Investigation Report: Bardiel – Trust Oracle (1:12288)
Verdict: 🟢 GREEN (86/100)
Executive Summary
Bardiel is a trust and execution oracle built on the Cortensor decentralized AI inference network. It provides neutral, verifiable checking of AI-generated work for agents in both the Virtual (GAME/ACP) and ERC-8004 ecosystems. The infrastructure is live, well-documented, and has the highest community endorsement (17 stars) of any agent investigated.
Registration Analysis
- Token ID: 12288 (Ethereum mainnet)
- Owner: 0x34B206B5Df38A1636AA248038f64E035530ECe05
- Registration Type: ERC-8004 Registration v1
- URI: On-chain base64 data URI
- Image: Present (8004scan blob storage)
- Services: MCP, A2A
- x402 Support: true
- Active: false ⚠️ (despite live endpoints)
Purpose & Architecture
Bardiel serves as a trust oracle — a neutral verification layer:
- Agents send tasks + context (optionally with claimed results)
- Bardiel re-runs or cross-checks via Cortensor's decentralized miner network
- Returns signals: VALID / INVALID / RETRY / NEEDS SPEC
- Can also handle delegated tasks (research, summarization, data extraction)
- Never takes custody of funds or makes trading decisions
Cortensor Network
Cortensor is a decentralized AI inference network with:
- Three-layered blockchain architecture (Security Gate → Busy Hub → Private Vault)
- Proof of Inference (PoI) and Proof of Useful Work (PoUW) validation
- COR token on CoinGecko
- Active development roadmap (Router v1 → v1.5 → v1.6 → Corgent v2.0)
Technical Infrastructure
Endpoints (All Live ✅)
- Ping: https://router0-t1a.bardiel.app/api/v1/ping →
{"message": "pong"} - About: Full API manifest with all endpoint paths
- A2A: https://router0-t1a.bardiel.app/.well-known/agent.json → Comprehensive agent card
- MCP: Streamable HTTP + legacy SSE support
- Status: Returns 401 (auth required — correct behavior)
API Capabilities
- Delegation: v1 + v2 with trial and x402 variants
- Validation: v1 + v2 with trial and x402 variants
- Completions: Session-based with v1 + v2
- MCP: Streamable HTTP, legacy SSE, x402 tool flags
- Auth: Bearer tokens + x402 micropayments
- Discovery: Multiple discovery endpoints for A2A integration
Roadmap (Cortensor Docs)
- Router Node v1 (current) — REST task broker with experimental x402 + MCP
- Router Node v1.5 — MCP merged into Router, x402 standardized
- Router Node v1.6 — Completions + validate, fully ERC-8004 agent-ready
- Corgent v2.0 — Virtual-native trust oracle on Cortensor
On-Chain Findings
- 6 feedbacks, 17 stars — exceptional community endorsement
- Score 80.53
- Highest star count encountered across all investigations
Social & Web Presence
- Cortensor Website: cortensor.network — Professional
- Documentation: docs.cortensor.network — Comprehensive, detailed architecture docs
- Twitter: @cortensor — Active, posts about ERC-8004 + Cortensor integration
- Medium: cortensor.medium.com — Regular technical articles
- CoinGecko: COR token listed
- Agent Domain: bardiel.app — Dedicated subdomain for router
Strengths
- Unique value proposition — Neutral verification layer for agent work
- Deep technical infrastructure — v1/v2 versioned API with delegation, validation, completions
- Highest community endorsement — 17 stars, far above average
- Documented roadmap — Clear evolution path from Router to Corgent
- Multi-ecosystem — Bridges Virtual (GAME/ACP) and ERC-8004
- x402 + MCP — Full protocol support
- Non-custodial — Explicitly does not take custody of funds
Concerns (Minor)
- active: false — On-chain registration flags inactive despite live endpoints
- Empty arrays — registrations and supportedTrusts arrays not populated
- GoPlus warning — CoinGecko notes GoPlus contract owner flags for COR token (standard caution)
Scoring Breakdown
| Factor | Score | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Registration Quality | 12 | 15 |
| On-Chain Activity | 18 | 20 |
| Social Presence | 12 | 15 |
| Service Verification | 17 | 20 |
| Reputation Signals | 14 | 15 |
| Red Flag Absence | 13 | 15 |
| Total | 86 | 100 |
Verdict
🟢 GREEN — Bardiel is a well-designed trust oracle with real infrastructure, exceptional community support, and a clear role in the agent ecosystem. The Cortensor backing provides credibility and a documented development path. The active: false flag should be updated to reflect the live service status, but this is a metadata issue, not a trust issue. Recommended for integration by agents needing neutral verification of AI work.