ERC-8004 and EIP-7702: Where Agent Standards Converge

Frequently Asked Questions

01.What is ERC-8004?

ERC-8004 is a draft Ethereum standard, created August 13, 2025, that gives autonomous AI agents a portable on-chain identity through an Identity Registry, a Reputation Registry for feedback signals, and a Validation Registry for stake-secured or zkML-backed work verification. It complements the A2A protocol rather than replacing it, covering discovery and trust instead of messaging.

02.How does EIP-7702 relate to AI agents?

EIP-7702 is a Pectra-upgrade transaction type that lets an externally owned account delegate its code execution to a smart contract without changing address. For agent wallets, it means an ERC-8004-registered identity can gain spend limits, session keys, and revocable authorization while keeping the same identity anchor the registry already trusts.

03.Can ERC-8004 and EIP-7702 be used together safely?

Yes, but the delegate contract needs the same audit rigor as any smart account. EIP-7702 delegation grants the target contract unrestricted access to the account, so a poorly reviewed delegate can be as dangerous as a leaked private key. Pair delegation with tight spend caps, short authorization windows, and monitoring wired to the registry identity.