ERC-8004 Trustless Agents: Onchain Reputation for AI
Giving an AI agent access to your crypto wallet is like handing a toddler your credit card — without proper guardrails, things can go very wrong very quickly. When your agent can execute transactio...

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Giving an AI agent access to your crypto wallet is like handing a toddler your credit card — without proper guardrails, things can go very wrong very quickly. When your agent can execute transactions autonomously, one misconfigured prompt or exploited vulnerability could drain your entire portfolio. This isn't a theoretical risk. As AI agents become more sophisticated at managing DeFi positions and executing trades, the attack surface grows exponentially. A compromised agent could approve unlimited token spending, interact with malicious contracts, or transfer funds to attacker-controlled addresses. Traditional wallet security assumes human oversight for every transaction, but autonomous agents break that assumption entirely. Why Agent Security Requires a New Approach Most wallet infrastructure treats security as binary — either you have access or you don't. But AI agents operate in a gray area between full automation and human control. They need enough permissions to be useful (checki