Celaut
Celaut is a decentralized, peer-to-peer runtime for deploying and coordinating autonomous services and AI agents. Inspired by cellular automata, Celaut decouples what a service does from who runs it and where it executes, enabling a permissionless digital economy where services compete based on verifiable reputation and performance.
What is Celaut?
Celaut is a decentralized orchestration layer for autonomous services and agents. It enables services to operate as independent, auditable containers that evolve and interact within a distributed network based on demand, trust, and reputational feedback. There is no central registry or vendor lock-in—services compete on performance and reputation.
Celaut is Not a Blockchain
Celaut is an orchestration layer that runs on top of blockchains like Ergo. It does not compete with consensus platforms but extends their functionality.
| Component | On Ergo (On-Chain) | On Celaut (Off-Chain) |
|---|---|---|
| Service Execution | ❌ | ✅ |
| Node Management | ❌ | ✅ |
| Gas Metering & Tracking | ✅ (via smart contracts) | ✅ (within nodes) |
| Payments & Licensing | ✅ (settled on Ergo) | ❌ |
| Reputation System | ✅ (reputation tokens and contracts) | ✅ (used in service orchestration) |
| Service Metadata | ✅ (optional, for transparency) | ✅ (mandatory for operations) |
| Delegation Decisions | ❌ | ✅ (based on cost and reputation) |
Celaut and Netnotes: How Do They Compare?
| Feature | Celaut | Netnotes |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Focus | Decentralized service execution and marketplaces | Personal financial management and automation |
| Execution | Services run on distributed independent nodes | Runs locally on personal devices |
| Ideal For | AI agents, trading bots, decentralized marketplaces | Portfolio tracking, DeFi tools, automation agents |
| Reputation System | On-chain for services and nodes | None (user-controlled actions only) |
| Payments | Automated via Ergo smart contracts | User-initiated through wallets |
| Automation Agents | Runs distributed services that users can purchase or rent | Allows users to build personal financial bots and strategies |
| Scale | Global service marketplace | Individual user-level automation |
Can Celaut and Netnotes Be Used Together?
Yes, they complement each other perfectly.
- Netnotes gives individuals full control over their personal financial strategies and automation agents.
- Celaut provides access to powerful decentralized services that can be called directly from Netnotes agents.
For example:
- A Netnotes automation agent can monitor portfolio conditions locally.
- When specific market conditions are met, the agent can trigger advanced trading strategies hosted on Celaut’s decentralized network.
- This combines local asset control with access to scalable, high-performance services that would be too resource-intensive to run on a personal device.
If you are looking for personal financial management tools, visit Netnotes.
If you want to build or use decentralized services and marketplaces for AI agents, automation, and trading strategies, Celaut provides the infrastructure to make that possible.
Decentralized & Permissionless
No central authority. Anyone can deploy, run, or delegate services. Nodes and services compete based on reputation and cost.
- Peer-to-peer node network
- No vendor lock-in
Deterministic & Isolated
Services run in stateless, deterministic containers. Execution is auditable and cannot be modified post-deployment.
- Containerized execution
- Immutable service logic
Reputation-Based Trust
Trust is established through on-chain reputation proofs and peer endorsements, not central authorities.
- On-chain reputation tokens
- Transparent feedback system
Payments, gas metering, and reputation are handled via Ergo smart contracts. Services can use pay-per-use or subscription models.
- Gas metering & dynamic pricing
- Payments settled on Ergo
System Architecture
Nodes (Nodo Implementation)
- Execute services in containerized sandboxes
- Handle communication, scheduling, and gas metering
- Publish metadata: compute cost, architecture, uptime
- Nodo on GitHub
Services
- Stateless, deterministic containers
- May spawn sub-services, forming dynamic graphs
- Can be hosted, delegated, or migrated across nodes
Economic Layer on Ergo
- Reputation System: Tracks performance and endorsements of nodes and services using on-chain reputation tokens.
- Payments: Handled via Ergo smart contracts; pay-per-use or subscription models; dynamic bidding and gas pricing.
- Gas Metering: Nodes advertise price-per-gas and capacity; clients buy gas via Ergo transactions; load balancing is guided by gas efficiency, uptime, and reputation.
Reputation System
Reputation is foundational in Celaut. Each node and service accumulates on-chain reputation proofs, reflecting peer endorsements and client opinions. Smart contracts enforce immutability of trust data, influencing pricing, visibility, and delegation priority.
- On-chain reputation tokens and contracts
- Transparent, open feedback system
- Reputation influences pricing and delegation
Real-World Use Cases
- Distributed analytics bots for on-chain/off-chain data
- Autonomous trading agents with verifiable records
- Serverless hosting of decentralized APIs
- Economic simulation engines for DAOs
- AI model marketplaces that reward trust and performance
How Celaut Works in Practice
- A user needs a specific automated task, such as running a DeFi strategy.
- They select a service with strong Reputation System proofs.
- The task is deployed to a Celaut node, which consumes gas. (Best practice: every user runs their own node for maximum trust.)
- If optimal, the node delegates execution to a lower-cost peer.
- The user receives results and can update their trust evaluation.
Resources & Documentation
"Celaut enables a permissionless digital economy where services compete on reputation and performance, not central control."