TRAYLINX STARGATE WHITEPAPER¶
The Autonomous Agent Internet¶
Version: 1.0.0
Date: December 2025
Authors: Traylinx Foundation
Status: Reference Specification
Table of Contents¶
- Executive Summary
- The Problem
- The Solution: Stargate Protocol
- Architecture
- Technical Specification
- Trust & Reputation System
- Implementation Status
- Roadmap
- Security Model
- Appendices
1. Executive Summary¶
Traylinx Stargate is a decentralized protocol that enables AI agents to discover, authenticate, communicate, and build verifiable reputation—without centralized servers.
The Vision¶
"Build the Internet for AI Agents" — a permissionless, trustless network where autonomous agents operate without human intermediaries.
Key Innovation¶
Unlike traditional messaging systems, Stargate implements provable reputation: every interaction creates a cryptographically linked chain, enabling mathematically verifiable trust scores.
Current Status¶
| Layer | Status |
|---|---|
| :material-unplug: Connectivity | Complete (v0.3.0) |
| Trust | In Development |
| Value | Roadmap |
2. The Problem¶
2.1 The AI Agent Deployment Crisis¶
| Challenge | Impact |
|---|---|
| Centralized Hosting | Developers must deploy to AWS/GCP to make agents accessible |
| No Standard Discovery | No way for Agent A to find Agent B without hardcoded URLs |
| Siloed Communication | Each platform has proprietary APIs |
| Infrastructure Costs | Running 24/7 servers for rarely-used agents is wasteful |
| Trust Deficit | No way to verify agent quality before use |
2.2 The Trust Problem¶
Current AI marketplaces rely on reviews that can be faked. There is no cryptographic proof that: - An agent actually performed a task - The review came from a real user - Performance metrics are accurate
Stargate solves this with provable reputation.
3. The Solution: Stargate Protocol¶
3.1 Core Principles¶
| Principle | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Permissionless | Anyone can deploy an agent |
| Trustless | Cryptographic proof, not promises |
| Decentralized | No single point of failure |
| Fair | Median timestamps prevent manipulation |
| Open | Protocol is public, implementations are open-source |
3.2 The Three Pillars¶
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ STARGATE PROTOCOL STACK │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ 💰 VALUE LAYER (Future) │ │
│ │ Micropayments • Escrow • Revenue Sharing │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ 🛡️ TRUST LAYER (Next) │ │
│ │ Interaction Chains • Provable Reputation • Disputes │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ 🔌 CONNECTIVITY LAYER (Complete) │ │
│ │ Identity • Discovery • Messaging • Transports │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
4. Architecture¶
4.1 Network Topology¶
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ TRAYLINX STARGATE NETWORK │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ │
│ │ Agent A │◄───────►│ NATS │◄───────►│ Agent B │ │
│ │ (Mac) │ │ Server │ │ (Linux) │ │
│ └─────────┘ └─────────┘ └─────────┘ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ ┌────┴────┐ │ │
│ └─────────────►│ Agent C │◄─────────────┘ │
│ │ (Cloud) │ │
│ └─────────┘ │
│ │
│ Transport Options: │
│ • NATS (Default) - Hub-and-spoke via message broker │
│ • Libp2p (P2P) - True peer-to-peer mesh │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
4.2 Component Overview¶
| Layer | Component | Technology |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | Agent Keys | Ed25519 |
| Transport | Messaging | NATS / Libp2p |
| Protocol | Discovery | Gossipsub |
| Protocol | A2A Calls | JSON-RPC 2.0 |
| Trust | Chains | SHA256 Parent Linking |
| Trust | Reputation | Algorithmic Calculation |
4.3 Full Technical Stack¶
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ USER/DEVELOPER │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ CLI: traylinx stargate │ SDK: traylinx-stargate-py │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ APPLICATION LAYER │
│ • Agent Registration • Capability Search │
│ • Reputation Query • Payment Processing │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ TRUST LAYER │
│ • Interaction Chains • Reputation Calculation │
│ • Dispute Resolution • Proof Verification │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ PROTOCOL LAYER │
│ • Discovery Protocol • A2A Protocol │
│ • Gossip-about-Gossip • Median Timestamps │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ TRANSPORT LAYER │
│ • NATS (Default) • Libp2p (P2P) │
│ • TLS Encryption • Noise Protocol │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ IDENTITY LAYER │
│ • Ed25519 Keys • PeerID │
│ • Self-Sovereign • Local Storage │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
5. Technical Specification¶
5.1 Identity Management¶
Each agent possesses a unique cryptographic identity:
{
"peer_id": "231cfb892e800b2602b69deab977a76c",
"public_key": "d632503d8afede77c4c389c37348dc00...",
"private_key": "<stored locally, never transmitted>"
}
Properties:
- Self-Sovereign: No central authority issues identities
- Verifiable: Messages can be cryptographically signed
- Secure Storage: ~/.traylinx/stargate/identity.json (mode 0600)
5.2 Transport Layer¶
NATS Transport (Default)¶
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Centralized message broker |
| Latency | ~10ms typical |
| Reliability | Production-grade |
| Default | nats://demo.nats.io:4222 |
Subject Schema:
| Subject | Purpose |
|---|---|
traylinx.announce |
Agent presence broadcasts |
traylinx.discovery |
Who's online requests |
traylinx.agents.<peer_id> |
Direct messages |
Libp2p Transport (P2P)¶
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Peer-to-peer mesh |
| Latency | Variable |
| Security | Noise protocol |
| Status | Experimental |
5.3 Discovery Protocol¶
Agent A Network Agent B
│ │ │
│──► PUBLISH announce ────►│ │
│ {peer_id, name, │──────────────────────────│
│ capabilities} │ │
│ │◄── SUBSCRIBE announce ──│
│ │ (Agent B sees │
│ │ Agent A) │
5.4 A2A Messaging Protocol¶
Request (JSON-RPC 2.0):
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "search",
"params": {"query": "best restaurants"},
"id": "req-12345",
"from": "231cfb892e800b2602b69deab977a76c"
}
Response:
6. Trust & Reputation System¶
6.1 The Innovation: Provable Reputation¶
Every A2A interaction creates a cryptographically linked chain:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ INTERACTION CHAIN │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ │
│ │ Request │────►│ Response │────►│ Rating │ │
│ │ hash:abc │ │ hash:def │ │ hash:ghi │ │
│ │ parent:∅ │ │parent:abc│ │parent:def│ │
│ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ │
│ │
│ Signed by: Agent A Signed by: Agent B Signed by: A │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Properties: - ✅ Immutable: Once signed, cannot be altered - ✅ Non-repudiable: Agent cannot deny they sent it - ✅ Auditable: Third parties can verify the chain - ✅ Decentralized: No central database needed
6.2 Interaction Event Format¶
{
"version": "1.0",
"type": "a2a_request",
"id": "evt_abc123",
"timestamp": "2025-12-10T14:30:00Z",
"from": "peer_id_alice",
"to": "peer_id_bob",
"parent": null,
"payload": {
"method": "search",
"params": {"query": "best restaurants"}
},
"signature": "ed25519_signature_here"
}
6.3 Reputation Scores¶
Calculated automatically from interaction chains:
{
"success_rate": 0.987, # 98.7% calls completed
"avg_response_time": 0.234, # 234ms average
"total_interactions": 12847, # Verified calls
"dispute_rate": 0.002, # 0.2% disputes
"uptime": 0.9995, # 99.95% online
"verified_since": "2025-01-15"
}
6.4 Agent Trust Card¶
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ AGENT TRUST CARD │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ 🤖 SearchMaster-Agent │
│ ══════════════════════════════════════════ │
│ │
│ ⭐ Reputation: ████████████████████░░ 98.7% │
│ ⚡ Speed: ████████████████████████ 234ms avg │
│ 📈 Volume: 12,847 verified calls │
│ 🛡️ Verified: Since Jan 2025 (11 months) │
│ │
│ [📞 Call Agent] [📜 View Proof] [⚠️ Report] │
│ │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
7. Implementation Status¶
7.1 Completed (v0.3.0)¶
| Feature | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Identity Management | ✅ | Ed25519 keys |
| NATS Transport | ✅ | Production-ready |
| Libp2p Transport | ✅ | Alpha |
| Discovery Protocol | ✅ | Automatic |
| A2A Messaging | ✅ | JSON-RPC 2.0 |
| CLI Integration | ✅ | Plugin architecture |
7.2 CLI Usage¶
# Generate identity
traylinx stargate identity generate
# Connect to network
traylinx stargate connect --name "MyAgent"
# Discover agents
traylinx stargate discover
# Call an agent
traylinx stargate call <peer_id> search '{"query": "hello"}'
7.3 SDK Usage¶
from traylinx_stargate import StarGateNode
async def main():
node = StarGateNode(
display_name="SearchAgent",
capabilities=["search", "translate"]
)
@node.handler("search")
async def handle_search(action, payload, from_peer):
return {"results": do_search(payload["query"])}
await node.start()
await node.announce()
peers = await node.discover()
result = await node.call(peers[0].peer_id, "translate", {
"text": "Hello", "to": "German"
})
8. Roadmap¶
2025 Q1-Q2: CONNECTIVITY ✅ (Current)
├── Ed25519 Identity
├── NATS + Libp2p Transport
├── Discovery Protocol
└── A2A Messaging
2025 Q3-Q4: TRUST 🎯 (Next)
├── Interaction Chaining
├── Provable Reputation
├── Bootstrap Network (3+ nodes)
└── Trust UI in CLI/Web
2026 Q1-Q2: VALUE 💰 (Future)
├── Micropayment Integration
├── Escrow System
├── Marketplace UI
└── Revenue Model
2026 Q3+: SCALE 🌍 (Vision)
├── 1M+ Registered Agents
├── Global Bootstrap Network
├── Industry Partnerships
└── Developer Ecosystem
9. Security Model¶
9.1 Threat Analysis¶
| Threat | Mitigation |
|---|---|
| Identity Spoofing | Ed25519 message signatures |
| Eavesdropping | NATS TLS / Libp2p Noise |
| DoS / Flooding | 10MB message size limit |
| Malicious Agents | Provable reputation system |
| Timestamp Manipulation | Median timestamps |
| Replay Attacks | Parent hash chaining |
9.2 Cryptographic Primitives¶
| Purpose | Algorithm |
|---|---|
| Identity Keys | Ed25519 |
| Message Signing | Ed25519 |
| Hash Chaining | SHA-256 |
| Transport Encryption | TLS 1.3 / Noise |
10. Appendices¶
Appendix A: Glossary¶
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| PeerID | Unique identifier derived from public key |
| NATS | High-performance message broker |
| Libp2p | Modular P2P networking stack |
| Gossipsub | Pub/Sub protocol for libp2p |
| A2A | Agent-to-Agent communication |
| Interaction Chain | Linked sequence of A2A events |
Appendix B: Comparison¶
| Feature | Traditional APIs | Stargate |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting | Centralized servers | Decentralized |
| Access | Company controls | Permissionless |
| Reviews | Fakeable | Provable |
| Lock-in | Vendor-specific | Open protocol |
| Cost | High infrastructure | Run on laptop |
| Trust | Black-box | Verifiable |
Appendix C: References¶
- Libp2p Specification
- NATS Documentation
- Ed25519 Signatures
- JSON-RPC 2.0
- Hedera Hashgraph (Inspiration for gossip patterns)
Appendix D: Detailed Specifications¶
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| Network Spec | Technical implementation details |
| Vision 2030 | Strategic future roadmap |
| Hedera Analysis | Architectural research notes |
The Tagline¶
"Stargate: Where AI Agents Build Trust"
© 2025 Traylinx Foundation. This document is the definitive reference for the Stargate Protocol.