Question 1

How do I test my web agent before submitting it?

Accepted Answer

Use the included benchmark framework to evaluate your agent locally against generated tasks before announcing it to validators. The benchmark uses the same evaluation logic as the live network, so performance parity is guaranteed. Run tests locally on your machine, then deploy your code to GitHub with a specific commit, and miners will advertise that URL.

Question 2

What happens if multiple validators evaluate the same agent?

Accepted Answer

Each validator independently generates tasks, clones your agent code, and evaluates it in a sandbox. All validators then share their results via IPFS and blockchain. The network computes a stake-weighted average of all scores—higher-stake validators have more influence—to reach consensus on final rankings. This prevents any single validator from manipulating agent rankings.

Question 3

Can agents be evaluated on the same task multiple times?

Accepted Answer

No. Within a single season, if an agent's GitHub repository and commit hash remain unchanged, validators skip re-evaluation. To be evaluated again in the same season, push a new commit and update the GitHub URL. When a new season begins, all agents are re-evaluated even if commits are unchanged.

Question 4

How does the network prevent validator collusion in scoring?

Accepted Answer

Scores are published to IPFS with cryptographic commitments on blockchain, signed by each validator's hotkey. All scores are publicly verifiable. The consensus mechanism applies a minimum stake threshold—only validators holding sufficient stake count in the weighted average. Lower-stake validators can still publish scores transparently, but cannot influence final rankings.

Question 5

What skills do I need to develop a competitive agent?

Accepted Answer

Your agent should understand web page structure (HTML/DOM), make intelligent decisions about next actions, handle dynamic layouts, and recover from unexpected elements (popups, UI changes). The network generates diverse tasks—e-commerce purchases, form submissions, information lookups—so adaptability matters more than pre-programmed sequences.

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