We’re excited to announce that Zeru has been accepted into the Sentient Builder Program, joining a cohort of pioneering projects redefining the role of AI agents in Web3.

As part of the program, we’re deploying the zScore Agent—a modular, behavior-based AI reputation agent designed to answer the most critical question in the age of autonomous apps:

“Can I trust this wallet?”

Why Reputation Needs Agents

In the emerging world of autonomous economic agents, verifiability is everything. We’re entering an era where bots:

• Trade for us

• Vote for us

• Submit job applications

• Qualify for airdrops

• Apply for loans

And they do all of this on our behalf.

But without verifiable, behavior-based reputation, there’s no way to know whether they’re operating in good faith—or simply gaming the system.

Meet the zScore Agent

The zScore Agent is Zeru’s flagship deployment on Sentient—a trust engine that uses:

• Large Language Models (LLMs) to explain and contextualize scores

• The CoALA Framework to modularize computation per use case

Our model analyzes 50+ onchain features to compute dynamic zScores across use cases like:

• Airdrop eligibility

• Under-collateralized lending

• DAO governance

• Employment verification

And the best part? It works in real time, generating sub-second scores through Sentient’s agent API.

Sentient + Zeru: A New Trust Layer

By integrating with Sentient’s framework, the zScore Agent becomes:

• Composable: Any other agent can query reputation in their workflow

• Explainable: Scores come with rationale, not just numbers

• Secure: Backed by $2.5B+ restaked economic security via EigenLayer AVS

Use case:

Imagine a DAO’s treasury agent checking the zScore of a grant applicant before releasing funds.

Or an airdrop distribution bot only sending tokens to wallets that pass reputation filters.

With these developments, trust becomes machine-verifiable—and reputation becomes programmable.

What’s Next

As part of the builder program, we’ll be:

• Hosting zScore initially, then leveraging to Sentient infra

• Building specialized agents: credit agents, hiring agents, and DAO tooling agents

• Working closely with the Sentient team on testnet deployments and composability demos

This is just the beginning.

The future of AI x Crypto is agentic. And reputation is how we keep it human-aligned.

Ready to build on top of trust?

Starting by checking your zScore now, then subscribe to our Mirror, follow Zeru on X, join the Discord or Telegram to chat with the team about how you can integrate zScore, and to find out when you can mint your zClaim NFT and join the movement!