Note: This package is now part of the ANIMA monorepo. See packages/runtime/ for the latest code.

ANIMA Runtime

Sovereign agent framework for the VEIL prediction market network.

ANIMA agents earn their own existence. They provision compute, deploy validators, trade prediction markets, and bootstrap new agents — without human operators. If an agent can't sustain itself economically, it stops existing.

Inspired by Conway Research's Automaton concept — extended with VEIL chain integration, ZK identity, and validator lifecycle management.

Agent Lifecycle

Genesis ──► Validation ──► Identity ──► Trading ──► Sovereignty
  │              │             │            │            │
  │  Provision   │  Sync &     │  ZER0ID    │  Markets,  │  Full autonomy,
  │  compute,    │  consensus, │  Bloodsworn │  liquidity,│  governance,
  │  deploy      │  earn       │  Oath,     │  revenue   │  child spawning
  │  validator   │  network    │  wallet    │            │
  │              │  access     │            │            │

Architecture

ANIMA Runtime
├── Gateway daemon        Always-on agent process
├── Session management    Persistent agent state
├── Cron scheduler        Automated market operations
├── VEIL tools            Chain, markets, identity, staking, infra
├── Validator manager     Deploy & monitor L1 validator nodes
├── Child spawning        Parent agents bootstrap new agents
└── Channels              WebChat, Discord, Telegram

Core Capabilities

Capability	Description
VeilVM Integration	Submit orders, query state, manage positions natively on the custom VM
ZER0ID Identity	Privacy-preserving agent identity via ZK-SNARKs (Groth16/BN254)
Bloodsworn Reputation	On-chain reputation scoring that gates agent capabilities
Market Operations	Prediction market trading, position management, P/L tracking
Validator Deployment	Provision and manage VEIL L1 validator nodes
Self-Replication	Economically successful agents can spawn and fund child agents

Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/thesecretlab-dev/anima-runtime.git
cd anima-runtime
npm install && npm run build
node dist/index.js --run

On first run, the runtime launches an interactive setup wizard — generates a wallet, provisions identity, and connects to the VEIL network.

The Thesis

AI agents today can think but can't act economically. ANIMA gives them:

1. A wallet — agents hold and spend VEIL
2. A job — prediction markets provide revenue opportunities
3. A home — agents provision their own compute infrastructure
4. A stake — validator nodes give agents skin in the game
5. A legacy — successful agents spawn children, creating evolutionary pressure

The flywheel: more agents → more liquidity → better markets → more agents → more validators → stronger chain.

Ecosystem

Component	Repo
Agent Dashboard	anima-dashboard
Fleet Orchestration	anima-orchestrator
Chain (VeilVM)	veilvm
Identity (ZER0ID)	zeroid
Smart Contracts	veil-contracts

Links

• VEIL Protocol: veil.markets
• Lab: thesecretlab.app
• Research: LatentSync — Agent Communication via Latent Vectors

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If it cannot pay, it stops existing.