ZK-AgentMesh: Marketplace for Monetized AI Agents

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Complete Infrastructure Setup - Decentralized Agent Platform

Turborepo Structure

Apps

• agent-runtime - Core agent execution environment with ZK proof generation
• registry-api - Agent discovery and verification API service
• frontend - User interface for agent interaction and management

Packages

• circuits - Zero-knowledge proof circuits for quality and compliance
• payment-layer - Micropayment infrastructure with revenue splitting
• contracts - Smart contracts for agent registry and proof inheritance

Optimized Build Pipeline

• Dependency caching across all packages and apps
• Parallel builds with smart dependency resolution
• Hot reload development environment
• Production-optimized Docker builds

Akash Network Integration

Production-Ready Manifests

• Individual service manifests for each component
• Auto-scaling configurations based on demand
• Resource limits and requests optimization
• Health checks and readiness probes

Docker Containers

• Multi-stage builds for minimal image sizes
• Security scanning and vulnerability patches
• Optimized for decentralized compute environments
• Persistent volume configurations

SGX Support

• Trusted execution environment setup
• Secure key management and attestation
• Privacy-preserving agent execution
• Hardware-based security guarantees

Resource Allocation

• Cost-optimized compute configurations
• Dynamic scaling based on usage patterns
• Network bandwidth optimization
• Storage allocation strategies

IPFS & Pinata Integration

Decentralized Storage Architecture

• Agent Metadata: Stored on IPFS with Pinata pinning service
• ZK Proofs: Distributed storage for proof artifacts and circuits
• Proof Inheritance: IPFS-based linking for composable proof chains
• Content Addressing: Immutable references via IPFS hashes

Pinata Configuration

// IPFS client setup with Pinata
const pinataConfig = {
  pinataApiKey: process.env.PINATA_API_KEY,
  pinataSecretApiKey: process.env.PINATA_SECRET_KEY,
  pinataJWT: process.env.PINATA_JWT
}

// Agent registration on IPFS
const agentMetadata = {
  id: agentId,
  name: "AI Agent",
  proofHash: zkProofHash,
  inheritanceChain: [parentProofHash1, parentProofHash2],
  verificationLevel: 3,
  creator: creatorAddress
}

const ipfsHash = await pinata.pinJSONToIPFS(agentMetadata)

Key Components Built

1. Agent Runtime Server (apps/agent-runtime/)

Features:

• Express.js server
• ZK proof generation pipeline
• Payment verification via x402pay
• Revenue splitting with CDP Wallet
• SGX-enabled secure execution environment
• Real-time agent monitoring and logging

2. Registry API (apps/registry-api/)

Features:

• Next.js API for agent discovery
• IPFS with Pinata for decentralized storage
• On-chain verification integration
• Composable proof inheritance tracking
• Agent reputation and quality scoring
• Distributed search and indexing capabilities

3. ZK Proof Engine (packages/circuits/)

Features:

• Quality, ethics, and compliance circuits
• Groth16 proof generation with snarkjs
• Privacy-preserving verification system
• Composable proof inheritance
• Batch verification optimization
• Circuit parameter generation

4. Payment Layer (packages/payment-layer/)

Features:

• x402pay micropayment integration
• CDP Wallet programmable revenue splits
• Automated gas estimation and optimization
• Multi-token payment support
• Escrow and dispute resolution
• Real-time payment tracking

5. Smart Contracts (packages/contracts/)

Features:

• Agent registry with proof inheritance
• Royalty system for proof creators
• Verification level tracking
• Composable agent architecture
• On-chain governance mechanisms
• Upgrade-safe contract design

x402pay Integration with CDP & Amazon Nova

Micropayment Infrastructure

The x402pay integration provides seamless micropayments for AI agent services powered by Amazon Nova foundation models, without requiring user accounts or traditional payment processing.

Core Components:

• Payment Channels: Lightning Network-style channels for instant AI inference payments
• Revenue Splitting: Automated distribution via CDP Wallet programmable splits
• Model Usage Billing: Per-token pricing for Amazon Nova model inference

CDP Wallet Integration

// Revenue splitting configuration for AI agents
const revenueConfig = {
  agentCreator: 40,     // 40% to agent creator
  proofProvider: 30,    // 30% to proof inheritance chain
  platform: 20,        // 20% to platform maintenance
  validators: 10        // 10% to proof validators
}

// Automated split execution after AI inference
await cdpWallet.executeSplit({
  amount: inferencePayment,
  recipients: calculateRecipients(revenueConfig),
  trigger: 'bedrock_inference_complete'
})

Amazon Nova Foundation Models Integration

• Nova Micro: Fastest model for real-time agent responses
• Nova Lite: Balanced performance for general agent tasks
• Nova Pro: Advanced reasoning for complex agent workflows
• Multimodal Capabilities: Vision and text processing for comprehensive agents

AI-Powered Payment Flow:

1. User initiates agent request with x402pay micropayment
2. Payment covers estimated Amazon Nova model inference costs
3. Agent processes request using Amazon Bedrock with Nova models
4. Token usage tracked and billed in real-time
5. Upon completion, payment split via CDP Wallet to all contributors
6. ZK proofs generated to verify quality and compliance

Implementation Details

// x402pay payment for AI inference
const paymentChannel = await x402pay.createChannel({
  amount: estimatedInferenceCost,
  recipient: agentWallet,
  metadata: {
    agentId: selectedAgent.id,
    modelType: 'amazon.nova-pro-v1:0',
    maxTokens: 4000,
    inheritanceChain: proofInheritanceIds
  }
})

// Amazon Bedrock Nova inference with payment tracking
const bedrockResponse = await bedrock.invokeModel({
  modelId: 'amazon.nova-pro-v1:0',
  body: JSON.stringify({
    messages: agentPrompt,
    max_tokens: paymentChannel.maxTokens,
    temperature: 0.7
  }),
  paymentChannelId: paymentChannel.id
})

// Automatic revenue split after inference
await processInferencePayment(bedrockResponse.usage, paymentChannel)

This integration ensures that AI agent creators are compensated for their Nova-powered agents, proof inheritance creators receive royalties, and the entire system operates with seamless micropayments tied directly to Amazon Bedrock inference costs.

Deployment Architecture

IPFS Integration Example

// Store agent data on IPFS
const storeAgentOnIPFS = async (agentData) => {
  const metadata = {
    ...agentData,
    timestamp: Date.now(),
    ipfsVersion: "1.0"
  }
  
  const result = await pinata.pinJSONToIPFS(metadata, {
    pinataMetadata: {
      name: `agent-${agentData.id}`,
      keyvalues: {
        type: 'agent_registry',
        verification_level: agentData.verificationLevel
      }
    }
  })
  
  return result.IpfsHash
}

// Retrieve agent data from IPFS
const getAgentFromIPFS = async (ipfsHash) => {
  const response = await fetch(`https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/${ipfsHash}`)
  return response.json()
}

// Update smart contract with IPFS reference
const registerAgent = async (agentId, ipfsHash) => {
  await agentRegistry.registerAgent(agentId, ipfsHash, {
    gasLimit: 500000
  })
}

This IPFS integration ensures that agent data is stored in a decentralized manner while maintaining fast access through Pinata's pinning service. The smart contracts only store IPFS hashes, keeping on-chain storage costs minimal while preserving immutability and censorship resistance.

• Agents can inherit proofs from each other while maintaining privacy through zero-knowledge verification
• Payment layer handles microtransactions seamlessly without requiring user accounts
• SGX ensures secure execution in untrusted environments
• Akash Network provides decentralized compute infrastructure
• CDP Wallet enables programmable revenue distribution
• Amazon Nova integration optimizes compute costs and performance

Each component can be deployed independently on Akash Network, creating a resilient and scalable decentralized agent platform that incentivizes quality through economic mechanisms and cryptographic proofs.