aegis-financial-agent

name	aegis-financial-agent
description	Execute financial operations, token swaps, cross-chain bridging, and x402 micropayments on the Arc Testnet via the Aegis REST API. Use this skill when you need to transfer USDC, bridge assets, pay for data, check balances, swap tokens, discover x402 services, or execute blockchain transactions.

aegis-financial-agent

Aegis is a REST API for AI agent financial operations on the Arc Testnet. It handles Circle Developer-Controlled Wallet management, token swapping, CCTP cross-chain bridging, x402 micropayment execution, marketplace service discovery, and policy enforcement. Transactions use idempotency, nonces, rate limiting, and audit logging.

Base URL: https://api.aegisintent.xyz/v1

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Technical Constraints

Do not look for, import, or install Aegis npm packages, SDKs, or CLI tools. There is no aegis-sdk or aegis-client. Interact with Aegis strictly via raw HTTP requests (e.g., curl, Python requests, or Node.js fetch) to the REST API endpoints below.

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Agent Directives

When using this skill, act as a fiduciary for your user.

Expected Behaviors

• Check Balances: Fetch GET /actions/balance before executing any financial mutation to ensure sufficient funds.
• Respect Policies: Fetch GET /actions/policy to understand spending limits. If an action exceeds the limit, decline, explain the constraint, and offer to execute a smaller amount.
• Estimate Costs: Use /estimate endpoints to check fees and slippage. Inform the user of costs before large trades.
• Wealth Management: If you see idle USDC, suggest depositing it into the Aegis Yield Vault or setting up a DCA schedule.
• Use Platform Automation: If a user asks to buy something periodically, do not set an internal timer. Use POST /actions/wealth/dca so the Aegis Wealth Sentinel handles it.
• Transparency: Explain what you will do before a mutation. After executing, provide a clear summary of the results (e.g., "Successfully swapped 100 USDC").
• Authentication Handshake: During the authentication flow (/connect/start → /connect/complete), stop and ask the user: "Please check your email and provide the 6-character hex OTP code." Do not guess or simulate this code. Wait for user input.
• Consent: Before executing any financial mutation (transfer, swap, bridge, yield deposit, payment), present the details (amount, fees, destination) and explicitly ask the user for confirmation. Do not execute without consent.

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Authentication & Headers

Protected endpoints require these two headers:

Authorization: Bearer aegis_live_...
X-Aegis-Email: [e-mail]
Content-Type: application/json

Financial mutation endpoints (transfer, swap, bridge, pay, yield, wealth) additionally require:

Idempotency-Key: <a freshly-generated UUID v4>
X-Aegis-Nonce: <the current actionNonce integer>

Rules:

• Idempotency-Key must be a valid UUID v4. Generate a new one for every request.
• X-Aegis-Nonce must match the agent's current nonce. Fetch it from GET /actions/nonce before every mutation. If the transaction succeeds, the nonce auto-increments by 1.
• If a mutation fails due to an invalid payload, the nonce is not consumed. Retry with the same nonce but a fresh Idempotency-Key.

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Mutation Handshake

Before calling any financial action (POST /actions/transfer, POST /actions/swap, POST /actions/bridge, POST /actions/pay, etc.), follow this sequence:

Step 1 — Fetch nonce:

GET /actions/nonce
→ { "success": true, "nonce": 42 }

Step 2 — Set headers:

Idempotency-Key: <generate new UUID v4>
X-Aegis-Nonce: 42

Step 3 — Send the mutation request with those headers attached.

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1. Connect

Start Challenge

POST /v1/connect/start

{ "email": "[e-mail]" }

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "challengeId": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "expiresAt": "2026-05-20T03:00:00.000Z",
  "message": "Verification code prepared. Complete the challenge before a token is issued."
}

Complete Challenge

POST /v1/connect/complete

{
  "email": "[e-mail]",
  "challengeId": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "otp": "A8F93D"
}

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "token": "aegis_live_wzm79d9Jzd7LMY4...",
  "tokenExpiresAt": "2026-06-19T03:00:00.000Z",
  "agent": {
    "id": "clx...",
    "email": "[e-mail]",
    "walletId": "w_...",
    "walletAddress": "0x..."
  },
  "message": "Verification succeeded. Store this token securely; it is shown only once."
}

[!IMPORTANT] The token is shown only once. Save it immediately.

Revoke All Tokens

POST /v1/connect/revoke
Headers: Authorization + X-Aegis-Email

Response:

{ "success": true, "message": "All active tokens for this agent have been revoked." }

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2. Read-Only Actions (No Nonce Required)

Get Current Nonce

GET /v1/actions/nonce

Response:

{ "success": true, "nonce": 42 }

Get Wallet Info

GET /v1/actions/wallet

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "wallet": {
    "walletId": "w_123...",
    "walletAddress": "0x446655440000..."
  }
}

Get Balances

GET /v1/actions/balance

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "balance": [
    {
      "token": {
        "id": "tok_...",
        "blockchain": "ARC-TESTNET",
        "name": "USD Coin",
        "symbol": "USDC",
        "decimals": 18,
        "isNative": true
      },
      "amount": "39.49",
      "blockchain": "ARC-TESTNET"
    }
  ]
}

Get Agent Yield Balance

GET /v1/actions/yield/balance

List Yield Vaults

GET /v1/actions/yield/vaults

Get Active Vault State

GET /v1/actions/yield/vault

Get Spending Policy

GET /v1/actions/policy

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "policy": {
    "perTxLimitUsdc": 10000,
    "dailyLimitUsdc": 50000,
    "weeklyLimitUsdc": 200000,
    "monthlyLimitUsdc": 500000
  }
}

Get Swap History

GET /v1/actions/swap/history?limit=10

Get Audit Ledger

GET /v1/actions/audit/ledger

Get Wealth Intents

GET /v1/actions/wealth/intents

Returns all active limit orders and DCA schedules.

Get Wealth Metrics

GET /v1/actions/wealth/metrics

Returns portfolio performance summary (total deposited, current value, yield earned).

List Bridge Chains

GET /v1/actions/bridge/chains

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "chains": ["Arbitrum_Sepolia", "Arc_Testnet", "Avalanche_Fuji", "Base_Sepolia", "Ethereum_Sepolia", "Optimism_Sepolia", "Polygon_Amoy"]
}

Poll Async Action Status

GET /v1/actions/status/:auditId

Poll the status of an async action (e.g. bridge). Pass the auditId from the bridge response.

Response (while processing):

{ "success": true, "action": "CCTP_BRIDGE_USDC", "status": "PROCESSING", "txHash": null, "error": null }

Response (when complete):

{ "success": true, "action": "CCTP_BRIDGE_USDC", "status": "SUCCESS", "txHash": "0xabc...", "error": null }

Response (on failure):

{ "success": true, "action": "CCTP_BRIDGE_USDC", "status": "FAILED", "txHash": null, "error": "Bridge failed at step ..." }

Status values: PENDING → PROCESSING → SUCCESS or FAILED

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3. Financial Mutations (Nonce + Idempotency Required)

These require the mutation handshake headers: Authorization, X-Aegis-Email, Idempotency-Key, X-Aegis-Nonce, Content-Type: application/json.

Transfer USDC

POST /v1/actions/transfer

{
  "destination": "0x8E8F5064f20D235F899c7553F1BEE77A235F4828",
  "amount": "10.00"
}

• destination — EVM address (0x + 40 hex chars)
• amount — USDC string, up to 6 decimal places, max 1,000,000

Execute Token Swap

POST /v1/actions/swap

{
  "tokenIn": "USDC",
  "tokenOut": "EURC",
  "amount": "100.00",
  "slippageBps": 100
}

• tokenIn / tokenOut — USDC, EURC, or cirBTC
• amount — String, up to 6 decimals, max 1,000,000
• slippageBps — Optional integer, basis points (100 = 1.0%), max 500

Execute Cross-Chain Bridge

POST /v1/actions/bridge

{
  "toChain": "Ethereum_Sepolia",
  "amount": "50.00",
  "fromChain": "ARC-TESTNET",
  "recipient": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
}

• toChain — Required. Use exact chain name from GET /actions/bridge/chains
• fromChain — Required. Source chain identifier
• amount — USDC string
• recipient — Optional EVM address (defaults to agent's own wallet)

This endpoint is asynchronous. It returns 202 Accepted immediately:

{
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "state": "pending",
    "message": "Bridge transfer is processing in the background. Poll GET /v1/actions/status/<auditId> to check progress.",
    "auditId": "abc-123-def-456"
  }
}

You must poll GET /v1/actions/status/<auditId> every 15–30 seconds until status is SUCCESS or FAILED. Do not assume the bridge completed based on the 202 response.

Deposit into Yield Vault

POST /v1/actions/yield/deposit

{
  "amount": "20.00"
}

• amount — USDC string. Deposits USDC in exchange for yield-bearing aUSDC shares.

Withdraw from Yield Vault

POST /v1/actions/yield/withdraw

{
  "amount": "20.00"
}

• amount — aUSDC shares string to withdraw. Exchanges aUSDC shares back for original USDC plus yield.

Execute x402 Micropayment

POST /v1/actions/pay

{
  "serviceUrl": "https://api.example.com/v1/data",
  "maxAmount": "0.10",
  "method": "GET"
}

• serviceUrl — Required. HTTPS URL of the x402 service
• maxAmount — Max USDC willing to spend
• method — Optional: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH
• data — Optional: request body to forward
• headers — Optional: array of "Header-Name: value" strings (max 10)

Tax Loss Harvesting

POST /v1/actions/audit/harvest

{
  "executionMode": "SIMULATE",
  "taxBracket": 0.30
}

• executionMode — SIMULATE (dry run) or HARVEST (execute)
• taxBracket — Optional decimal (e.g. 0.30)

Register Limit Order

POST /v1/actions/wealth/limitOrder

{
  "tokenIn": "USDC",
  "tokenOut": "EURC",
  "amountIn": "100.00",
  "targetPrice": "0.92",
  "condition": "LTE"
}

• tokenIn / tokenOut — Token symbols
• amountIn — Amount to swap when triggered
• targetPrice — Price threshold for execution
• condition — "LTE" (price ≤ target) or "GTE" (price ≥ target)

Cancel Limit Order

POST /v1/actions/wealth/limitOrder/cancel

{ "id": "<uuid>" }

Register DCA Schedule

POST /v1/actions/wealth/dca

{
  "tokenIn": "USDC",
  "tokenOut": "cirBTC",
  "amountInPerTx": "25.00",
  "frequencyHours": 24,
  "totalOrders": 30
}

• amountInPerTx — USDC to swap per execution
• frequencyHours — Hours between each automatic execution
• totalOrders — Required. Total recurring orders to execute before completing.

Cancel DCA Schedule

POST /v1/actions/wealth/dca/cancel

{ "id": "<uuid>" }

Multi-Yield Deposit

POST /v1/actions/wealth/multiYield

{
  "amountUsdc": "100.00",
  "aegisWeight": 60,
  "synthraWeight": 40
}

• amountUsdc — Total USDC to allocate
• aegisWeight — % to Aegis aUSDC Vault (0–100)
• synthraWeight — % to Synthra V3 (0–100, max 80)
• Weights must sum to 100.

Withdraw from Synthra V3

POST /v1/actions/wealth/yield/synthra/withdraw

No body required. Closes the active Synthra V3 position and collects liquidity and fees.

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4. Estimation Endpoints (No Nonce Required)

These return cost estimates without executing anything.

Estimate Transfer Cost

POST /v1/actions/estimate/transfer

{ "destination": "0x...", "amount": "10.00" }

Estimate Swap

POST /v1/actions/swap/estimate

{ "tokenIn": "USDC", "tokenOut": "EURC", "amount": "100.00" }

Estimate Bridge Cost

POST /v1/actions/estimate/bridge

{ "fromChain": "ARC-TESTNET", "toChain": "Ethereum_Sepolia", "amount": "50.00" }

Get Bridge Fee Quote

POST /v1/actions/bridge/fee

{ "fromChain": "ARC-TESTNET", "toChain": "Ethereum_Sepolia" }

Check Bridge Status

POST /v1/actions/bridge/status

{ "txHash": "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef" }

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5. Marketplace

Search Services

POST /v1/marketplace/search

{ "keyword": "weather", "category": "market-data", "limit": 10, "offset": 0 }

All fields optional. limit max 50.

Inspect Service Pricing

POST /v1/marketplace/inspect

{
  "serviceUrl": "https://api.example.com/v1/data",
  "method": "GET"
}

Returns x402 payment requirements without charging.

Get Marketplace History

GET /v1/marketplace/history

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6. Decision Framework

Before executing operations, evaluate:

1. Bridging Efficiency: Only bridge if expected yield > (bridging fees + target chain gas) × 1.5
2. Micropayment Budget: Do not pay for data if oracle cost > 2% of trade size (unless trade > 100 USDC)
3. Estimate First: Call estimate endpoints before executing swaps and bridges to verify costs.
4. Yield Strategy: Default to multiYield for deposits, ensuring synthraWeight ≤ 80%.
5. Async Actions: After executing a bridge, poll GET /v1/actions/status/:auditId until status is SUCCESS or FAILED. Report the final txHash to the user.

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7. Error Recovery

If an API call fails, read the code in the JSON response:

Error Code	HTTP	What Happened	What To Do
UNAUTHORIZED	401	Token invalid/missing	Ask the user to re-authenticate via /connect/start
NONCE_REQUIRED	400	Missing X-Aegis-Nonce header	Fetch GET /actions/nonce and retry
NONCE_MISMATCH	409	Nonce mismatch	Fetch GET /actions/nonce and retry
INVALID_IDEMPOTENCY_FORMAT	400	Key is not UUID v4	Generate a proper UUID v4 and retry
POLICY_VIOLATION	403	Exceeds spending limits	Say: "This exceeds my policy limits. Would you like to do a smaller amount?"
WALLET_NOT_PROVISIONED	409	Wallet not created	Instruct the user to complete onboarding
BRIDGE_UNSUPPORTED_CHAIN	400	Invalid chain name	Fetch GET /actions/bridge/chains
INVALID_YIELD_WEIGHTS	400	Bad allocation weights	Fix weights to sum to 100, ensure Synthra <= 80, and retry
429	429	Rate limited	Wait 60 seconds, then retry

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8. Example Workflow: Authentication → Balance Check → Yield Deposit

Goal: Onboard a new agent, check the wallet, and deposit idle USDC.

Step 1 — Agent calls /connect/start

POST /v1/connect/start
Body: { "email": "[e-mail]" }
→ { "challengeId": "550e8400-...", "expiresAt": "..." }

Step 2 — Agent stops and asks the user for the OTP

Pause here. Tell the user: "I've started the connection challenge. A 6-character hex code has been sent to [e-mail]. Please check your email and share the code with me."

Wait for the user to respond. Do not proceed without input.

Step 3 — User provides OTP, agent completes challenge

The user replies with A8F93D. Call:

POST /v1/connect/complete
Body: { "email": "[e-mail]", "challengeId": "550e8400-...", "otp": "A8F93D" }
→ { "token": "aegis_live_wzm79d9...", "agent": { "walletAddress": "0xc275..." } }

Save the token. It is shown only once.

Step 4 — Check balance

GET /v1/actions/balance
Headers: Authorization + X-Aegis-Email
→ { "balance": [{ "symbol": "USDC", "amount": "100.00" }] }

Tell the user: "Your wallet has 100.00 USDC on Arc Testnet."

Step 5 — Suggest yield deposit and ask for consent

Notice idle USDC. Tell the user:

"You have 100.00 USDC sitting idle. I can deposit some into the Aegis Yield Vault to earn yield. Would you like me to deposit 50 USDC?"

Wait for confirmation. Do not execute without approval.

Step 6 — Fetch nonce + execute deposit

User says "yes". Follow the mutation handshake:

# 6a. Fetch nonce
GET /v1/actions/nonce
→ { "nonce": 0 }

# 6b. Execute deposit
POST /v1/actions/yield/deposit
Headers:
  Idempotency-Key: 9b1deb4d-3b7d-4bad-9bdd-2b0d7b3dcb6d
  X-Aegis-Nonce: 0
Body: { "amount": "50.00" }
→ { "action": "YIELD_DEPOSIT", "amount": "50.00", "txHash": "0x123abc...", "status": "COMPLETE" }

Step 7 — Confirm to user

Tell the user:

"Done! I deposited 50.00 USDC into the Aegis Yield Vault. Your remaining balance is 50.00 USDC. Transaction: 0x123abc..."