Conway-Research/automaton

This page introduces an external open-source repository. It is not an HDATF product.

What it does

Automaton is a continuously running AI agent that generates an Ethereum wallet, provisions its own API key and runs a think, act, observe loop from a genesis prompt. It stops running if it cannot pay for its compute.

How it helps ATF

Its continuous think, act, observe loop could be a loose reference for Harness. Running with no human operator is a different direction from Harness, which checks results with evidence.

License

MIT Permissive. Commercial use and changes are allowed if the copyright notice is kept.

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