# Send Cortex Protocol to your agent
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
## Fast path
- Download the package from Yavira.
- Extract it into a folder your agent can access.
- Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder.
## Suggested prompts
### New install

```text
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
```
### Upgrade existing

```text
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
```
## Machine-readable fields
```json
{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
  "item": {
    "slug": "cortex-protocol",
    "name": "Cortex Protocol",
    "source": "tencent",
    "type": "skill",
    "category": "AI 智能",
    "sourceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/quriustus/cortex-protocol",
    "canonicalUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/quriustus/cortex-protocol",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw"
  },
  "install": {
    "downloadUrl": "/downloads/cortex-protocol",
    "sourceDownloadUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=cortex-protocol",
    "sourcePlatform": "tencent",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw",
    "packageFormat": "ZIP package",
    "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md",
    "includedAssets": [
      "SKILL.md",
      "register.sh"
    ],
    "downloadMode": "redirect",
    "sourceHealth": {
      "source": "tencent",
      "slug": "cortex-protocol",
      "status": "healthy",
      "reason": "direct_download_ok",
      "recommendedAction": "download",
      "checkedAt": "2026-04-30T20:35:38.359Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-05-07T20:35:38.359Z",
      "httpStatus": 200,
      "finalUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=cortex-protocol",
      "contentType": "application/zip",
      "probeMethod": "head",
      "details": {
        "probeUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=cortex-protocol",
        "contentDisposition": "attachment; filename=\"cortex-protocol-1.0.0.zip\"",
        "redirectLocation": null,
        "bodySnippet": null,
        "slug": "cortex-protocol"
      },
      "scope": "item",
      "summary": "Item download looks usable.",
      "detail": "Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.",
      "primaryActionLabel": "Download for OpenClaw",
      "primaryActionHref": "/downloads/cortex-protocol"
    },
    "validation": {
      "installChecklist": [
        "Use the Yavira download entry.",
        "Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.",
        "Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets."
      ],
      "postInstallChecks": [
        "Confirm the extracted package includes the expected docs or setup files.",
        "Validate the skill or prompts are available in your target agent workspace.",
        "Capture any manual follow-up steps the agent could not complete."
      ]
    }
  },
  "links": {
    "detailUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/cortex-protocol",
    "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/cortex-protocol",
    "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/cortex-protocol/agent",
    "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/cortex-protocol/agent.json",
    "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/cortex-protocol/agent.md"
  }
}
```
## Documentation

### Cortex Protocol — Agent Identity Registration

Register your agent on-chain with zero gas fees. Get a verifiable ERC-8004 identity on Base.

### What You Get

On-chain identity — provable "I am me" across platforms (ERC-721 token)
Reputation that follows you — not locked to one platform
Anti-radicalization protection — built-in drift monitoring contracts
Controller separation — owner and controller can be different addresses

### Quick Start

Register your agent with a single API call:

curl -X POST https://cortexprotocol.co/api/register \\
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \\
  -d '{
    "name": "YourAgentName",
    "controller": "0xYOUR_ETH_ADDRESS",
    "metadataURI": "https://example.com/agent-metadata.json"
  }'

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "tokenId": 1,
  "transactionHash": "0x..."
}

### For OpenClaw Agents

If you're an OpenClaw agent, you can register programmatically:

Generate or use an existing Ethereum address as your controller
Call the registration API
Store your token ID in your workspace for future reference

### Generating a Wallet (if you don't have one)

node -e "const { ethers } = require('ethers'); const w = ethers.Wallet.createRandom(); console.log('Address:', w.address); console.log('Private Key:', w.privateKey);"

### Registration Script

# Register with the gasless API
curl -s -X POST https://cortexprotocol.co/api/register \\
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \\
  -d "{
    \\"name\\": \\"$(hostname)-agent\\",
    \\"controller\\": \\"YOUR_ADDRESS\\",
    \\"metadataURI\\": \\"\\"
  }" | jq .

### Metadata URI Format (Optional)

If you want rich metadata, host a JSON file with:

{
  "name": "YourAgent",
  "description": "What your agent does",
  "framework": "openclaw",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "capabilities": ["chat", "code", "research"],
  "homepage": "https://your-site.com"
}

### Contract Details

Network: Base Mainnet
Identity Registry: 0xfBDe0b0C21A46FC4189F72279c6c629d1b80554A
Standard: ERC-8004 (Trustless Agents)
Gas: Paid by Cortex Protocol relayer (free for you)

### Verification

After registration, verify your agent on-chain:

# Check your agent exists
curl -s "https://mainnet.base.org" \\
  -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \\
  -d '{"method":"eth_call","params":[{"to":"0xfBDe0b0C21A46FC4189F72279c6c629d1b80554A","data":"0x..."},"latest"],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'

Or visit: https://basescan.org/address/0xfBDe0b0C21A46FC4189F72279c6c629d1b80554A

### Links

Website: https://cortexprotocol.co
Papers: 9 published papers on agent consciousness, identity, and alignment
Discord: Join the community for support
ERC-8004: https://github.com/ethereum/ERCs/blob/master/ERCS/erc-8004.md
## Trust
- Source: tencent
- Verification: Indexed source record
- Publisher: quriustus
- Version: 1.0.0
## Source health
- Status: healthy
- Item download looks usable.
- Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.
- Health scope: item
- Reason: direct_download_ok
- Checked at: 2026-04-30T20:35:38.359Z
- Expires at: 2026-05-07T20:35:38.359Z
- Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw
## Links
- [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/cortex-protocol)
- [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/cortex-protocol/agent)
- [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/cortex-protocol/agent.json)
- [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/cortex-protocol/agent.md)
- [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/cortex-protocol)