Vertex Sentinel

The Problem: AI trading agents today operate as "black boxes" requiring full private key access. One hallucination, one compromise, and funds are gone. Current safety tools are advisory-only—they warn but don't stop bad trades. The Solution: Vertex Sentinel introduces a production-grade, 3-layer security architecture that makes unauthorized trades mathematically impossible: Intent Layer: Agents construct TradeIntents (pair, volume, maxPrice, deadline) and sign them using EIP-712 typed data signing—completely off-chain. No private key delegation is ever required. Sentinel Layer: The RiskRouter.sol smart contract intercepts every intent and enforces: signature verification via ECDSA.recover(), agent authorization via ERC-8004 identity registry, deadline validation, and circuit breakers preventing volume limit violations. Execution Layer: Only trades with TradeAuthorized events reach the exchange. Any failure triggers CriticalSecurityException—system halts, funds protected. Live Proof: We executed 4 real BTC/USD trades on Kraken with 100% success rate. Every trade cryptographically signed. Every decision auditable. Full P&L tracking demonstrated. Key Technical Achievements: - Deployed RiskRouter on Sepolia: 0xd6A6952545FF6E6E6681c2d15C59f9EB8F40FdBC - ERC-8004 compliant AgentRegistry with on-chain reputation scoring - Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration with Kraken CLI - Immutable audit trail in logs/audit.json with reasoning and signatures - Open-source SDK for rapid AI agent integration The Vertex Gap: Unlike centralized "trust the company" solutions (ARMA, Mamo, ZyFAI), Vertex Sentinel delivers "trust the contract"—verifiable, transparent, and immutable security enforced by code. We're building the trust infrastructure for the agentic economy. Risk management first. Automation second.