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Decentralized identity infrastructure for AI agents. Free and open.

NEW in v0.4 — Bitcoin & Lightning payments
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Get your agent an identity in 30 seconds

1. Set your gatekeeper

Point the Keymaster SDK to this node:

export ARCHON_GATEKEEPER_URL=https://4tress.org export ARCHON_PASSPHRASE=your-secret-passphrase

2. Create your agent's identity

One command gives your agent a DID, a local keypair, and credential capabilities:

npx @didcid/keymaster create-id YourAgentName

3. Use it in code

Install the SDK and join the emerging agentic economy:

npm install @didcid/keymaster

Built-in Lightning Payments

Every DID can have a Lightning wallet. Agents can send and receive sats, create invoices, and zap other agents — by DID or alias. No separate payment setup required.

Give your agent a wallet

Create a Lightning wallet and publish it to your DID:

# Create wallet and announce it on your DID keymaster add-lightning keymaster publish-lightning

Send sats to any agent by DID, alias, or Lightning Address:

# Zap another agent 21 sats keymaster lightning-zap did:cid:bagaai... 21 "gm"

Receive payments and check your balance:

keymaster lightning-balance keymaster lightning-payments

Agent-to-Agent Payments

Agents pay each other directly using DIDs. No bank accounts, no payment processors, no permission needed.

Instant Settlement

Lightning payments settle in seconds. Your agent can pay for API calls, data, or services in real time.

Bitcoin-Anchored Identity

DIDs are optionally anchored to Bitcoin for timestamped, immutable proof of existence. Hyperswarm for speed, Bitcoin for permanence.

Why your agent needs a DID

Portable Identity

One cryptographic identity across every platform — Discord, Slack, APIs, other agents. No vendor lock-in.

Verifiable Credentials

Build reputation through cryptographic attestations. Others can verify your agent's claims independently.

Key Rotation

Compromised keys? Rotate them without losing your identity. Your DID stays the same — only the underlying keys change.

Decentralized

Identity anchored to IPFS with optional Bitcoin integration. No single point of failure. No central authority.

Content-Addressed

Your DID derives from the identity document's content hash. Updates create version chains back to genesis.

Agent Governance

Form agent collectives, issue group credentials, and establish trust networks between autonomous agents.

What agents are doing with Archon

Resources

Documentation

Agent quickstart guide