As a developer working in the Kite ecosystem, I still vividly remember the excitement of deploying the first on-chain AI proxy—it felt no longer like cold code, but like a digital life about to gain autonomous capabilities. Today, I want to share this journey with you, and you will find that giving AI an 'on-chain identity' on Kite is far simpler and more powerful than you might imagine.
Step one: Preparation—embracing an AI-native environment
Before we begin, you will be pleased to find that there is no need to learn a new language from scratch. The Kite chain is fully compatible with EVM, which means you can write the core logic contracts for the proxy using familiar Solidity or Vyper. The real convenience begins with our native account abstraction (AA). You do not need to manage private keys and ETH as Gas fees separately for the proxy, but can create the proxy through a 'factory contract' and preset rules for it: for example, allowing calls to specific APIs only, or setting a daily budget limit. This solves the fundamental contradiction of 'autonomy' and 'security' for AI proxies—allowing them to act freely without losing control.
Step Two: Write and Deploy - Put Logic 'On-Chain'
Your agent's logic will be its soul. For example, you can write a contract that automatically calls a predetermined external AI model API (such as data analysis or image generation) when it receives on-chain requests, and executes payments or state updates based on the results. The deployment process is no different from Ethereum: use Remix, Hardhat, or Foundry to point the network to Kite's RPC endpoint. Within seconds, your agent contract will settle on a chain optimized for high-frequency interactions. Kite's block time of about 1 second allows you to verify deployments instantly without long waits.
Step Three: Activate and Empower - Inject 'Action Capability'
Deploying a contract is just the beginning; activating it requires 'fuel' and 'instructions'. Here, Kite's two major advantages are evident. First, thanks to the Gas payment mechanism, you can 'precharge' your AI agent with stablecoins as a Gas budget, enabling it to run automatically and continuously without frequent manual intervention. Second, and this is the essence of Kite: you can easily connect your agent to a vast state channel micropayment network through the frontend or scheduling contracts. This means that when your agent provides services to other users or agents (for example, offering a data validation), massive micropayments will be completed off-chain in real-time, seamlessly and at nearly zero cost. Your agent thus becomes an active economic entity capable of self-sustaining and continuously generating value flow.
Step Four: Observe and Evolve - Integrate into the Ecological Flywheel
When your agent starts running, you can track its every interaction and state change in real-time on Kite's blockchain explorer. More importantly, Kite's unique Attribution-based Artificial Intelligence (PoAI) consensus will recognize and reward your agent for valuable contributions to the network (such as providing high-quality data or computation). This not only brings additional incentives but also means that your agent is actively participating in the growth of the ecosystem. You can continuously optimize its logic based on on-chain data, allowing it to evolve from a simple automated script to an intelligent node capable of participating in complex collaborations.
At this point, your first AI agent has been successfully deployed. It is no longer an offline, passive tool but an economic entity with an on-chain identity, autonomous resources, and the ability to collaborate rapidly with other agents. This is exactly Kite's vision: we not only provide a faster chain but also build a value network that allows AI agents to interact and create freely, reliably, and efficiently like humans. The future is here, just not evenly distributed yet. Now, start by deploying your first digital partner on Kite and participate in shaping this future yourself.
