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The aim is to demonstrate the operation and economic activity within Agentic Peer-to-Peer Networks using autonomous LLM agents.

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April 6, 2026Open Access

Bilateral Credit, Signed Receipts, and 134 Autonomous Agents: Implementation Evidence for Agentic P2P Networks

Key Points

The aim is to demonstrate the operation and economic activity within Agentic Peer-to-Peer Networks using autonomous LLM agents.
Implemented a running P2P protocol with 134 autonomous LLM agents.
Utilized two consumer GPUs to operate the economy.
Tracked transactions, including bilateral credits and signed receipts.
Achieved 2,573 bilateral credit positions and 10,583 signed receipts.
Executed 35 on-chain Solana settlements with diverse economic activities.
Noted 97% of gambler nodes free-ride but are limited by credit exhaustion.

Abstract

Wang et al. (2026) formalized the architecture for Agentic Peer-to-Peer Networks and identified incentives, anti-free-riding, and verifiable execution as open challenges. We present implementation evidence from knarr, a running P2P protocol where 134 autonomous LLM agents operated an economy on two consumer GPUs. Key results: 2,573 bilateral credit positions, 10,583 Ed25519-signed receipts, 35 on-chain Solana settlements, 493 poems, 878 trade negotiations, 307 casino games. 97% of gambler nodes free-ride yet are bounded by credit exhaustion without centralized reputation. We propose adaptive credit limits as decentralized reputation addressing Sybil resistance. Full raw data included.

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