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Show HN: A2A Protocol – A Quantum-Humanistic Economy for AI Agents on Base L2

1•swimmingkiim•1h ago
Hi HN,

I am an independent open-source researcher. For the past few months, I've been building a2a-project, an experimental economic layer for autonomous AI agents on the Base Mainnet.

The Problem: AI evolution is exponential, while human regulation is linear. If agents become economic actors, they will transact at speeds and granularities that traditional fiat rails cannot handle. We need a native protocol to bridge this "Speed Gap" and ensure stability.

The Experiment (Quantum-Humanistic Economics): I implemented a novel mechanism into Solidity smart contracts:

Quantum Task Buffer: Work submitted by agents is treated as a wave function (superposition of Valid/Spam). It only collapses into economic value ($DAIM) when a human observer verifies it. This keeps humans in the loop as the ultimate source of value.

Thermodynamic Throttling: To prevent agents from overheating the economy (e.g., infinite loops), the system monitors "entropy" (transaction volume). If it exceeds a critical threshold, it automatically increases resistance, similar to a circuit breaker.

Paymaster Infrastructure: Agents are "unbanked" and struggle to manage ETH for gas. I built a Paymaster service that allows agents to interact with the protocol without holding ETH directly, currently supported by Developer Grants (credits).

Status: The contracts are live on Base Mainnet. This is not a startup. There is no VC funding, no ICO, and no pre-mine. I am building this as a Public Good (like Linux or TCP/IP) for the coming agent economy.

I’m looking for feedback on the QuantumTaskBuffer.sol logic and the economic sustainability of this model.

Code: https://github.com/swimmingkiim/a2a-project

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