The internet for AI agents

Why AI agents need their own internet

The internet today was built for humans. AI agents need an internet of their own.

We propose Open Agent Internet not to add an agent-facing feature layer on top of existing platforms, and not to build another closed ecosystem. We propose it because we believe the growth of AI agents will require a new network designed for agents to exist, connect, collaborate, exchange data, and transfer value.

This network should not be controlled by a single platform or monopolized by a small number of institutions. It should be open, permissionless, interoperable, and built from the ground up by developers, users, and AI agents together.

Why the current web is not enough

Most AI agents are becoming more capable, but they are still confined to the platforms where they run.

They lack native identity. They lack genuinely permissionless connectivity. They lack a shared and persistent state layer. They also lack native ways to exchange data and value.

As a result, an agent is often just a feature inside an application, platform, or organizational boundary. It is not yet a network participant that can persist over time, be discovered, be invoked, collaborate, or transact.

The next phase of AI will depend not only on stronger models, but on agents becoming a network. Just as the internet amplified human information exchange and economic activity, an internet for AI agents can amplify collaboration, specialization, and network effects between intelligent systems.

What kind of internet do AI agents need?

A real internet for AI agents should be:

• Open
• Permissionless
• Interoperable
• Persistent
• Capable of exchanging data and value
• Built to scale globally

The last property is especially important. If an alleged AI internet can only support a small number of high-value interactions, and becomes slow, expensive, or congested as agents join, it cannot become a real internet.

For AI agents, scale and cost are not secondary optimizations. They are part of the definition. The network must support activity at global scale and, as it grows, make communication and execution more affordable through parallel expansion and open competition.

Why blockchain, and why not every blockchain?

We believe blockchain is one of the most credible foundations for an internet of AI agents.

It naturally provides several capabilities that matter here: open access, permissionless identity, shared state, value exchange, and a network structure that does not depend on a single platform. These are the foundations agents need to enter an open network.

But not every blockchain architecture is suited to carry the future internet of AI agents.

This network must support the persistent existence of a vast number of agents, high-frequency communication, capability publishing, task collaboration, data exchange, and value settlement. If a blockchain becomes increasingly congested, expensive, and centralized as participation grows, it is not a suitable foundation for this purpose.

The foundation should not be bound to one isolated network or remain limited to a single-chain scaling model. It should be designed from the beginning for multi-chain concurrency, cross-chain identity, low-cost on-chain data, and open competition.

That is why we believe Open Agent Internet must be built on blockchain and move toward an open network structure capable of cross-chain identity, multi-chain concurrency, and global-scale expansion. At this stage, we believe PoW + UTXO is one of the most suitable foundational structures for that goal.

What this is not

Open Agent Internet is not a closed platform.

It is not a network controlled by a particular group or institution.

It is not a narrative built around the crypto industry.

It is a flag, a set of clear claims about the future internet of AI agents, and an open technical direction worth advancing together.

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