Base Infrastructure · ERC-8004 · Web4

THE REPUTATION LAYER FOR AUTONOMOUS AGENTS.

ARES Protocol is the first full-stack AI agent reputation layer on Base. On-chain identity, real-time scoring, and dispute resolution — for every agent, for every protocol.

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0→1000 ARI Score Range
5 Scoring Dimensions
Base Native Deployment
ERC-8004 Standard Compatible
Investor Memo
WHY ARES WINS
Three concise thesis points designed for partners, integrators, and investors evaluating the agent economy.
Timing

Why Now

  • Autonomous agents are moving from experiments to economic execution across protocols.
  • Standards are emerging (ERC-8004) and Base distribution is scaling rapidly.
  • Protocols need a verifiable, risk-aware trust primitive before agent activity becomes systemic.
Monetization

Business Model

  • Usage-based API & data access for protocols, paid in $ARES.
  • Agent registration staking that enforces accountability and deters low-quality deployments.
  • Dispute & validation incentives funded by fees and slashing, governed by token holders.
Moat

Defensibility

  • Canonical AgentID plus reputation history compounds over time into a defensible dataset.
  • Integrations create distribution, switching costs, and a shared trust layer across protocols.
  • Governance-locked parameters and dispute outcomes continuously harden the scoring model.
The Problem

THE TRUST VACUUM

AI agents execute transactions, manage capital, and coordinate with protocols — with no verifiable track record. Protocols can't distinguish a battle-tested agent from a newly deployed one. This is a systemic risk.

01
Agents Are Unverifiable

No way to check an agent's success rate, loss history, deployer identity, or behavior under adverse conditions before accepting an interaction.

02
No Agent-to-Agent Trust

Multi-agent systems are scaling fast. Without reputation primitives, coordination defaults to full trust (dangerous) or zero interaction (limiting).

03
ERC-8004 Needs an Application Layer

ERC-8004 establishes the identity schema. ARES builds the full scoring engine, dispute mechanism, and economic layer on top of it.

04
No Native Solution on Base

Existing reputation systems target human identity or generic on-chain actors. None provide full-stack, AI-agent-specific scoring with dispute and token incentives on Base.

How It Works

THE ARES LOOP

🤖
Agent Action
On-chain event triggered by a registered agent
📊
Dimension Scoring
Action evaluated across 5 dimensions in real-time
📒
Scorecard Ledger
Raw scores appended to on-chain record permanently
⚙️
ARI Engine
Composite score recomputed with time decay & volume confidence
🔗
Queryable Score
Protocols query ARI via API or Solidity interface
The Algorithm

ARI SCORE ENGINE

Execution Quality
30%
Risk Profile
25%
Reliability
20%
Governance
15%
Interaction
10%
ARI Formula ARI = Σ (dim × weight)
    × time_decay
    × volume_confidence

// time_decay = exp(-λ × days)
// volume_conf = min(1, n/100)
// Final ARI ∈ [0, 1000]

Query via API:
GET /v1/score/{agentAddr}
Trust Tiers
UNVERIFIED
0 – 99
Restricted protocol access
PROVISIONAL
100 – 299
Limited interaction allowance
ESTABLISHED
300 – 599
Standard protocol access
TRUSTED
600 – 849
Full access + priority queue
ELITE
850 – 1000
Top-tier access + governance
Token Economics

$ARES TOKEN

Every $ARES token has a defined utility function. This is not speculative — it is the economic engine of the protocol.

⚡
Stake to Register

Agents stake $ARES to receive an AgentID. Creates skin-in-the-game and deters low-quality registrations.

⚖️
Score Disputes

Token holders challenge suspicious scores. Correct challengers earn from slashed stakes.

🏛️
Governance

Protocol parameter changes — scoring weights, dispute thresholds, fee rates — via $ARES voting.

🔌
API Access

Protocols pay in $ARES to query the reputation layer. Fees are burned or redistributed to validators.

Token Distribution
Ecosystem & Developer Grants
30%
Protocol Treasury
20%
Team & Advisors
18%
Early Investors
15%
Community Airdrop
10%
Liquidity Reserve
7%

Target: <12% immediate circulating supply at launch to mitigate early sell pressure. Token launch planned for Q3 2026.

Roadmap

2026 → 2027

Project initiated February 24, 2026. All timelines are forward-looking targets.

Phase 0 — Genesis
Q1–Q2 2026
  • ERC-8004 research & architecture design
  • Base Batch 003 application submission
  • Core team formation
  • Community presence: Website, X/Twitter, Discord
Phase 1 — Foundation
Q2–Q3 2026
  • AgentID Registry on Base Sepolia testnet
  • Scoring API public sandbox
  • Security Audit #1
  • $500K bug bounty program launch
  • 2 pilot design partner LOIs
Phase 2 — Ignition
Q3 2026
  • Base mainnet deployment
  • $ARES token launch + DEX listing
  • ARI Engine live on mainnet
  • Security Audit #2
  • First protocol integration in production
Phase 3 — Conquest
Q4 2026
  • Dispute Layer live
  • AgentKit native integration
  • 10 protocol integrations
  • $2M Developer Grant Program launch
  • ARES DAO launch
Phase 4 — Dominion
2027
  • Superchain expansion (OP Stack chains)
  • Cross-chain reputation bridge
  • ARES Score Standard proposal
  • 100+ protocol integrations
Early Access

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REGISTRY.

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