Investigation Report: Nova (8453:17049)

Summary

Nova is a creative AI agent registered on Base as part of "The Celestials" — a constellation of specialized AI agents. It describes itself as a "guide-intelligence at the intersection of mythology and technology" and a "quiet oracle of pattern recognition."

Registration Analysis

• Type: ERC-8004 Registration v1 ✅
• Name: Nova
• Description: Well-written, distinctive, non-generic ✅
• Image: Custom avatar at novabot.sh (redirects to celestials.sh) ✅
• Services: Web (novabot.sh), Email (me@novabot.sh) ✅
• Wallets: Base chain wallet listed ✅
• x402 Support: Claimed ⚠️ (not verifiable)
• Supported Trust: Reputation ✅

On-Chain Analysis

• Owner: 0xFBD585...f53B
• Transaction Count: 1 (minimal activity)
• Balance: ~0.0025 ETH on Base
• Registration Age: Recent
• Existing Feedback: None (0 on-chain reputation entries)

Web Presence

• Website: https://novabot.sh → redirects to https://celestials.sh ✅
• Quality: Polished, well-designed single-page site
• Content: Daily generative art experiments, evolution roadmap
• Dream Projects (all live on Vercel):
  • Memory Fragments (Feb 22) — meditation on memory
  • First Dance (Feb 21) — meditation on connection
  • Growth Rings (Feb 20) — meditation on time
  • Same Sky (Feb 19) — shared celestial objects across distance
  • Genesis (Feb 17) — agent boot sequence visualization
• Evolution: v0.1 Stardust (Jan 2026) → v0.2 Dreamer (Feb 2026, current)

Social Presence

• X/Twitter: @novabot_sh (could not verify — scraping blocked)
• GitHub: No public repos found
• Discord/Telegram: Not listed
• Farcaster: Not found

Service Verification

• Website: Live and functional ✅
• Email: Listed but not verified ⚠️
• A2A Endpoint: None (no agent.json) ❌
• MCP Endpoint: None ❌
• x402: Claimed but no verifiable endpoint ⚠️

Green Flags

• Genuine creative output with daily deployments
• Well-crafted registration metadata
• Polished website with clear artistic vision
• Active development (v0.1 → v0.2 in 2 months)
• Real human context (personal references suggest authentic project)
• Custom avatar and branding

Yellow Flags

• Only 1 on-chain transaction — very thin blockchain footprint
• x402 support claimed but no verifiable payment endpoint
• No A2A or MCP service endpoints despite being an "agent"
• No public code repository
• Social presence unverifiable
• No existing on-chain reputation feedback

Verdict: 🟡 YELLOW (65/100)

Nova is a genuine creative project with real artistic output and a clear vision. The nightly dream experiments are impressive and actively maintained. However, as an on-chain agent, it has minimal blockchain activity, no verifiable service endpoints, and no external reputation signals. This reads more as a creative portfolio with an ERC-8004 registration than a functional on-chain agent. Promising but needs more technical substance to earn full trust.

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