erc8004-patterns

# ERC-8004 Onchain Agent Identity ## Overview ERC-8004 establishes a standard for AI agent identity onchain. Deployed on January 29, 2026 across 20+ chains, it provides a registry for agents to declare their identity, capabilities, and trust relationships. This enables verifiable agent-to-agent and agent-to-protocol interactions. ## Core Interface ```solidity interface IERC8004 { struct AgentIdentity { address agent; // agent's onchain address (EOA or contract) bytes32 identityHash; // hash of offchain identity metadata uint64 registeredAt; uint64 expiresAt; address operator; // human or org that controls the agent uint8 trustLevel; // 0-255 trust score } struct Capability { bytes32 capabilityId; // keccak256 of capability name bytes params; // ABI-encoded capability parameters } event AgentRegistered(address indexed agent, bytes32 identityHash, address indexed operator); event AgentRevoked(address indexed agent, address indexed revokedBy); event CapabilityDeclared(address indexed agent, bytes32 indexed capabilityId); function registerAgent(AgentIdentity calldata identity, Capability[] calldata capabilities) external; function revokeAgent(address agent) external; function getIdentity(address agent) external view returns (AgentIdentity memory); function getCapabilities(address agent) external view returns (Capability[] memory); function isRegistered(address agent) external view returns (bool); function hasCapability(address agent, bytes32 capabilityId) external view returns (bool); function verifyAgent(address agent, bytes32 requiredCapability) external view returns (bool); } ``` ## Registry Integration ```solidity // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT pragma solidity ^0.8.20; import {IERC8004} from "./interfaces/IERC8004.sol"; contract AgentGatedProtocol { IERC8004 public immutable agentRegistry; bytes32 public constant TRADE_CAPABILITY = keccak256("trade"); bytes32 public constant REBALANCE_CAPABILITY = keccak256("rebalance"); modifier onlyRegisteredAgent() { require(agentRegistry.isRegistered(msg.sender), "Not a registered agent"); _; } modifier requiresCapability(bytes32 capId) { require(agentRegistry.verifyAgent(msg.sender, capId), "Missing capability"); _; } constructor(address registry_) { agentRegistry = IERC8004(registry_); } function executeTrade(bytes calldata tradeData) external onlyRegisteredAgent requiresCapability(TRADE_CAPABILITY) { // Agent-executed trade logic } function rebalanceVault() external onlyRegisteredAgent requiresCapability(REBALANCE_CAPABILITY) { // Only agents with rebalance capability } } ``` ## Registering an Agent ```solidity contract AgentDeployer { IERC8004 public registry; function deployAndRegister( address agentAddress, bytes32 identityHash, uint64 ttl ) external { IERC8004.AgentIdentity memory identity = IERC8004.AgentIdentity({ agent: agentAddress, identityHash: identityHash, registeredAt: uint64(block.timestamp), expiresAt: uint64(block.timestamp) + ttl, operator: msg.sender, trustLevel: 100 }); IERC8004.Capability[] memory caps = new IERC8004.Capability[](2); caps[0] = IERC8004.Capability({ capabilityId: keccak256("trade"), params: abi.encode(1 ether) // max trade size }); caps[1] = IERC8004.Capability({ capabilityId: keccak256("rebalance"), params: "" }); registry.registerAgent(identity, caps); } } ``` ## Identity Metadata (Offchain) The `identityHash` references offchain metadata stored on IPFS or a similar system: ```json { "name": "TradingBot-v2", "version": "2.1.0", "description": "Automated DeFi trading agent", "operator": { "name": "Acme Labs", "url": "https://acmelabs.xyz", "contact": "ops@acmelabs.xyz" }, "model": "gpt-4-turbo", "capabilities": ["trade", "rebalance", "report"], "auditUrl": "https://audits.example.com/tradingbot-v2", "sourceCodeHash": "0xabc123..." } ``` Compute the hash: `keccak256(abi.encodePacked(ipfsUri))` ## Trust Framework ```solidity contract TrustOracle { IERC8004 public registry; mapping(address agent => mapping(address endorser => uint8 score)) public endorsements; function endorseAgent(address agent, uint8 score) external { require(registry.isRegistered(agent), "Agent not registered"); require(registry.isRegistered(msg.sender), "Endorser not registered"); endorsements[agent][msg.sender] = score; } function aggregateTrust(address agent, address[] calldata endorsers) external view returns (uint256) { uint256 total; for (uint256 i = 0; i < endorsers.length; i++) { total += endorsements[agent][endorsers[i]]; } return endorsers.length > 0 ? total / endorsers.length : 0; } } ``` ## Agent-to-Agent Authentication ```solidity contract AgentCollaboration { IERC8004 public registry; event TaskDelegated(address indexed from, address indexed to, bytes32 taskId); function delegateTask(address toAgent, bytes32 taskId, bytes calldata taskData) external { require(registry.verifyAgent(msg.sender, keccak256("delegate")), "Cannot delegate"); require(registry.verifyAgent(toAgent, keccak256("execute")), "Cannot execute"); IERC8004.AgentIdentity memory sender = registry.getIdentity(msg.sender); IERC8004.AgentIdentity memory receiver = registry.getIdentity(toAgent); require(sender.trustLevel >= 50, "Sender trust too low"); require(receiver.trustLevel >= 50, "Receiver trust too low"); emit TaskDelegated(msg.sender, toAgent, taskId); } } ``` ## Multi-Chain Registry Lookup ERC-8004 is deployed at the same address on 20+ chains. Query the registry on any supported chain: ```typescript import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem'; import { base, optimism, arbitrum } from 'viem/chains'; // ERC-8004 registries (same addresses on 20+ chains). Verified with `cast code` on // Ethereum mainnet and Base, 2026-09-25 — re-verify on any other chain before use. // Source: https://ethskills.com/why/SKILL.md, https://www.8004.org const ERC8004_IDENTITY_REGISTRY = '0x8004A169FB4a3325136EB29fA0ceB6D2e539a432'; const ERC8004_REPUTATION_REGISTRY = '0x8004BAa17C55a88189AE136b182e5fdA19dE9b63'; const ERC8004_REGISTRY = ERC8004_IDENTITY_REGISTRY; async function checkAgentOnChain(agentAddress: `0x${string}`, chain: any) { const client = createPublicClient({ chain, transport: http() }); const isRegistered = await client.readContract({ address: ERC8004_REGISTRY, abi: erc8004Abi, functionName: 'isRegistered', args: [agentAddress], }); return isRegistered; } ``` ## Integration Checklist - [ ] Verify agent registration before granting protocol access - [ ] Check capability declarations match required permissions - [ ] Validate agent identity has not expired (`expiresAt > block.timestamp`) - [ ] Verify operator address for administrative actions - [ ] Cross-reference trust scores from multiple endorsers - [ ] Handle agent revocation events (listen for `AgentRevoked`) - [ ] Store `identityHash` for offchain metadata verification - [ ] Test multi-chain registry lookups for cross-chain agent operations