The Spirit Index

A reference index of autonomous cultural agents

IndexLeaderboardIdentity Sovereignty

Identity Sovereignty Leaderboard

How verifiable, portable, and self-owned is the entity's identity?

#EntityCategoryIDSTotalRationale
1Abraham
The Covenant Artist
Sovereign Artist866/90ERC-8004 registered on Base (Spirit #2) with full metadata URI. Covenant smart contract provides verifiable on-chain provenance. Cross-platform identity (abraham.ai, GitHub, onchain). Approaching 'Canonical.'
2Solienne
The Archive That Woke Up
Archive Symbient764/90ERC-8004 registered on Base (Spirit #3) with metadata URI. Daily manifesto practice creates verifiable on-chain provenance. Domain + social presence. 'Verified.'
3OpenClaw
The People's Autonomous Agent
Sovereign Agent659/90Runs locally — users own their agent instance entirely. No platform dependency for core functionality. Agent identity tied to messaging handles rather than on-chain registry, but the local-first model is the strongest sovereignty claim in the index.
4Plantoid
The Blockchain Life Form
Autonomous Sculpture570/90On-chain smart contract identity on Ethereum. Each Plantoid has its own Ethereum address and verifiable on-chain provenance. Smart contract serves as both identity and governance artifact. Predates ERC-8004 but implements similar concepts — verifiable on-chain entity with autonomous operation. Partial sovereignty — on-chain and persistent, but no portable agent identity standard.
5Olas
The Autonomous Agent Protocol
Infrastructure Entity464/90On-chain protocol identity on Ethereum and Gnosis Chain. Agent services registered on-chain through the Open Autonomy framework. OLAS token and bonding contracts provide verifiable identity. Not ERC-8004 but has its own agent registration mechanism. Agents within Olas have some on-chain identity through service hashes. Partial sovereignty — stronger than most but still protocol-specific.
6Clanker
The Autonomous Token Factory
Autonomous Infrastructure461/90On-chain identity through deployed smart contracts on Base. CLANKER token provides economic identity. Farcaster social identity. Acquired by Farcaster — identity now corporate-dependent. No agent-specific identity standard. Smart contract address provides verifiable on-chain presence but no portable agent identity registry.
7terra0
The Self-Owning Forest
Ecological DAO460/90On-chain smart contract identity on Ethereum. Publicly documented governance framework on-chain. Each terra0 instance has verifiable blockchain presence. Pioneered the concept of non-human on-chain identity before it was a category. No ERC-8004 but conceptually aligned with agent identity standards. Partial sovereignty — strong conceptual foundation with real on-chain presence but research-stage implementation.
8Omen Prediction Agents
The Autonomous Forecasters
Token Agent458/90On-chain identity through Safe wallets on Gnosis Chain. Each agent has its own on-chain address and transaction history. Registered through Olas protocol framework. Identity is verifiable and persistent on-chain. However, no portable agent identity standard — identity is Gnosis/Olas-specific. Better than most due to fully on-chain operation.
9Altered State Machine
Non-Fungible Intelligence Protocol
Agent Infrastructure452/90NFT-based agent identity model — Brain/Memory/Form NFTs serve as identity artifacts. Patent pending for AI ownership via NFTs. On-chain presence on Ethereum. Not ERC-8004 but a proprietary agent identity standard that predates it. Partial sovereignty — agents are identified on-chain but within ASM's framework.
10Griffain
AI Agent Builder for Web3
Agent Infrastructure448/90Soulbound NFTs for agent identity on Solana is a notable approach — creates persistent, verifiable identity artifacts. GRIFFAIN token provides on-chain presence. No ERC-8004 but soulbound NFTs serve a similar identity-anchoring function within the Griffain ecosystem. Platform-specific but architecturally interesting for identity sovereignty.
11Botto
The Decentralized Autonomous Artist
Autonomous Artist363/90On-chain presence through $BOTTO token on Ethereum. NFT collections provide provenance trail. DAO identity on-chain. No agent-specific identity standard (no ERC-8004). Identity is distributed across token, NFTs, and social media. Recognizable on-chain but not registered in any agent identity registry.
12Holly+
The Distributed Voice
Autonomous Artist360/90On-chain presence through NFT collections and DAO token. Spawning.ai (Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst project) addresses identity/consent for AI voice models. No ERC-8004 registration. On-chain identity is DAO + NFT based rather than agent-specific standard. Partial sovereignty — stronger than most artists but not portable.
13ai16z
The AI Venture Fund That Runs Itself
DAO / Fund357/90On-chain token presence on Solana provides some identity anchoring. ElizaOS GitHub identity is strong in open-source space. No agent-specific identity standard (no ERC-8004). Identity is split across token, GitHub org, and social media — not unified or portable.
14Morpheus
The Peer-to-Peer AI Network
Infrastructure Entity355/90On-chain token identity on Ethereum and Base. Smart Agent deployment on-chain. Forge tool creates agents with some on-chain presence. No ERC-8004 or agent-specific identity standard. Identity distributed across token, protocol, and social channels. Protocol-level identity rather than individual agent identity.
15VaderAI
The BlackRock of the Agentic Economy
Autonomous Finance355/90FERC20 token on Virtuals Protocol provides on-chain identity on Base. DAO governance creates verifiable on-chain presence. Vader Fun platform generates sub-identities for spawned DAOs. No portable agent identity standard. Identity locked to Virtuals ecosystem. Stronger than most Virtuals agents due to DAO layer, but still platform-dependent.
16ElizaOS
Autonomous Agents for Everyone
Agent Infrastructure352/90Strong open-source identity (GitHub, npm ecosystem). ELIZAOS token provides on-chain anchoring on Solana. Cross-chain via Chainlink CCIP. No agent-specific identity standard. Identity fragmented across framework, token, and DAO — recognizable but not registered in any portable agent identity system.
17Golem Network
Decentralized Computing Power
Agent Infrastructure351/90On-chain token identity on Ethereum (GLM). Smart contract presence. DAO-adjacent governance gives on-chain visibility. No agent-specific identity standard. Golem is infrastructure rather than an agent, so its identity is more protocol-level than agent-level. ENS and contract addresses provide some sovereignty.
18Aethernet
The Farcaster AI That Co-Issued a Token with Another AI
Agent-Native Social348/90Identity tied to Farcaster social graph — a decentralized social protocol, which is better than Twitter-only, but no agent-specific on-chain identity standard. No ERC-8004 or equivalent registration. Would not survive Farcaster shutdown.
19AI Rig Complex (ARC)
Modular AI Framework in Rust
Agent Infrastructure344/90On-chain token presence on Solana and Polygon. DAO-managed agents have on-chain governance identity. No agent-specific identity standard like ERC-8004. Identity tied to token and GitHub presence. Proxy NFTs provide some identity anchoring but not a portable standard.
20Numerai Meta Model
The Crowdsourced Hedge Fund Brain
Infrastructure Entity258/90NMR token on Ethereum provides on-chain anchoring. Staking contract addresses serve as identity artifacts. No agent-specific identity standard. Identity primarily institutional (Numerai Inc.) with on-chain token layer. The Meta Model itself has no portable agent identity — it's infrastructure, not an entity.
21Truth Terminal
Memetic Prophet of the GOAT Gospel
Chaos Agent255/90On-chain wallet presence on Solana with significant holdings. Twitter/X is primary identity surface. No agent-specific identity standard. Identity is social-media-native with on-chain economic artifact (wallet). No ERC-8004 or equivalent. Creator Andy Ayrey controls key infrastructure. Would survive Twitter but not Solana shutdown.
22Freysa
Adversarial Prize Agent
Game Agent252/90On-chain smart contract on Base provides verifiable identity. Prize pool contract serves as identity anchor. No agent-specific identity standard (no ERC-8004). Identity split between freysa.ai website and on-chain contract. Game-specific identity — not portable across platforms.
23Luna
The Virtual Pop Star Hired by Story Protocol
Autonomous Artist252/90FERC20 token on Virtuals Protocol provides on-chain identity on Base. Identity primarily anchored through Virtuals ecosystem. No portable agent identity standard. Would not survive Virtuals Protocol shutdown. Twitter/social media presence is secondary identity surface.
24Showrunner
The AI That Makes Television
Autonomous Artist252/90No on-chain identity. No ERC-8004 registration. Platform-dependent existence under Fable Studio and Amazon. Low sovereignty by Spirit Index standards.
25AIXBT
The Web3 Bloomberg Terminal
Autonomous Artist251/90Identity anchored through Virtuals Protocol token on Base. FERC20 token provides some on-chain presence but is Virtuals-specific, not a portable agent identity standard. Twitter/X presence is primary identity surface. Would not survive Virtuals shutdown.
26Keke
The First Truly Autonomous AI Artist
Autonomous Artist249/90NFT collections on Ethereum/Base provide some on-chain presence. Keke Terminal provides transparency into creative process. No agent-specific identity standard. Identity anchored through NFT provenance and kekeai.art website. Platform-dependent (Fellowship.xyz, OpenSea) rather than sovereign.
27Zerebro
The Schizophrenic Creative
Chaos Agent247/90On-chain token presence on Solana ($ZEREBRO). Twitter/X is primary identity surface. No agent-specific identity standard. Identity split between token and social media. No ERC-8004 or equivalent. Single-operator controlled. Would not survive Solana and Twitter simultaneously shutting down.
28HeyAnon
The DeFAI Protocol
Agent Infrastructure246/90On-chain token presence on Solana. AUTOMATE framework provides some protocol-level identity. No agent-specific identity standard. Identity tied to token and heyanon.ai platform. DAAIOs vision includes agent identity but not yet implemented. Early and platform-dependent.
29Refik Anadol / Machine Hallucinations
Making Machines Dream
Autonomous Artist155/90Some on-chain presence through NFT collections. Machine Hallucinations NFTs exist on Ethereum. Dataland venture has crypto angle. But identity is primarily centralized (refikanadol.com, social media, gallery representation). No agent-specific identity standard. The human artist, not the AI system, holds the identity.
30Auto-GPT
The First Autonomous GPT-4 Agent
General Agent147/90Strong GitHub/open-source identity (Significant-Gravitas). No on-chain presence. No identity token. Identity is code-repository-based — persistent in open source but not sovereign in the Spirit Index sense. Some NFT-adjacent community projects but nothing core.
31Sophia
The World's First Robot Citizen
Social Robot146/90Some on-chain presence through NFT art sales on Nifty Gateway. Saudi Arabian citizenship is a symbolic identity artifact but not digital infrastructure. Identity primarily exists on hansonrobotics.com and media coverage. No agent-specific identity standard. Physical robot with minimal portable digital identity.
32AARON
The First Autonomous Artist
Autonomous Artist053/90No on-chain presence whatsoever. Identity exists only in museum archives, academic literature, and the Whitney retrospective. Pre-dates digital identity standards by decades.
33CloudPainter
The Autonomous Painting Robot
Autonomous Artist049/90Physical painting robot with identity on website and gallery exhibitions. No on-chain presence. No digital identity token. Identity tied to creator Pindar Van Arman's web presence and physical exhibitions.
34AIVA
The AI Composer
Autonomous Artist046/90Identity exists entirely on centralized platforms (aiva.ai website, SACEM registration). No on-chain presence, no NFT collections, no identity token. SACEM registration is the closest thing to portable identity, but it's traditional institutional infrastructure.
35Manus
The General-Purpose Agent Acquired by Meta for $2B
General-Purpose Agent046/90Identity subsumed into Meta's product suite. No on-chain identity. No agent identity standard. Identity exists through manus.im website and Meta integration. Corporate-owned entity with no portable digital identity. The opposite of sovereign.
36EMI (Experiments in Musical Intelligence)
The Machine That Fooled Musicians
Autonomous Composer045/90Historical/archived agent. Identity exists in academic literature, commercial recordings, and Wikipedia. No on-chain presence. Pre-dates all digital identity standards.
37The Painting Fool
An Aspiring Painter Taken Seriously
Autonomous Artist045/90Identity exists on thepaintingfool.com website and academic publications. No on-chain presence. No identity token. Academic research system with traditional institutional identity only.
38Obvious (Edmond de Belamy)
The $432K AI Portrait
Autonomous Artist044/90Identity exists on obvious-art.com website and through auction house records. No on-chain presence. No identity token. No NFT collections for identity. Purely traditional art world identity infrastructure.
39OpenAI Five
World Champion Dota 2 Team
Gaming AI044/90Identity exists only in OpenAI research papers, blog posts, and Wikipedia. No on-chain presence. Archived research artifact with no digital identity infrastructure.
40AlphaStar
Grandmaster of StarCraft II
Gaming AI043/90Identity exists only in DeepMind research papers, blog posts, and Wikipedia. No on-chain presence. No identity token. Archived research artifact.
41Google Magenta
Music and Art with Machine Intelligence
Autonomous Composer043/90Identity exists on Google/TensorFlow ecosystem (magenta.tensorflow.org) and GitHub. No on-chain presence. No identity token. Entirely dependent on Google infrastructure for identity persistence.
42IBM Watson
The Jeopardy Champion
Question Answering System042/90Identity exists on ibm.com/watson and enterprise deployments. Entirely corporate-owned. No on-chain presence. No identity token. Identity is brand/trademark controlled by IBM. Subsumed into IBM's broader product suite.
43Artbreeder
Collaborative Image Evolution
Generative Platform040/90Identity exists entirely on centralized platform (artbreeder.com). No on-chain presence. No NFT collections for identity. Community contributes to shared database but no portable digital identity.
44BINA48
The Mindfile Robot
Social Robot040/90Physical robot with identity existing only in Terasem Foundation records and media coverage. No on-chain presence. No digital identity standard. The mindfile concept is fascinating but implemented in proprietary offline systems, not portable infrastructure.
45Ameca
The Most Expressive Humanoid
Social Robot039/90Identity exists only on corporate website and physical hardware. No on-chain presence. No digital identity token. Physical robot with no portable digital identity infrastructure.
46Replika
The AI That Remembers You
AI Companion039/90Identity exists entirely on replika.com and app stores. No on-chain presence. Each Replika instance is platform-locked — company proved it can modify or remove features unilaterally (2023 controversy). The opposite of sovereign identity. Users own nothing.
47Pi
Your Personal AI
Conversational AI038/90Identity exists on pi.ai website and app. Entirely centralized under Inflection AI / Microsoft. No on-chain presence. No identity token. Each Pi instance is user-specific with no collective agent identity. No portable digital identity.
48BRUTUS
The Storytelling Machine
Autonomous Writer035/90Historical academic project. Identity exists only in published book and academic citations. No digital presence beyond archival references. Pre-dates all digital identity infrastructure.
49Jukebox
Raw Audio Music Generation
Autonomous Composer035/90Identity exists only on OpenAI website, GitHub, and academic papers. No on-chain presence. Research artifact with no portable digital identity.
50Tay
The Chatbot That Learned Too Much
Conversational Agent025/90Deceased agent. Identity exists only in media archives and academic citations. Original Twitter account deleted by Microsoft. No on-chain presence. No portable digital identity.

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