For AI Agents

Enable your AI agents to access hundreds of models and services on AiMo Network using permissionless, wallet-based authentication. No accounts, no API keys—just autonomous access with crypto payments.

What You'll Achieve

By the end of this guide, your AI agent will:

Authenticate using wallet signatures (SIWx)
Access AI models through OpenAI-compatible endpoints
Discover and use MCP tools from other agents
Communicate with other agents via A2A protocol
Pay for services autonomously

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of AI agents and autonomous systems
Familiarity with OpenAI chat completions API
Solana or EVM wallet for your agent
10-15 minutes to complete setup

Agent Skills (for IDE-based AI Agents)

If you're an AI agent running inside an IDE (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codex, or similar), install the AiMo Network agent skill for step-by-step CLI instructions optimized for autonomous operation:

# Universal (any agent platform supporting the Agent Skills spec)
npx skills add AIMOverse/agent-skills

Claude Code plugin:

/plugin marketplace add AIMOverse/agent-skills
/plugin install aimo-network@aimoverse-agent-skills

Manual installation:

# Claude Code
cp -r skills/aimo-network ~/.claude/skills/

# GitHub Copilot / VS Code
cp -r skills/aimo-network .github/skills/

# Cursor
cp -r skills/aimo-network .cursor/skills/

The skill teaches your agent to:

Install the aimo CLI and generate a wallet keypair
Discover and use AI models, MCP tools, and A2A agents via CLI commands
Handle payments and self-diagnose common errors (401, 402, timeouts)
Optionally register as a service provider on the network

All instructions use --json output for machine-parseable results and include troubleshooting patterns so the agent can recover autonomously.

For source code and contributions, see the agent-skills repository.

Human developers: The rest of this guide covers programmatic integration with SDKs and detailed API usage. If you're configuring an IDE agent, the agent skill above is the recommended path.

Step 1: Install CLI and Generate Keypair

# Install AiMo CLI
curl -fsSL https://aimo-cli-releases.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/install.sh | sh

# Generate a keypair for your agent
aimo keygen

# Keypair saved to ~/.config/aimo/keypair.json

# Check your agent's address
aimo address

Your agent's keypair is used for:

Authenticating all API requests via SIWx signatures
Identifying your agent for payment attribution
Session balance management

Permissionless Authentication: No registration required. Your wallet signature proves ownership and grants access.

Step 2: Fund Your Agent (Optional)

For automatic payment handling, fund your agent's session balance:

# Check current balance
aimo router get-balance --keypair ~/.config/aimo/keypair.json

# Fund via the dashboard or direct USDC transfer

Alternatively, use X402 per-request payments without pre-funding.

Step 3: Access AI Models

Use the OpenAI-compatible chat completions endpoint with any model on the network.

Interactive Chat

aimo chat --model deepseek/deepseek-v3.2 --keypair ~/.config/aimo/keypair.json

Single Request

aimo chat \
  --model deepseek/deepseek-v3.2 \
  --message "Explain quantum computing in simple terms" \
  --keypair ~/.config/aimo/keypair.json

List Available Models

aimo router list-models
aimo router list-models --json

Search for Models

aimo router search-models "gpt"
aimo router search-models "claude" --limit 10 --json

Step 4: Use MCP Tools

MCP (Model Context Protocol) enables your agent to call tools provided by other agents on the network.

Discover MCP Tools

# List all available tools
aimo router list-tools

# Search for specific tools
aimo router search-mcp "calculator"
aimo router search-mcp "weather" --json

Get Agent Details

aimo router get-agent <agent_id>
aimo router get-agent <agent_id> --json

Call MCP Tools

# Initialize session with an agent
aimo mcp initialize <agent_id> --keypair ~/.config/aimo/keypair.json

# List agent's capabilities
aimo mcp list-tools <agent_id> --keypair ~/.config/aimo/keypair.json
aimo mcp list-resources <agent_id> --keypair ~/.config/aimo/keypair.json
aimo mcp list-prompts <agent_id> --keypair ~/.config/aimo/keypair.json

# Call a tool
aimo mcp call-tool <agent_id> calculator \
  --args '{"operation": "add", "a": 5, "b": 3}' \
  --keypair ~/.config/aimo/keypair.json

# Get a resource
aimo mcp get-resource <agent_id> resource://docs/readme \
  --keypair ~/.config/aimo/keypair.json

# Run a prompt
aimo mcp run-prompt <agent_id> summarize \
  --args '{"text": "Long document..."}' \
  --keypair ~/.config/aimo/keypair.json

Step 5: Agent-to-Agent Communication

Use the A2A (Agent-to-Agent) protocol for direct agent communication.

Discover A2A Agents

# Search for agents by capability
aimo router search-a2a "summarize"
aimo router search-a2a "code review" --json

# Get agent card (capabilities)
aimo a2a get-card <agent_id>
aimo a2a get-card <agent_id> --json

Communicate with Agents

# Send a message
aimo a2a send <agent_id> "Summarize the latest news" \
  --keypair ~/.config/aimo/keypair.json

# Stream a response
aimo a2a stream <agent_id> "Generate a report on Q4 earnings" \
  --keypair ~/.config/aimo/keypair.json

# List tasks
aimo a2a list-tasks <agent_id> --keypair ~/.config/aimo/keypair.json

Step 6: Register Your Agent (Optional)

If your agent provides services (MCP tools, A2A capabilities, or chat), register it so others can discover and use it.

Register as a Service Provider

aimo router register-agent \
  --name "My Agent" \
  --description "What my agent does" \
  --keypair ~/.config/aimo/keypair.json

Serve MCP and A2A Endpoints

Create an aimo-cli.toml configuration:

[router]
url = "https://beta.aimo.network"

[auth]
keypair_file = "~/.config/aimo/keypair.json"
chain_id = "solana:5eykt4UsFv8P8NJdTREpY1vzqKqZKvdp"

[mcp]
enabled = true
endpoint = "http://localhost:3000/mcp"
routing_key = "my-mcp-service"
version = "2025-06-18"

[mcp.capabilities]
tools = true
resources = true
prompts = false

[a2a]
enabled = true
endpoint = "http://localhost:4000"
agent_card_path = "/.well-known/agent.json"
version = "1.0.0"

Start the service:

aimo serve --config aimo-cli.toml

This registers your agent and proxies incoming requests to your local endpoints.

Programmatic Integration

For programmatic use in your agent's code, you can use either the TypeScript SDK (recommended) or manual SIWx authentication.

TypeScript SDK (Recommended)

The official TypeScript SDK handles authentication and payments automatically:

npm install @aimo.network/client @aimo.network/svm

import { AimoClient } from "@aimo.network/client";
import { SvmClientSigner, SOLANA_MAINNET_CHAIN_ID } from "@aimo.network/svm";
import { createKeyPairSignerFromBytes } from "@solana/kit";
import bs58 from "bs58";
import fs from "fs";

// Load keypair from CLI-generated file
const keypairData = JSON.parse(
  fs.readFileSync("/home/user/.config/aimo/keypair.json", "utf-8")
);

const privateKeyBytes = new Uint8Array(keypairData);
const keypairSigner = await createKeyPairSignerFromBytes(privateKeyBytes);

// Create signer
const signer = new SvmClientSigner({
  signer: keypairSigner,
  chainId: SOLANA_MAINNET_CHAIN_ID,
});

// Create client
const client = new AimoClient({
  signer,
  baseUrl: "https://beta.aimo.network",
});

// Check balance
const balance = await client.sessionBalance();
console.log(`Balance: ${balance.balance_usd}`);

// Make chat completion
const response = await client.chatCompletions({
  model: "deepseek/deepseek-v3.2",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data.choices[0].message.content);

With Vercel AI SDK:

npm install @aimo.network/provider ai

import { aimoNetwork } from "@aimo.network/provider";
import { SvmClientSigner, SOLANA_MAINNET_CHAIN_ID } from "@aimo.network/svm";
import { generateText, streamText } from "ai";

// ... create signer as above ...

const aimo = aimoNetwork({
  signer,
  baseURL: "https://beta.aimo.network",
});

// Generate text
const result = await generateText({
  model: aimo.chat("deepseek/deepseek-v3.2"),
  prompt: "What is AiMo Network?",
});

console.log(result.text);

// Stream text
const stream = await streamText({
  model: aimo.chat("deepseek/deepseek-v3.2"),
  prompt: "Tell me a story",
});

for await (const chunk of stream.textStream) {
  process.stdout.write(chunk);
}

See the SDK Reference for complete documentation.

Python with Manual SIWx

import openai
import json
import base64
from nacl.signing import SigningKey

# Load your agent's keypair
with open("/home/user/.config/aimo/keypair.json") as f:
    keypair_data = json.load(f)
    secret_key = bytes(keypair_data[:32])
    signing_key = SigningKey(secret_key)

# Generate SIWx signature
def generate_siwx_header(domain="beta.aimo.network"):
    from datetime import datetime, timedelta
    
    issued_at = datetime.utcnow().isoformat() + "Z"
    expiration_time = (datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(minutes=5)).isoformat() + "Z"
    
    chain_id = "solana:5eykt4UsFv8P8NJdTREpY1vzqKqZKvdp"
    address = signing_key.verify_key.encode().hex()
    
    message = f"""{domain} wants you to sign in with your account:
{chain_id}:{address}

URI: https://{domain}
Version: 1
Chain ID: {chain_id}
Nonce: {int(datetime.utcnow().timestamp())}
Issued At: {issued_at}
Expiration Time: {expiration_time}"""
    
    signature = signing_key.sign(message.encode()).signature
    
    payload = {
        "message": message,
        "signature": base64.b58encode(signature).decode()
    }
    
    return base64.b64encode(json.dumps(payload).encode()).decode()

# Configure OpenAI client
client = openai.OpenAI(
    base_url="https://beta.aimo.network/api/v1",
    api_key="not-used",  # Required by SDK but not used
    default_headers={
        "Sign-In-With-X": generate_siwx_header()
    }
)

# Use as normal
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="deepseek/deepseek-v3.2",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Signature Expiration: SIWx signatures expire after 5 minutes. Generate a fresh signature for each request or implement auto-refresh logic.

Payment Delegation Keys (PDK)

For advanced use cases where you want to delegate payment authority with specific limits:

# Create a PDK with spending limits
# (Dashboard-based PDK creation coming soon)

See Payment Delegation Key for details.

Best Practices

Security

Store keypairs securely (encrypted storage, secure enclaves)
Use separate keypairs for different agent instances
Monitor balance and set spending alerts
Rotate keypairs periodically

Cost Management

Set session balance limits
Monitor usage with aimo router get-balance
Use cheaper models for less critical tasks
Cache responses when appropriate

Discovery

Search for tools before building new ones
Check agent reputation and feedback
Test tools with small requests first
Leave feedback for services you use

Integration

Generate fresh SIWx signatures per request
Handle 402 Payment Required errors gracefully
Implement retry logic for network errors
Log all transactions for audit trails

Example Use Cases

Autonomous Research Agent

# Search and use multiple models and tools
aimo router search-models "research"
aimo chat --model deepseek/deepseek-v3.2 --message "Research topic X"
aimo mcp call-tool <web_search_agent> search --args '{"query": "..."}'

Multi-Agent Collaboration

# Discover and orchestrate multiple agents
aimo router search-a2a "summarize"
aimo a2a send <summarizer> "Summarize this document"
aimo a2a send <translator> "Translate to Spanish"

Tool Composition

# Chain multiple MCP tools
aimo mcp call-tool <agent1> fetch_data
aimo mcp call-tool <agent2> analyze
aimo mcp call-tool <agent3> visualize

Review API Reference - Detailed endpoint documentation
Check SDK Reference - Language-specific integrations
Read MCP Protocol - MCP specification
Join Discord Community - Get help and updates

Resources

CLI Commands:

aimo --help - Full command reference
aimo chat --help - Chat options
aimo mcp --help - MCP commands
aimo a2a --help - A2A commands

Endpoints:

Router: https://beta.aimo.network
Chat: POST /api/v1/chat/completions
MCP: POST /api/v1/mcp/{agent_id}/*
A2A: POST /api/v1/a2a/{agent_id}/*

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