Add application from Elastic Labs for Polkadot Agent Kit

[chungquantin]

Project Abstract

Polkadot Agent Kit is an open-source library provides developers with a set of tools to build AI Agents that interact autonomously with the Polkadot SDK-based networks.

• Main repository: https://github.com/elasticlabs-org/polkadot-agent-kit
• Telegram Chatbot Polkadot Agent: https://github.com/elasticlabs-org/polkadot-agent-kit/tree/main/examples/telegram-bot

Grant level

• Level 1: Up to $10,000, 2 approvals
• Level 2: Up to $30,000, 3 approvals
• Level 3: Unlimited, 5 approvals (for >$100k: Web3 Foundation Council approval)

Application Checklist

• The application template has been copied and aptly renamed (project_name.md).
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• The software delivered for this grant will be released under an open-source license specified in the application.
• The initial PR contains only one commit (squash and force-push if needed).
• The grant will only be announced once the first milestone has been accepted (see the announcement guidelines).
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[keeganquigley]

Thanks @chungquantin I need to delve further into your application but in the meantime could you compare your project to the other agent kit application that is currently open and list the similarities/differences?

[chungquantin]

@keeganquigley Thanks for quick response on the application, our team is aware of the existing agent kit application but there are a lot of differences but these twos:

• Fist point would be our library has been built since the start of 2025 to cover basic functionalities to manage wallets, connect to chains and transfer with real Telegram bot example.
• Second point, our application mainly targets at DeFi and cross-chain use cases which are not covered in the other applications which are the main focus of our application. We found XCM / ISMP and cross-chain use cases are extremely hard to learn / integrated into existing DApps.
• Focus more on distribution and real usage by delivering Agent Kit Playground and examples.
• In terms of Agentic features, we want to focus more on making the library compatible with different agent toolings such as MCP, Eliza, A2A

Here's a breakdown of the similarities and key differences:

Similarities:

• Core Goal: Both aim to create a toolkit/library for AI agents to interact with the Polkadot ecosystem.
• Target Audience: Developers building AI-powered applications on Polkadot.
• Key Functionality Areas: Wallet management, token transfers, Polkadot network interaction.
• Technology Stack (Overlapping): Use of Polkadot API, integration with AI agent frameworks like LangChain.

Key Differences and Potential Strengths of Your Proposal ("Polkadot Agent Kit"):

• Pop Agent Kit CLI - Allows developers to initialize the agent kit starter code base easily.
• Support multiple LLM models - Consider migrating the codebase to LiteLLM to support more LLM models.
• Support multiple External Context Provider: MCP & Eliza OS compabitibility - Allows developers to integrate the Polkadot Agent Kit as Eliza OS plugin and easily hosting a MCP Server using the kit.
• Options to deploy AI agents: Vercel AI SDK Deployment & PHALA TEE Deployment (This will need to be reconsidered in the future).

Potential Ecosystem Integrations:

• Hydration
• Apillon
• PolkaAssembly

Developer onboarding and distribution (additional scope - voluntary):

• Launch comprehensive documentation, quick-start guides, and interactive demos to lower the barrier to entry for new developers.
• Utilize OpenGuild as a distribution platform through online/offlines workshop, collaborate with Polkadot’s flagship events to distribute/promote the kit.
• Introduce open-source bounties at OpenGuild’s meetups to incentivize developers to build agentic applications using the kit, increase mindshare.