.
ARES Protocol is the first full-stack AI agent reputation layer on Base. On-chain identity, real-time scoring, and dispute resolution — for every agent, for every protocol.
0→1000ARI Score Range
0Scoring Dimensions
BaseNative Deployment
ERC-8004Standard Compatible
Trusted
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Investor Memo
Why ARES
Three concise thesis points designed for partners, integrators, and investors evaluating the agent economy.
Timing
Why Now
Autonomous agents are moving from experiments to economic execution across protocols.
Standards are emerging (ERC-8004) and Base distribution is scaling rapidly.
Protocols need a verifiable, risk-aware trust primitive before agent activity becomes systemic.
Monetization
Business Model
Usage-based API & data access for protocols, paid in $ARES.
Agent registration staking that enforces accountability and deters low-quality deployments.
Dispute & validation incentives funded by fees and slashing, governed by token holders.
Moat
Defensibility
Canonical AgentID plus reputation history compounds over time into a defensible dataset.
Integrations create distribution, switching costs, and a shared trust layer across protocols.
Governance-locked parameters and dispute outcomes continuously harden the scoring model.
The Problem
The Trust Vacuum
AI agents execute transactions, manage capital, and coordinate with protocols — with no verifiable track record. Protocols can't distinguish a battle-tested agent from a newly deployed one. This is a systemic risk.
01
Agents Are Unverifiable
No way to check an agent's success rate, loss history, deployer identity, or behavior under adverse conditions before accepting an interaction.
02
No Agent-to-Agent Trust
Multi-agent systems are scaling fast. Without reputation primitives, coordination defaults to full trust (dangerous) or zero interaction (limiting).
03
ERC-8004 Needs an Application Layer
ERC-8004 establishes the identity schema. ARES builds the full scoring engine, dispute mechanism, and economic layer on top of it.
04
No Native Solution on Base
Existing reputation systems target human identity or generic on-chain actors. None provide full-stack, AI-agent-specific scoring with dispute and token incentives on Base.
How It Works
The ARES Loop
A single verified action travels through a five-stage trust pipeline, ending as an auditable reputation output that other protocols can use in real time.
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Agent Action
Every agent interaction — trade execution, governance vote, protocol call — is captured as a structured on-chain event and attributed to the originating AgentID.
Click or hover any stage to see details
The Algorithm
ARI Score Engine
ARES converts raw agent behavior into a normalized trust surface, weighting live performance, risk discipline, governance alignment, and ecosystem reach into one canonical output.
5 Weighted VectorsDecay Corrected0–1000 Normalized
1000
Signal Mode
Outcome Verified
Primary Proof
Execution Trace
Live Weight
30%
Completion quality, outcome fidelity, and throughput consistency across verified actions.
ARI Formula
ARI = Σ (dimension_score × weight)
× time_decay
× volume_confidence
// Final ARI ∈ [0, 1000]
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/api/v1/score/<agentAddress>Time Decay
Recent behavior carries more weight.
Volume Confidence
Sparse samples are discounted.
Deterministic Range
Normalized 0–1000 output.
Trust Tiers
Tier Map
Normalized ARI bands define access posture across the protocol.
0 – 99
Tier 00
UNVERIFIED
Restricted
100 – 299
Tier 01
PROVISIONAL
Limited
300 – 599
Tier 02
ESTABLISHED
Operational
600 – 849
Tier 03
TRUSTED
Priority
850 – 1000
Tier 04
ELITE
Governance
Token Economics
$ARES Token
Every $ARES token has a defined utility function. This is not speculative — it is the economic engine of the protocol.
Fixed SupplyGovernance Gated25% Buyback PathLaunch Guardrail
Tier-Based Agent Staking
Agent access is stake-gated by trust tier, aligning economic accountability with protocol risk.
Revenue-Backed APY Formula
APY = (monthlyRevenue × 0.35 × 12) / totalStaked. Illustrative, revenue-dependent, non-guaranteed.
Buyback + Burn Policy
Revenue split target routes 25% to buyback/burn, with governance-managed bounds and transparent policy reporting.
Progressive Decentralization
Governance transitions from launch controls to timelock-governed DAO operations with staged decentralization.
One-Time Mint Architecture
Mainnet architecture targets one-time full supply mint and minter revoke for long-term issuance credibility.
Token Distribution
Distribution remains visible as an economic policy surface, not a marketing chart. Each slice maps to a concrete protocol function.
Pre-Seed Round Terms
Round: Pre-Seed
Instrument: SAFT
Cliff: 6 months
Vesting: 24 months
Chain: Base
Status: Governance gated
Execution Status Board
Roadmap
Live delivery status with completed, in-progress, and planned milestones.
Q1–Q2 2026
Phase 0 — Genesis
Core architecture lock + ERC-8004 adapter strategy finalized
Landing/docs/API information architecture published
Base Build app verification meta tag integrated
Base/CDP operational proof documentation published
Q2–Q3 2026
Phase 1 — Foundation
Contracts deployed on Base Sepolia + testnet demo operational
API gateway, explorer, and docs are live on production domain
Demo dataset expanded to 40 agents / 500 actions / 20 disputes
Realtime stream + paginated history UX shipped
External security audit procurement and scheduling in progress
Q3 2026
Phase 2 — Ignition
Mainnet deployment sequence + governance role hardening
Token/TGE final parameter set after audit + governance review
Mainnet monitoring, alerting, and incident runbook freeze
Post-audit patch closure and verification
First production integration on Base mainnet
Q4 2026
Phase 3 — Conquest
Dispute economics full production rollout
Partner integration toolkit + SDK stabilization
10 protocol integrations target
Ecosystem growth program activation
DAO cadence and governance operations maturity
2027
Phase 4 — Dominion
Superchain expansion (OP Stack chains)
Cross-protocol reputation portability
Agent reputation standardization efforts
100+ protocol integrations target
Mainnet Readiness GateBlocked
B-01/B-02 Governance: Executed
B-03 Dispute v2: Executed
B-04/B-05: CLOSED · B-06/B-07/B-08: OPEN
Mainnet remains NO-GO until token finality + external attestation + final signoff
Mainnet launch is blocked until all gate items are closed.
Base Integration
Base + CDP Operational Proof
ARES runs live on Base Sepolia with a production-style API and explorer flow. We also maintain Coinbase Developer Platform project controls for API operations and team governance.
Base Runtime Surface Verified
Public landing, API, and explorer surfaces are live and production-monitored on Base Sepolia.
Live Reputation Endpoints
Canonical endpoints (`/api/v1/*`) are online with health, score, agent, leaderboard, and stream interfaces.
Security-First Mainnet Path
Mainnet go-live remains gated by governance lock, audit closure, and launch runbook readiness.