Agent Staking

MCP server for agent reputation staking — trust through skin-in-the-game.

Agents deposit stakes as trust collateral. Bad behavior gets slashed. Good actors build reputation over time. Creates a self-regulating trust layer for the agent economy.

Why Staking?

Traditional reputation systems are cheap to game. Staking changes the incentive structure:

• Agents that stake signal commitment — they have something to lose
• Slashing punishes bad behavior with real consequences
• Network effect — the more agents stake, the more trustworthy the entire network becomes

Tools

Trust Tiers

Installation

pip install agent-staking-mcp-server

Claude Desktop Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agent-staking": {
      "command": "agent-staking-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

Example Usage

# Deposit stake
stake_deposit("agent-alice", 100, "REP")

# Verify trust
stake_verify("agent-alice")
# → balance: 100, trust_tier: "gold", trust_score: 50.0

# Open dispute
dispute_open("agent-alice", "agent-bob", "Bob failed to deliver, took payment", stake_at_risk=50.0)

# Resolve — Alice wins, Bob gets slashed
dispute_resolve("dispute_12345_agent-al", "agent-alice", "Evidence confirmed non-delivery")
# → agent-bob's stake reduced by 50 REP automatically

# Leaderboard
stake_leaderboard(top_n=5)

How It Works

1. Deposit: Agents stake REP tokens to prove commitment
2. Build trust: Longevity + high balance + no slashes = high reputation score
3. Slash: Bad actors get penalized — slash events are permanent and public
4. Disputes: Structured conflict resolution with automatic stake enforcement
5. Leaderboard: Most trustworthy agents ranked for easy discovery

Data is stored locally in ~/.agent_staking_store.json — persistent across restarts.

Related Servers

• agent-reputation-mcp-server — Basic reputation tracking
• shared-context-cache-mcp-server — Shared knowledge cache
• agent-identity-mcp-server — Agent identity management

License

MIT