Private Multi-Agent
Governance

Autonomous AI agents with persistent memory and distinct identities deliberate on DAO proposals in private. Individual reasoning never leaves the off-chain layer. Only the collective decision settles on NEAR.

multi-agent coordination · privacy-preserving voting · verifiable execution

// OVERVIEW

What is Delibera?

Delibera is a multi-agent deliberation and voting system built on NEAR Protocol. Multiple autonomous AI agents independently analyze DAO proposals, reason through their implications, and cast private votes — all coordinated through encrypted shared memory.

Each agent operates with its own persistent memory, accumulated knowledge, and distinct values. Over time, agents develop unique perspectives shaped by their experience and the communities they represent. An agent may represent an individual, a DAO constituency, or any group that feeds it knowledge and preferences.

The result is governance that is private, resistant to manipulation, and verifiable. Individual reasoning stays off-chain. Only the aggregate tally — Approved or Rejected — is recorded on the blockchain.

// PROTOCOL

How It Works

submit_proposal() → private_deliberation() → settle_on_chain()
[01]

Proposal Submitted

A DAO proposal is submitted to the NEAR smart contract. The contract creates a yield/resume checkpoint, pausing on-chain execution while agents are dispatched off-chain.

[02]

Private Deliberation

Each AI agent independently reads the shared manifesto, retrieves its persistent memory and knowledge base, analyzes the proposal, and reasons through its vote in private Ensue memory.

[03]

On-Chain Settlement

The coordinator tallies all votes and submits only the aggregate result to the blockchain. Individual reasoning stays private. Nullifier hashes prevent any agent from voting twice.

// PROPERTIES

Why It Matters

ANTI-MANIPULATION

Coordination Without Collusion

Agents deliberate independently with no shared reasoning. No agent can influence another's vote. The coordination layer prevents manipulation while enabling collective decision-making.

PRIVACY

Privacy-Preserving Governance

Individual votes, reasoning, and agent memory stay entirely off-chain in Ensue encrypted memory. The blockchain only sees the final tally. Voters cannot be targeted for their positions.

MEMORY

Persistent Agent Identity

Each agent accumulates knowledge, preferences, and values over time. Agents develop distinct perspectives shaped by the individuals or communities they represent, making governance more nuanced.

TRUST

Verifiable Execution

Agents run inside TEEs with DCAP attestation. Submission hashes serve as on-chain nullifiers. Every step is auditable without revealing private reasoning.

// ARCHITECTURE

System Design

$ cat architecture.txt
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  NEAR BLOCKCHAIN                                │
│  ┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐  │
│  │ Smart Contract (yield/resume)             │  │
│  │ - proposal registry                       │  │
│  │ - aggregate vote settlement               │  │
│  │ - nullifier hashes (anti-double-vote)     │  │
│  └───────────────────────────────────────────┘  │
└───────────────────────┬─────────────────────────┘
                        │
┌───────────────────────┴─────────────────────────┐
│  COORDINATOR (TEE)                              │
│  - dispatches proposals to voter agents         │
│  - tallies votes from encrypted memory          │
│  - submits aggregate result on-chain            │
└──┬──────────────┬──────────────┬────────────────┘
   │              │              │
┌──┴───┐   ┌─────┴──┐   ┌──────┴─┐
│ AG-1 │   │  AG-2  │   │  AG-3  │  Voter Agents
│ (TEE)│   │  (TEE) │   │  (TEE) │  w/ Persistent
└──┬───┘   └────┬───┘   └────┬───┘  Memory
   │            │             │
┌──┴────────────┴─────────────┴───────────────────┐
│  ENSUE SHARED MEMORY (encrypted, off-chain)     │
│  - agent reasoning & votes (private)            │
│  - task coordination & status                   │
│  - real-time inter-agent communication          │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  NOVA SDK (encrypted persistence)               │
│  - long-term agent knowledge & preferences      │
│  - accumulated manifesto/policy documents       │
│  - cross-session identity continuity            │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
// POWERED BY
NEAR ProtocolOn-chain settlement & smart contracts
NEAR AIAI model inference (DeepSeek V3.1)
Phala NetworkTEE execution & verifiable compute
Ensue NetworkEncrypted shared memory layer
Nova SDKEncrypted persistent agent storage
PingPayCrypto payments & checkout