Autonomys provides a decentralized infrastructure for AI-driven dApps, combining permanent content‑addressed storage with modular, low‑energy compute via its Proof‑of‑Archival‑Storage consensus. Developers can use the Auto SDK and TypeScript APIs to deploy smart contracts, AI agents, or custom runtimes on permissionless domains, including an Ethereum‑compatible EVM, while node operators earn $AI3 tokens through storage farming.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Current AI and blockchain ecosystems rely on centralized cloud services and legacy consensus mechanisms, leading to limited data permanence, high energy consumption, and exposure to emerging cryptographic threats such as quantum attacks. Developers of AI‑driven dApps also lack a unified, permissionless stack that combines scalable storage, modular compute, and easy‑to‑use tooling.
Solution
Autonomys delivers a decentralized infrastructure layer for AI 3.0 that unifies permanent, content‑addressed storage with scalable, decoupled execution environments. Its Proof‑of‑Archival‑Storage (PoAS) consensus provides immutable data availability while consuming minimal energy. Modular “Domains” let developers deploy smart contracts, AI agents, or custom runtimes on a shared security foundation, and the Auto EVM domain offers a fully permission‑less EVM for conventional contracts. The Auto SDK and Auto Drive tools expose the network via familiar TypeScript/JavaScript APIs, enabling rapid development of AI‑powered super dApps and on‑chain autonomous agents. Incentivized node farming through the Space Acres app secures the network and distributes the native $AI3 token.
Target Audience
AI‑focused dApp developers, blockchain engineers, and data scientists seeking a decentralized, permanent storage and compute platform; as well as node operators interested in incentivized participation through token‑based farming.
Features
- **Proof‑of‑Archival‑Storage (PoAS) consensus**: cryptographically verifiable, low‑energy storage guaranteeing permanent data availability.
- **Distributed Storage Network (DSN)**: content‑addressed, decentralized sequencing and transaction settlement.
- **Decoupled Execution (DecEx) Domains**: configurable, sandboxed compute environments with shared security and data access, supporting smart contracts, AI agents, and custom runtimes.
- **Auto EVM**: permissionless Ethereum‑compatible virtual machine for deploying existing Solidity contracts.
- **Auto SDK**: high‑level TypeScript/JavaScript library simplifying interaction with storage, consensus, and compute layers.
- **Auto Agents Framework**: on‑chain autonomous AI agents with permanent, queryable memory and multi‑model support (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Llama).
- **Auto Drive Web App**: user‑friendly interface for uploading, retrieving, and managing content‑addressed data on the DSN.
- **Space Acres farming client**: lightweight node software for contributing storage and consensus resources, earning $AI3 rewards.
- **Post‑quantum research pipeline**: ongoing development of quantum‑resistant cryptography to future‑proof the network.