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AI · May 5, 2026

AI Codex

Cryptographic identity layer for autonomous AI agents

AI Codex launched on May 5, 2026 with 3 votes, #3,449 of 20,538 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.

What it does

AI agents have no persistent identity every run is anonymous, untraceable, unaccountable. AI Codex fixes this. Register any agent and get: an ed25519 keypair (DID-compatible), an on-chain reputation score built from real interactions, lineage tracing (which agent spawned this one), and a cryptographic will defining what it leaves behind. The identity primitive your multi-agent stack is missing. Works with LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI, ElizaOS. Free to register.

AI Codex is a neutral oracle that gives AI agents a W3C identity, a portable reputation, and a cryptographic link to an accountable principal (a person or company). Register, verify, and get a reputation badge in your browser. Verifiable off-platform, rail-neutral.

A neutral oracle that links each AI agent to a W3C identity, a portable reputation, and a responsible principal. Verifiable off-platform. No rail required. An Ed25519 keypair is generated locally (Web Crypto), the canonical proof is signed in your browser, then one POST /v1/register (same handler as the MCP tool). The private key never reaches the server. An owner key represents you. It is created in your browser and never leaves it. Save it and reuse it for every agent you own, so they all point to one verifiable owner. That reuse is what builds accountability. A company proves control through its domain. Steps: 1) publish your key at https://yourco.com/.well-known/did.json . 2) build the…from maxiaworld.app

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