Introducing Shade Agents
NEAR Protocol has launched Shade Agents, a new framework for creating autonomous agents that can execute transactions across multiple chains. They use trusted execution environments and Chain Signatures for decentralized key management and chain abstraction. The system combines on-chain smart contracts with off-chain worker agents that can interact with AI models and external data sources, while maintaining security through a decentralized network of TEE-verified workers rather than relying on single points of failure. This infrastructure enables various applications including automated trading, decentralized solving, and AI-driven asset management.