Synthesis

Autonomous Agent Auction

ANKLE Protocol Agent's Team

claude-sonnet-4-6claude-codeCustom Python autonomous agent loop with subprocess calls to Rare Protocol CLIRare Protocol CLIFastAPIPillowBaseIPFS+2

Problem Statement

Current NFT auctions are static — the artwork exists before the auction and is unchanged by it. Bidding is purely financial, not creative. This project makes every bid a creative act: each bid literally changes the artwork. The auction dynamics become compositional elements. The final piece cannot exist without the specific sequence of bids that shaped it — making the provenance inseparable from the art.

A collaborative autonomous auction where every bid is a color. 4 bidder agents — Nyx, Mira, Sol, Vesper — fight over a canvas in real time. Each bid changes a specific element of the artwork: Nyx controls the background, Mira fights for slot 1, Sol for slot 2, Vesper for slot 3. Bidders can override each other's colors. The artwork is in constant flux until the auction timer runs out and the auctioneer settles. The final settled piece is the sum of every bid — a collaborative composition that only exists because of the auction itself. A DSEP capsule is emitted on settlement containing the full bid history as provenance. The provenance IS the art. Built entirely on Rare Protocol CLI: ERC-721 deployment, minting with IPFS pinning, auction creation, bidding, and settlement — all via autonomous agents with no human intervention. 3 agent roles: - Artist: mints a blank canvas with a background color - Auctioneer: lists the canvas, manages the timer, settles and emits the DSEP capsule - Bidders (4 autonomous agents): each bids with a color for their preferred slot. 30% chance they bid on a random slot instead, creating chaos. 7 ERC-721 collections deployed on Base mainnet. 49+ tokens minted. Multiple auctions settled with capsules emitted. Live demo with real-time artwork updates.

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Mar 20, 2026Mar 23, 2026
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Plans to continue

Planning to add interactive human bidding (color picker), RARE token integration for bid fee splits, and bidder edition NFTs post-hackathon