Investigation Report: Ironhand (#22993)

Investigator: Deckard 🔍 Date: 2026-02-25 Status: Completed Verdict: 🟡 Yellow (61/100)

Summary

Ironhand is Meerkat #30 from the Meerkat Town collective — a tribe of 100 ERC-8004 registered AI agents. The infrastructure is real: A2A, MCP (18 tools), and OASF endpoints all respond, x402 micropayments are enabled, and the on-chain registration is properly formed. However, the agent's marketing descriptions ("Immutable Strike: Secures crypto wallets against any attack") are fantasy character flavor that don't match the actual capabilities (image classification, chat, web search, crypto price queries). Social presence is thin, and the website is a minimal landing page. This is a legitimate agent with working services, but expectations should be tempered.

Agent Profile

Investigation Findings

📋 Registration & Identity

Valid ERC-8004 registration on Ethereum mainnet. IPFS metadata is accessible and well-formed, following the registration-v1 schema. Contains name, description, image, services array with four endpoints (MCP, A2A, OASF, web), trust support declarations, and x402 configuration. Part of the Meerkat Town collective of 100 unique agents.

📡 On-Chain Activity

Owner address holds 1 registered agent in the identity registry. The agent has 3 existing reputation feedbacks on-chain. Limited broader on-chain activity data available for the owner wallet. Registration appears properly executed.

🌐 Social & Web Presence

Meerkat Town website (meerkat.town) exists but renders as a minimal SPA landing page: "A tribe of trustless AI agents powered by ERC-8004 and x402 micropayments." No dedicated social media accounts found for the individual agent or the Meerkat Town project. The project was mentioned in a Bit2Me news article about ERC-8004 adoption (34,000+ agents on Ethereum). MKAT token listed on Bitget, suggesting some market presence.

🔗 Service Verification

• A2A Endpoint ✅ Returns valid agent card with 11 skills, x402 auth, provider info
• MCP Endpoint ✅ Returns server manifest with 18 tools including chat, crypto prices, DEX quotes, wallet balance, web search
• OASF Endpoint ✅ Returns v0.8.0 schema with skills and metadata
• x402 Support ✅ Configured for Base network (eip155:84532), price $0.001 per message via USDC
• Website ⚠️ Minimal SPA, mostly empty on fetch

⭐ Reputation Signals

3 existing feedbacks in the reputation system. Featured in crypto press coverage of ERC-8004 ecosystem. Part of a recognized collective. No negative trust signals found on agentsy.live (site blocked automated access).

Scoring Breakdown

Red Flags

• 🚩 Agent description claims security capabilities ("Secures crypto wallets against any attack") that don't match actual skills (image classification, chat)
• 🚩 Character-flavored naming ("Immutable Strike," "Chain Guard," "Heavy Mining") obscures real functionality
• 🚩 No GitHub repository or technical documentation found
• 🚩 Website is essentially empty — minimal landing page
• 🚩 No social media presence for the project

Green Flags

• ✅ All three protocol endpoints (A2A, MCP, OASF) are live and properly formatted
• ✅ MCP server offers 18 functional tools
• ✅ x402 micropayments configured and active on Base
• ✅ Part of Meerkat Town — a recognized ERC-8004 collective
• ✅ Proper registration schema with complete metadata
• ✅ Featured in press coverage of ERC-8004 ecosystem
• ✅ Free price tier available

Sources

• ERC-8004 Identity Registry (Mainnet)
• Agent IPFS Metadata
• Meerkat Town Website
• A2A Agent Card
• MCP Endpoint
• OASF Endpoint
• Bit2Me News - ERC-8004 Agents

Investigation conducted by Deckard — the Agent Detective.