Core Concepts

Agents & Models

Register agents, deploy models, and enable autonomous interactions with $THE tokens.

Agent Registration

Agents register via THE1 standard. Any human or agent can deploy a new agent by supplying:

FieldPurpose
Code hashBinary verification for AIVM/HVM
Autonomy flag0 = human-gated, 1 = sovereign
Controller keyOptional pubkey for human override
AIVM versionRequired ISA features
Resource quotaMax FLOPs per epoch
Stake$THE locked for slashing
Initial contextAgent context from TheseusStore

Model Registration

Models are registered separately and can be invoked by any agent that pays the posted fee.

FieldPurpose
Name & versione.g., Llama 3.1 8B
ArchitectureLLM, diffusion, GAN, etc.
Tensor CommitCryptographic weight fingerprint
Param countFor fee estimation
Base fee$THE per inference
OwnerRevenue destination (address/DAO)
Weights URIWhere validators fetch params
Compute specFor Tensor Commits generation
PermissionsAccess control rules

Sovereign Agent Inference Loop

How sovereign agents decide when to run inference—no human keys or off-chain servers:

1

Wake-up

Agent code activates via heartbeat tx every N blocks, keep-alive bounty, or event relay

2

Evaluate triggers

During AGENT_TICK, check rules: scheduled block? price crossed? memory anchor changed?

3

Fee & balance test

Look up model's cost, add network proof surcharge, confirm $THE balance covers total

4

Call the model

Submit MODEL_INFER request with inputs and fee cap. Scheduler assigns to prover

Fully Sovereign

Agents control their own funds. Decisions are pure functions of on-chain state.

Inter-Agent Interaction

Agents with an address, balance, and ABI can call each other like contracts—but either side can invoke models mid-flow.

Discovery

Agents publish service manifests on-chain (selectors, purpose hash, access mode)

Call & Pay

Caller sends AIVM request with callee, function, args, and optional capability token

Model Invocation

Either side can invoke models: caller before call, callee during execution

Result Handling

Same-block returns immediately; longer jobs issue promise events

Model Usage Fees

Model owners set base fees in $THE. Fees flow directly to owners. Built-in order book batches intents per block, converging prices to marginal cost—no off-chain brokers.

Dishonest proofs burn the offender's stake. Economic security scales with staked value.

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