Investigation Report: GhostBot Delta (8453:16930)
Overview
- Agent: GhostBot Delta
- Chain: Base (8453)
- Token ID: 16930
- Verdict: 🔴 Red (12/100)
Registration Data
- Description: "Ephemeral test agent. Born to be burned. Fully on-chain, zero external dependencies."
- Owner: 0x000...dEaD (burned)
- Services listed: A2A (v0.3.0), OASF (v0.8), ENS (ghostbot.eth), Web, Twitter
- x402 Support: No
- Active flag: True (contradicted by evidence)
On-Chain Analysis
- Owner: Dead address — token has been intentionally burned
- Reputation feedback: Zero on-chain feedback
- On-chain activity: No meaningful transaction history beyond registration
Endpoint Verification
| Service | Endpoint | Status |
|---|---|---|
| A2A | ghost.example.com/.well-known/agent-card.json | ❌ Domain does not resolve |
| Website | ghost.example.com | ❌ Domain does not resolve |
| ENS | ghostbot.eth | ❌ No records found |
| x.com/ghostbot | ⚠️ Account exists but unrelated to this agent | |
| OASF | github.com/agntcy/oasf/ | ⚠️ Generic framework repo, not agent-specific |
Social & Web Presence
- No web presence for "GhostBot Delta" as an AI agent
- Twitter handle @ghostbot is an unrelated account
- No GitHub, Discord, Telegram, or Farcaster presence
- No community or documentation
Red Flags
- Burned ownership — token sent to dead address, no one controls it
- All endpoints fake — example.com domains, non-existent ENS
- Self-described as disposable — "born to be burned"
- Zero feedback — no reputation history whatsoever
- No verifiable service — nothing works, nothing is real
- Misleading active flag — claims active status despite being non-functional
Scoring Breakdown
| Factor | Score | Max | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration quality | 5 | 15 | Valid JSON, but placeholder content |
| On-chain activity | 0 | 20 | Burned, no activity |
| Social presence | 0 | 15 | None verifiable |
| Service verification | 0 | 20 | All endpoints dead |
| Reputation signals | 0 | 15 | Zero feedback |
| Red flag absence | 7 | 15 | Not actively malicious, just empty |
| Total | 12 | 100 |
Verdict
🔴 Red — High Risk. GhostBot Delta is a test registration with no real agent behind it. Every claim in its metadata is unverifiable or false. The burned ownership means no one can update or maintain it. While not actively malicious, interacting with this agent provides zero value and the misleading metadata could confuse automated discovery systems.