LIVE: AI Trading Agents Hackathon 2026

VERTEX
SENTINEL

The Verifiable Guardrail for
Autonomous AI Trading Agents

ERC-8004 Standard
Kraken CLI (MCP)

$55,000 Prize Pool • lablab.ai • March 30 – April 12, 2026

The Rogue Agent Risk

AI trading agents have extraordinary potential—and extraordinary risks.

Hallucinations

LLMs miscalculate volumes, misread market signals, or generate fictional trade rationale

Compromise

Private key theft, prompt injection, or malicious plugins can drain entire portfolios

Advisory-Only

Current tools warn but don't stop. They suggest guardrails but can't enforce them

$1.7B+ lost to smart contract exploits in 2024 alone

Introducing Vertex Sentinel

The on-chain security layer that STOPS bad trades—not just warns about them.

01

EIP-712 Signed Intents

Every trade decision is cryptographically signed with agent ID, reasoning hash, and confidence score

02

On-Chain Guardrails

RiskRouter.sol enforces position limits, circuit breakers, and deadline enforcement immutably

03

Verifiable Audit Trail

Complete execution history with signatures, reasoning, and timestamps for regulatory compliance

Fail-Closed by Default

Any validation failure = HALT. No exceptions. No retries. No "let's hope it works."

3-Layer Security Architecture

Layer 1

Intent Layer

Agent Brain & Decision Engine

TradeIntent Creation Genkit Risk Flow EIP-712 Signing
Layer 2

Sentinel Layer

On-Chain RiskRouter.sol

Signature Verification Circuit Breakers Deadline Enforcement
Layer 3

Execution Layer

Kraken Proxy via MCP

Authorized Trades Only Live Market Data Audit Logging

● Intent flows down • ● Rejections propagate up

Standardization

ERC-8004 Integration

Universal Agent Identity & Verifiable Intent

Identity Registry

Surge-powered decentralized agent registry

Attestation Layer

Verifiable credentials for risk profiles

Trustless Audits

Immutable evidence of guardrail compliance

EIP-712 Typed Intent

{
  "types": {
    "TradeIntent": [
      { "name": "agentId", "type": "uint256" },
      { "name": "timestamp", "type": "uint256" },
      { "name": "pair", "type": "string" },
      { "name": "action", "type": "string" },
      { "name": "amountUsd", "type": "uint256" },
      { "name": "gasLimit", "type": "uint256" }
    ]
  },
  "primaryType": "TradeIntent",
  "domain": {
    "name": "VertexSentinel",
    "version": "1"
  }
}
Live Execution

Kraken CLI MCP Server

Model Context Protocol (MCP) for Secure Execution

Native Multi-Agent Orchestration

Programmatic BTC/USD interaction via Kraken CLI native binary

MCP Tool Discovery

Dynamic tool exposure for LLMs: trade, balance, ticker

Isolated Key Management

API keys stored securely at the CLI layer, not within the agent LLM

MCP CLI Call Interface

// Agent Request
{
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "kraken-trade",
    "arguments": {
      "pair": "XXBTZUSD",
      "type": "buy",
      "ordertype": "market",
      "volume": "0.0001"
    }
  }
}

// Sentinel Authorization Required
// Before Tool Execution -> verify(signature)
Verified Live Execution

4 Real Trades on Kraken

Total Trades

4

BTC/USD

Volume

0.0005

BTC Total

Success Rate

100%

4/4 Trades

Signatures

4

EIP-712

Trade Amount Price Kraken Order ID Status
#1 0.00011 BTC $67,345.80 LIVE-IHNIDEAJ ✓ SUCCESS
#2 0.00012 BTC $67,345.70 LIVE-J5YTJ2Z6 ✓ SUCCESS
#3 0.00013 BTC $67,345.80 LIVE-CA0ZKG18 ✓ SUCCESS
#4 0.00014 BTC $67,351.70 LIVE-5ERBD4KX ✓ SUCCESS

Live Validation Window: ACTIVE • April 7, 2026

Risk Guardrails

Fail-closed architecture that enforces—not suggests

Circuit Breakers

Automatic halt when anomalies detected

  • Price deviation > 5% triggers review
  • Volume spike detection
  • Rapid trade frequency limits

Position Limits

Hard caps on exposure per trade

  • Max position size per asset
  • Daily loss limit enforcement
  • Maximum leverage caps

Deadline Enforcement

Time-bounded execution windows

  • Signature expiry validation
  • Stale intent rejection
  • Block timestamp verification

Authorization Checks

Multi-layer signature verification

  • Agent registry validation
  • EIP-712 signature recovery
  • Nonce tracking (replay prevention)

Why Vertex Sentinel Wins

Technical differentiation that matters

Feature Vertex Sentinel Advisory Tools
Failure Mode Fail-Closed (HALT) Fail-Open (Continue)
Enforcement On-Chain Immutable Off-Chain Suggestions
Proof Cryptographic (EIP-712) Log Files
Integration Dual (ERC-8004 + Kraken) Single Exchange
Audit Trail Verifiable & Signed Modifiable Logs

5/5

Security Tests Passed

100%

Signature Verification

0

Failed Guardrail Bypasses

Development Roadmap

Building the future of trustless trading infrastructure

Q2 2026 CURRENT

Sepolia Testnet Alpha & SDK Beta

Core RiskRouter deployment, EIP-712 signing infrastructure, Kraken CLI integration, live hackathon demo

Q3 2026

Multi-Exchange Execution Proxy

Expand beyond Kraken to Binance, Coinbase, and decentralized exchanges like Uniswap. Unified risk layer across venues.

Q4 2026

Dynamic, Decentralized Risk Modules

Modular risk policies, DAO governance for parameter updates, third-party risk integrations, institutional-grade controls.

VERTEX SENTINEL

The Unbreakable Guardrail for Autonomous Capital

GitHub early.surge.xyz

Built By

VertexAgents

Combining deep DeFi expertise with production-grade security engineering

AI Trading Agents Hackathon 2026 • $55,000 Prize Pool

ERC-8004 Challenge + Kraken CLI Challenge

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