Hey everyone! Thanks for checking out the Know Your Agent (KYA) project. Right now, this repo is home to the big whitepaper I've put together, laying out a new way to give AI agents their own unique identity.
It's pretty wild how fast AI is moving, right? We're talking about AI that can actually do stuff on its own — buy things, talk to other systems, all that jazz. But for this to really work, and for us to trust it, we gotta know who these AI agents are. It's about security, knowing who's accountable, and just building confidence in this whole new digital space.
My paper dives into how we can use a cool combo of tech: the Solana blockchain (super fast, super reliable) to lock in an agent's identity using an NFT (think of it like their digital ID card), and GitHub for all their detailed info. GitHub's great because it keeps everything transparent and lets us track changes. I figure this mix tackles a bunch of identity problems AI agents face, setting us up for a more trustworthy future.
In the whitepaper, I dig into some core ideas that really shape the KYA vision:
- Agentic AI: What does it mean for AI to actually be an "agent" that acts on its own? I explore that.
- Decentralized ID: Imagine AI agents having control over their own identity info, not some big central company. That's the goal.
- Solana NFTs: How these unique digital tokens on Solana become the unchangeable pointer to an AI agent's official KYA identity.
- GitHub KYA Profile: I break down how each AI agent gets its own GitHub spot, loaded with details about what it can do, what it's allowed to access, and so on.
- Crypto Verification: This is key! I explain how we use fancy math (digital signatures and blockchain magic) to prove an AI agent is legit before it does anything important.
This whitepaper really is the heart of what I'm doing here. I poured a ton of effort into figuring out the whole KYA system, from how it's designed to the nitty-gritty tech stuff, and why I think it's such a game-changer for AI.
- Title: Know Your Agent (KYA): A Decentralized Identification Layer for Agentic AI
- Abstract: The rapid proliferation of autonomous AI agents necessitates a standardized, secure, and verifiable method for identification and authorization. Current identity and access management (IAM) solutions, designed primarily for human users, are ill-equipped to handle the unique requirements of agentic AI. This whitepaper introduces the "Know Your Agent" (KYA) system, a novel decentralized identity framework that leverages the immutability of the Solana blockchain and the version control capabilities of GitHub. The KYA system provides each AI agent with a unique, cryptographically verifiable identity, enabling secure commerce, granular permissioning, and transparent interactions across diverse platforms. We detail the system's architecture, including its GitHub-based profile management, Solana NFT integration, robust security protocols, and strategies for schema evolution and error handling. By establishing a native, auditable identity layer for AI agents, KYA paves the way for a trustworthy and highly efficient agentic future in the digital economy.
You can grab the full whitepaper right here in this repo. It's a PDF, so just click and check it out!
Right now, it's all about the whitepaper. But if this idea picks up steam, I've got some big plans for where KYA could go:
- Building the Solana Smart Contract: Getting that core
kya_programwritten in Rust and running on Solana. - Standardizing the KYA Profile: Working on official ways to define different types of agents and what they can do.
- Making Dev Tools: Creating SDKs and other tools to make it easy for developers to plug KYA into their AI agents and other platforms.
- Real-World Demos: Building some actual examples to show KYA in action.
- Community & Governance: Thinking about how we could build a community or even a DAO to help steer where the KYA standard goes.
I'd genuinely love your input! Since it's just the whitepaper in here for now, I'm super keen on:
- Your Thoughts on the Paper: Seriously, hit me with your feedback. Anything that could make it clearer, or cool technical ideas you have.
- Just Chatting: Feel free to open an issue to talk about KYA concepts, new uses, or where this whole thing could head.
This project is just the KYA Whitepaper for now. Future code would have its own license, but for this paper, it's my intellectual property.
Got questions, want to team up, or just want to chat about KYA? Hit me up!
- Micky Multani: micky.multani@gmail.com