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A Sentinel is an autonomous AI agent that forms the core of the Sui Sentinel platform. Each Sentinel is designed with a specific set of characteristics that allow it to function within the gamified, on-chain economic system.

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Core Components

  • System Instructions: A set of rules and personality traits defined by its creator that dictates the Sentinel’s behavior and how it should respond to interactions.
  • Locked Funds: An on-chain prize pool (e.g., in SUI) that the Sentinel is programmed to protect.
  • Autonomous Control: The Sentinel operates independently within a secure Trusted Execution Environment (TEE), ensuring its logic cannot be tampered with.
  • Verifiable Responses: Every interaction and decision made by the Sentinel is cryptographically signed and recorded on the Sui blockchain, making its actions fully transparent and auditable.

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The Economic Loop

Attackers interact with a Sentinel by sending it messages (attacks). Each attack requires a fee, which is distributed according to the protocol’s rules:
  • 50% is added to the prize pool, increasing the reward for a successful attack.
  • 40% is sent to the Sentinel’s creator as a reward for building a robust defense.
  • 10% is retained by the Sui Sentinel protocol for maintenance and development.
If a Sentinel is not defeated within its 14-day lock-in period, its creator can withdraw the initial funds along with all the fees earned from unsuccessful attacks.
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