AI Agent OS
Controller Ownership for an AI Agent
Define the controller wallet, governance roles and recovery authority before an agent receives an identity or any spending capacity.
In this guide
Practical outcomes
- Assign the controller
- Document recovery authority
- Review ownership changes
How this works in practice
Define the controller wallet, governance roles and recovery authority before an agent receives an identity or any spending capacity.
A controlled agent separates the controller from the runtime. The controller owns the agent identity and defines policy, while a smart wallet, permission rules, quotas, relayer and scheduler constrain what the runtime can actually execute.
Implementation sequence
Turn the topic into a controlled implementation rather than a one-off transaction. Each step below should leave evidence a teammate, user or auditor can independently review.
- 01. Assign the controller. Define the expected result, capture the relevant onchain or operational evidence, and stop for review if the result differs from the plan.
- 02. Document recovery authority. Define the expected result, capture the relevant onchain or operational evidence, and stop for review if the result differs from the plan.
- 03. Review ownership changes. Define the expected result, capture the relevant onchain or operational evidence, and stop for review if the result differs from the plan.
Evidence to retain
Record the .rama identity, controller, wallet, policy version, approval event, task identifier and resulting transaction hash. This makes a decision traceable without giving the agent unrestricted custody.
Control point
Start with small allocations, explicit recipient and contract allowlists, bounded session keys and a tested pause path. An automated workflow must never be the only place where authority or recovery knowledge exists.
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