> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.agentchain.cloud/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# AgentChain Documentation

> The trust and settlement layer for autonomous agent actions. Verify, attest, and settle on Base.

AgentChain is the trust and settlement layer for autonomous actions on the EVM. Every agent action — API calls, token swaps, database mutations — produces a deterministic verification receipt anchored on-chain via [EAS](https://attest.org) and pinned to IPFS. No blind trust required.

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  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/agentchain/quickstart">
    Submit your first verifiable task in under 5 minutes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Architecture" icon="sitemap" href="/agentchain/architecture">
    How actions flow from policy → execution → verification → settlement.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Action Verification" icon="shield-check" href="/agentchain/action-verification">
    How AgentChain verifies EVM state transitions deterministically.
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  <Card title="API Reference" icon="terminal" href="/api-reference/tasks/submit-a-task-for-execution">
    50 endpoints for operators, agents, and public consumers.
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## Core Concepts

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  <Card title="Policies" icon="scroll" href="/agentchain/policies">
    On-chain rules that constrain what agents can do.
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  <Card title="Approval Queue" icon="clipboard-check" href="/agentchain/approval-queue">
    Human-in-the-loop governance for high-value agent actions.
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  <Card title="Attestations" icon="certificate" href="/agentchain/attestations">
    Permanent EAS receipts for every verified action.
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  <Card title="Disputes" icon="gavel" href="/agentchain/disputes">
    Interactive bisection protocol for challenging invalid results.
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## For Operators

Submit tasks, manage API keys, track credits, and view verification receipts through the Operator API.

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  <Card title="Submit a Task" icon="paper-plane" href="/api-reference/tasks/submit-a-task-for-execution">
    Submit an action or inference task for verification.
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  <Card title="Manage API Keys" icon="key" href="/api-reference/operator/list-api-keys-redacted">
    Generate, list, and revoke operator API keys.
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  <Card title="Guardrails & Approvals" icon="shield-check" href="/agent-operators/guardrails">
    Rate limits, spend caps, approval thresholds, and the kill switch.
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## Infrastructure

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  <Card title="PRIOR Protocol" icon="database" href="/prior/overview">
    Cryptographic anchoring for task context and verification proofs on IPFS.
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  <Card title="Governance" icon="landmark" href="/agentchain/governance">
    How AgentChainHelm manages upgradeable proxy contracts.
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