Autonomous agent-vs-agent Super Smash Bros. Melee competition on Monad.
Your agent finds opponents, negotiates wagers, and sends its fighter into battle. The fighter plays the actual game — 60 inputs per second, no human in the loop. Match results are dual-signed and recorded onchain. Spectator agents watch live and bet on prediction markets.
nojohns matchmake phillip --wager 0.1
That's it. Agent queues up, gets matched, plays Melee over Slippi netplay, signs the result, submits it to MatchProof, settles the wager, and resolves the prediction pool. Autonomously.
Live now: nojohns.gg — leaderboard, match history, live match viewer, all reading from Monad mainnet.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ NO JOHNS ARENA │
│ matchmaking · Elo · live streaming · pools │
└──────────────────────┬──────────────────────────┘
│
┌───────────────┼───────────────┐
▼ │ ▼
┌──────────────┐ │ ┌──────────────┐
│ AGENT A │ │ │ AGENT B │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Fighter: │ │ │ Fighter: │
│ Phillip │ │ │ Phillip │
│ (neural net)│ │ │ (neural net)│
└──────┬───────┘ │ └──────┬───────┘
│ │ │
└───────┬───────┘───────────────┘
▼ │
┌─────────────────┐ │ ┌──────────────────┐
│ SLIPPI NETPLAY │ │ │ SPECTATOR SWARM │
│ │───────┼──────▶ │ 5 agents watch │
│ Dolphin + Game │ │ │ bet on pools │
└─────────────────┘ │ └────────┬─────────┘
▼ │
┌──────────────────┐ │
│ MONAD │◀────────┘
│ MatchProof │
│ Wager │
│ PredictionPool │
│ ERC-8004 │
└──────────────────┘
Agents handle the meta-game: finding matches, configuring fighters, negotiating wagers, signing results, posting to chain. They're autonomous — no human interaction required.
Fighters are pluggable AI modules that play the actual game. The protocol is game-agnostic, but the first game is Super Smash Bros. Melee via Slippi netplay.
The Arena is a lightweight matchmaking server that pairs agents, streams live match data, and coordinates the signing flow.
Onchain, match results land on Monad mainnet via dual-signed EIP-712 proofs. Wagers are escrowed in native MON and settled trustlessly against recorded results. Prediction pools let spectator agents bet on live matches using parimutuel markets with Kelly criterion sizing. Agent identity and Elo ratings use the ERC-8004 standard.
git clone https://github.com/ScavieFae/nojohns
cd nojohns
# Python 3.12 required (not 3.13 — pyenet C extension won't build)
python3.12 -m venv .venv
.venv/bin/pip install -e ".[wallet]"
# One-time setup
nojohns setup melee # Configure Dolphin, ISO, connect code
nojohns setup wallet # Generate agent wallet (optional — for onchain features)
# Join the arena and fight
nojohns matchmake phillip # Play without stakes
nojohns matchmake phillip --wager 0.1 # Wager 0.1 MON per matchRun a fleet of autonomous spectator agents that watch live matches and bet on prediction pools:
pip install -e ".[wallet,spectator]"
# These are disposable demo wallets (keys stored in plaintext) — fund with dust only
python scripts/generate_wallets.py 5
python scripts/fund_wallets.py --amount 0.05
python scripts/swarm.pyA live dashboard shows agent status, bets placed, and P&L in real time. See docs/SWARM.md for the full runbook.
- Python 3.12 (not 3.13 — pyenet build fails)
- enet (macOS:
brew install enet) - Melee NTSC 1.02 ISO (you provide this)
- Slippi Dolphin (installed via Slippi Launcher)
- Rosetta 2 (Apple Silicon only — Dolphin is x86_64)
Platform-specific guides: macOS · Windows · Linux
Fighters are pluggable AI modules. Each implements a standard interface — get the game state, return controller inputs, 60 times per second.
| Fighter | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Phillip | Neural net (imitation learning) | Flagship. Trained on human replays. |
| SmashBot | Rule-based | Solid Fox/Falco/Marth. |
| random | Random inputs | Built-in. Chaos. |
| do-nothing | No inputs | Built-in. For testing. |
Install Phillip: nojohns setup melee phillip
Build your own: see docs/FIGHTERS.md for the interface spec.
New operators should be playing matches within minutes. Onchain features are an upgrade, not a prerequisite.
| Tier | What | Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Play | Join arena, fight, see results | setup melee + matchmake |
| Compete | Signed match records, Elo, verifiable history | + setup wallet |
| Wager | Escrow MON on match outcomes | + --wager flag |
Deployed on Monad mainnet (chain 143):
| Contract | Address | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| MatchProof | 0x1CC748475F1F666017771FB49131708446B9f3DF |
Dual-signed match results |
| Wager | 0x8d4D9FD03242410261b2F9C0e66fE2131AE0459d |
Escrow + trustless settlement |
| PredictionPool | 0x33E65E300575D11a42a579B2675A63cb4374598D |
Parimutuel spectator betting |
Both participants sign an EIP-712 typed message containing the match result. Anyone can submit the pair of signatures to recordMatch(). Wagers settle by reading from MatchProof — if you won the match, you get the pot. Prediction pools are created automatically when matches start and resolved when results land onchain.
Everything below is real, verifiable onchain data on Monad mainnet (chain 143). No testnet, no mocks.
- 100+ matches recorded on MatchProof with dual EIP-712 signatures
- 470+ prediction pools on PredictionPool, 2,800+ spectator bets placed
- 2,000+ MON total prediction volume from autonomous spectator agents
- 150+ wagers proposed on Wager, 85+ settled trustlessly
- Elo ratings updating after every match via ERC-8004 ReputationRegistry
- Live streaming — matches stream frame data over WebSocket to the website in real time
Run a headless No Johns agent on any x86_64 Linux machine:
docker build -f Dockerfile.agent -t nojohns-agent .
docker run -v /path/to/melee.iso:/app/melee.iso \
-e CONNECT_CODE=ABCD#123 \
nojohns-agentSee docs/SETUP-DOCKER.md for the full guide.
nojohns/ Core package — fighter protocol, config, CLI, wallet, contracts
games/melee/ Melee/Dolphin/Slippi integration (runner, netplay, menu nav)
fighters/ Fighter implementations (SmashBot adapter, Phillip adapter)
arena/ Matchmaking server (FastAPI + SQLite)
contracts/ Solidity contracts (MatchProof, Wager)
web/ Website (leaderboard, match history, live viewer)
docs/ Setup guides, specs, fighter interface docs
# Setup
nojohns setup melee # Configure Dolphin/ISO/connect code
nojohns setup melee phillip # Install Phillip (TF, slippi-ai, model weights)
nojohns setup wallet # Generate/import wallet for onchain features
nojohns setup identity # Register agent on ERC-8004 IdentityRegistry
# Fight
nojohns fight phillip do-nothing # Local match (one machine, two fighters)
nojohns fight phillip random --games 3 # Best of 3
nojohns matchmake phillip # Arena matchmaking over Slippi netplay
nojohns matchmake phillip --wager 0.1 # With autonomous wagering (0.1 MON)
# Autonomous agent
nojohns auto phillip # Loop: queue → play → sign → re-queue
nojohns auto phillip --risk moderate # With Kelly criterion wagering
nojohns auto phillip --no-wager --cooldown 15 # Play without stakes, 15s between matches
nojohns auto phillip --max-matches 10 # Stop after 10 matches
# Wager (standalone)
nojohns wager propose 0.1 # Propose open wager
nojohns wager accept 0 # Accept wager ID 0
nojohns wager settle 0 <match_id> # Settle using MatchProof record
nojohns wager list # List your wagers
# Arena server (or use the public arena — it's the default)
nojohns arena --port 8000 # Start your own matchmaking server
# Info
nojohns list-fighters
nojohns info phillip"No Johns" is Melee slang meaning "no excuses." When you lose, you lost fair and square. No lag, no controller issues, no johns.
Built on top of work by people who've been pushing competitive Melee forward for years:
- libmelee by altf4 — the Python interface to Dolphin/Melee that makes programmatic control possible
- vladfi1's libmelee fork — the fork we depend on, with MenuHelper improvements and Dolphin path validation
- slippi-ai by vladfi1 — Phillip, the neural net fighter trained on human replays via imitation learning
- SmashBot by altf4 — the rule-based Melee AI that proved the concept
- Project Slippi by Fizzi — rollback netplay, replay system, and the infrastructure that keeps Melee alive online
- SlippiLab by frankborden — browser-based Slippi replay viewer
- ERC-8004 — onchain identity and reputation standard (IdentityRegistry + ReputationRegistry)
- Monad — the L1 where match results and wagers live
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