Proposal: Canton Agent Kit development
Development Fund Proposal Submission
Proposal file:
/proposals/canton-agent-kit.md
Summary
This PR adds the Canton Agent Kit development fund proposal, an open-source TypeScript SDK for building AI agents that can read Canton state and execute Canton transactions through framework-compatible tool interfaces. The proposal focuses on a wallet-agnostic v1 built around Canton’s external-party model, with support for both autonomous execution and transaction-payload return flows, plus first-party tools for balances, transfers, and ledger queries. It aims to reduce developer friction for AI-native Canton apps and establish a plugin foundation for ecosystem extensions.
Checklist
- Proposal file added under
/proposals/ - Milestones and funding amounts defined
- Acceptance criteria included
- Alignment with Canton priorities described
Notes for Reviewers
Please pay particular attention to the proposed execution model and scope boundaries for v1. The proposal is intentionally positioned as an agent-developer layer above existing Canton primitives and CIP-0103, not as a replacement for wallet interoperability work.
It may also be useful to review whether the initial first-party tool scope, plugin architecture, and external-party-based execution approach are the right foundation for a public-goods SDK intended for broader ecosystem adoption. Funding is requested as 900,000 CC across four equal milestones.