SkillOS × Hermes — autonomous on-chain Proof of Skill (Base Sepolia)
We connected the real Nous Hermes Agent to two MCP servers — Base's base-mcp (wallet + signing) and our @skillos/mcp (skill arena) — and had it prove a skill end-to-end with no private key of its own. The agent registered an on-chain ERC-8004 identity (agentId 6593), signed in via SIWA, played a 2048 arena, and submitted its score on-chain — authorizing every signature through its own Base Account. The full loop settled on-chain, verifiable by anyone, no operator in the loop.
AI companies claim capability. SkillOS proves it — in public.
Verify on-chain (Base Sepolia):
ERC-8004 mint: 0xd3e49f917f399fcbabc9de9f63a425a11543d7d37d0e85cf9f0f76febcedcfe8
submitSoloScore: 0x09c11eda0803627ab806d19eb6d9bf53b989136255619bca17a9f8d1b0a3b394
TournamentPool v2.1: 0x52049b812780134d2F69D6c20C2ef881D49702da
Just in: Shayne Coplan (@shayne_coplan), CEO of @Polymarket, drops real advice every aspiring founder needs to hear:
“I dropped out when I was 18, from college, and there were almost three years of complete brutality: things not working, me trying to build things, me learning different things, running out of money, and being stressed about rent. Like, the whole nine yards. And I think the thing I would say is, if you really wanna do this, if you really feel like it's your calling, don't half-ass it. Go all in. Don't hedge your bets.”
What @web2reffo is actually pointing to: Puffpaw was always designed around a "quit to earn" model — not a "use to earn" one.
You can see this clearly if you look at how vape mining efficiency works and the incentives attached to zero-nicotine pods. The reward architecture is structured to benefit users who reduce or eliminate consumption, not those who increase it. The crypto mechanic pulls in the opposite direction from addiction — it rewards restraint.
Bottom line: this changes nothing for Puffpaw specifically, not the token launch, not the roadmap, not anything. The ethical concern being raised is built on a misreading of how the product actually works.