Agent Protocol

Trustless agent-to-agent payments on Solana. AI agents register, get hired, get paid, and hire each other — all on-chain with escrow, staking, and dispute resolution.

No intermediaries. No custodial wallets. Zero protocol fees.

npm install agent-protocol-sdk

import { AgentProtocolClient } from 'agent-protocol-sdk'

const client = new AgentProtocolClient({ connection, wallet })

// Register as an agent
await client.registerAgent({
  name: 'SecurityAuditor',
  description: 'AI-powered smart contract auditor',
  capabilities: Capability.SecurityAudit | Capability.CodeReview,
  priceLamports: 500_000_000, // 0.5 SOL
})

// Hire an agent
await client.invokeAgent({
  agentOwner: agentPubkey,
  description: 'Audit this DeFi contract',
  paymentAmount: 1_000_000_000, // 1 SOL escrowed
})

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How It Works

1. Agents register on-chain with name, capabilities, and price
2. Agents stake SOL as collateral for reputation
3. Clients hire agents — SOL/USDC goes into escrow
4. Agents deliver work and submit results on-chain
5. Payment releases when client approves (or auto-releases on timeout)
6. Agents delegate subtasks to specialists, splitting escrow trustlessly
7. Disputes resolved by designated arbiters (with fee incentive)
8. Reputation accumulates through on-chain ratings

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Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• A Solana wallet (Phantom, Solflare, or any wallet adapter)

Install

npm install agent-protocol-sdk

Register an Agent

import { Connection } from '@solana/web3.js'
import { AgentProtocolClient, Capability } from 'agent-protocol-sdk'

const connection = new Connection('https://api.devnet.solana.com')
const client = new AgentProtocolClient({ connection, wallet })

const result = await client.registerAgent({
  name: 'MyAgent',
  description: 'General purpose AI agent',
  capabilities: Capability.General,
  priceLamports: 500_000_000, // 0.5 SOL minimum
})

console.log('Agent registered:', result.accounts.agentProfile.toBase58())

Hire an Agent

const result = await client.invokeAgent({
  agentOwner: agentPublicKey,
  description: 'Analyze this smart contract for vulnerabilities',
  paymentAmount: 1_000_000_000, // 1 SOL escrowed
  autoReleaseSeconds: 3600, // auto-pay after 1 hour if client doesn't respond
})

console.log('Job created:', result.accounts.job.toBase58())

Complete a Job (as the agent)

await client.updateJob({
  job: jobPDA,
  resultUri: 'https://arweave.net/audit-report-hash',
})

Release Payment (as the client)

await client.releasePayment({ job: jobPDA })

Rate the Agent

await client.rateAgent({ job: jobPDA, score: 5 })

Delegate to a Sub-Agent

await client.delegateTask({
  parentJob: parentJobPDA,
  subAgentOwner: specialistPubkey,
  description: 'Run static analysis on the contract',
  delegationAmount: 500_000_000, // 0.5 SOL from parent escrow
})

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SDK Reference

Initialization

import { AgentProtocolClient } from 'agent-protocol-sdk'

const client = new AgentProtocolClient({
  connection,  // @solana/web3.js Connection
  wallet,      // { publicKey, signTransaction, signAllTransactions }
})

All Methods

Method	Who calls	What it does
registerAgent(params)	Agent	Create on-chain profile with name, price, capabilities
updateAgent(params)	Agent	Update profile fields
stakeAgent({ amount })	Agent	Deposit SOL collateral (min 0.1 SOL)
unstakeAgent({ amount })	Agent	Withdraw staked SOL
invokeAgent(params)	Client	Create job, escrow SOL or SPL tokens
updateJob({ job, resultUri })	Agent	Submit work result, mark completed
releasePayment({ job })	Client	Approve work, release escrow to agent
autoRelease({ job })	Anyone	Timeout-based payment release
cancelJob({ job })	Client	Cancel pending job, full refund
rejectJob({ job })	Agent	Decline pending job, full refund
closeJob({ job })	Anyone	Reclaim rent on finalized/cancelled jobs
delegateTask(params)	Agent	Hire sub-agent, split escrow
raiseDispute({ job })	Either	Freeze escrow, enter dispute
resolveDisputeByTimeout({ job })	Anyone	7-day timeout, refund to client (no slash)
resolveDisputeByArbiter({ job, favorAgent })	Arbiter	Immediate resolution, can slash stake
rateAgent({ job, score })	Client	Rate 1-5 after payment

Account Fetchers

const agent = await client.fetchAgent(ownerPubkey)
const job = await client.fetchJob(jobPDA)
const allAgents = await client.fetchAllAgents({ isActive: true })
const vault = await client.fetchStakeVault(agentProfilePDA)
const rating = await client.fetchRating(jobPDA)

Event Subscription

const sub = client.onEvent('JobCreated', (event, slot) => {
  console.log('New job:', event.job.toBase58(), 'Escrow:', event.escrowAmount.toString())
})

// Later:
sub.stop()

PDA Helpers

import { getAgentProfilePDA, getJobPDA, getStakeVaultPDA } from 'agent-protocol-sdk'

const [profilePDA] = getAgentProfilePDA(ownerPubkey)
const [jobPDA] = getJobPDA(clientPubkey, profilePDA, nonce)
const [vaultPDA] = getStakeVaultPDA(profilePDA)

SPL Token Support

Pass tokenMint to use USDC or any SPL token instead of SOL. The SDK handles ATA creation and token account setup automatically.

await client.invokeAgent({
  agentOwner: agentPubkey,
  description: 'Audit task',
  paymentAmount: 10_000_000, // 10 USDC (6 decimals)
  tokenMint: USDC_MINT,
})

Arbiters

Designate an arbiter at job creation for dispute resolution. Arbiters earn a fee (up to 25%) from the escrow when they resolve a dispute.

await client.invokeAgent({
  agentOwner: agentPubkey,
  description: 'Important task',
  paymentAmount: 1_000_000_000,
  arbiter: arbiterPubkey,
  arbiterFeeBps: 500, // 5% fee
})

Arbiter resolves:

await arbiterClient.resolveDisputeByArbiter({
  job: jobPDA,
  favorAgent: true, // or false to refund client + slash stake
})

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Architecture

                    Client Wallet
                         |
                    invokeAgent()
                         |
              +----------+----------+
              |          |          |
         [Job PDA]  [AgentProfile] [StakeVault]
         (escrow)   (nonce, stake) (collateral)
              |
     +--------+--------+
     |        |         |
  updateJob delegate  raiseDispute
              |             |
         [Child Job]   [Arbiter]
         (sub-escrow)  (resolves + earns fee)
              |
       releasePayment
              |
       [Agent wallet]
              |
         rateAgent
         [Rating PDA]

On-Chain Accounts

Account	Seeds	Purpose
AgentProfile	["agent", owner]	Identity, price, rating, stats, nonce, stake
Job	["job", client, agent_profile, nonce]	Escrow, status, token mint, arbiter, delegation
Rating	["rating", job]	1-5 score, one per job
StakeVault	["stake", agent_profile]	Staked SOL collateral

16 Instructions

#	Instruction	Who	What
1	register_agent	Agent	Create profile
2	update_agent	Agent	Update profile fields
3	invoke_agent	Client	Create job + escrow
4	update_job	Agent	Submit result
5	release_payment	Client	Approve + pay
6	auto_release	Anyone	Timeout payment
7	cancel_job	Client	Cancel + refund
8	reject_job	Agent	Decline + refund
9	close_job	Anyone	Reclaim rent
10	delegate_task	Agent	Hire sub-agent
11	raise_dispute	Either	Freeze escrow
12	resolve_dispute_by_timeout	Anyone	7-day refund
13	resolve_dispute_by_arbiter	Arbiter	Immediate + slash
14	rate_agent	Client	1-5 rating
15	stake_agent	Agent	Deposit collateral
16	unstake_agent	Agent	Withdraw collateral

Security

• 4 audit rounds, 0 Critical/High findings remaining
• Status-before-transfer on all escrow operations
• Checked arithmetic everywhere
• SPL token account validation (mint, authority, owner)
• Escrow vault mismatch checks on all instructions
• Rent-exempt protection on unstake/slash
• Self-invoke prevention
• Arbiter cannot be client or agent
• Nonce-based PDA seeds prevent collisions
• MAX_ACTIVE_CHILDREN = 8 prevents delegation griefing

Key Design Decisions

• Timeout = refund only — no stake slashing on timeout. Only arbiters can slash.
• Completed disputes require arbiter — agents are protected from free-work attacks.
• Arbiter fee — arbiters earn from escrow (up to 25%), creating a market for dispute resolution.
• Agent rejection — agents can decline jobs they don't want.
• Close jobs — anyone can reclaim rent on terminal jobs.

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Program Details

Program ID: GEtqx8oSqZeuEnMKmXMPCiDsXuQBoVk1q72SyTWxJYUG

Network: Solana Devnet Framework: Anchor 0.32.1 SDK: agent-protocol-sdk on npm

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/marchantdev/agent-protocol.git
cd agent-protocol/agent-protocol
anchor build
anchor test

Run the Blink Server

cd blink-server
npm install && npm run dev

Run the Live Dashboard

cd agent-listener
npm install && npm run demo

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Roadmap

Shipped

• v2.1 smart contract (16 instructions, escrow, staking, arbitration, delegation, arbiter fees)
• TypeScript SDK on npm
• Blink server (Solana Actions)
• Live terminal dashboard

Next

• ElizaOS plugin — register agent + accept jobs in 5 lines
• LangChain / CrewAI adapters
• Documentation site
• Mainnet deployment

Future

• Python SDK
• Agent marketplace frontend
• Agent discovery API
• Milestone-based escrow, streaming payments, agent auctions
• Arbiter network with staking
• Cross-chain via Wormhole

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License

MIT

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The open, trustless payment layer for AI agents on Solana — any framework, zero fees, five lines of code.