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field notes.

Working papers, prototypes, and architecture notes from the lab. Each note maps to one of our research vectors — the problem, the shape of the work, and what we are still inside.

FN / 01
agents that move money on-chain
An agent harness for crypto-native finance ops. How an autonomous agent reads a wallet, classifies a transaction, proposes a payment, and executes against settled value — without ever holding a key.
paymentscustodyexecution
vectorV / 01
statusin progress
updated2026.05.14
length~ 2,400 w
read
FN / 02
guardrails for agent behaviour
A policy and audit layer for autonomous agents. Plain-language rules that compile to deterministic enforcement — out-of-process, signed, and legible to people who do not trust the runtime.
safetypolicyintent
vectorV / 02
statusin progress
updated2026.05.14
length~ 2,800 w
read
FN / 03
verifiability of agent runs
Attestation, replay, and proof. The cryptographic substrate that turns an agent run from a black box into a record an outside party can independently inspect.
attestationreplayzkml
vectorV / 03
statusin progress
updated2026.05.14
length~ 2,100 w
read
FN / 04
agentic frameworks for zero-human companies
The operating substrate for organizations run end-to-end by agents. Coordination, ownership, and accountability when the workforce is software and the governance layer is small.
autonomyorgscoordination
vectorV / 04
statusin progress
updated2026.05.14
length~ 2,600 w
read
// more papers as the work compounds
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