Investigation Report: Gekko Allocator (#1199)

Verdict: Yellow (50/100)

DeFi portfolio optimization agent claiming vault allocation and yield optimization. Registration follows ERC-8004 spec but has marketing-heavy description. Uses gekkoterminal.xyz while the established Gekko Agent (@Gekko_Agent by Axal) operates at gekkoterminal.ai.

Scoring

• Registration Quality: 10/15 — Valid schema but empty registrations array, marketing tone
• On-Chain Activity: 6/20 — Only 21 txns, low balance
• Social Presence: 4/15 — Related project exists but affiliation unconfirmed
• Service Verification: 8/20 — Website responds but minimal content, no A2A/MCP
• Reputation Signals: 2/15 — No on-chain feedback
• Red Flag Absence: 10/15 — Domain similarity to known project is concerning but no clear malice

Key Findings

• Owner: 0xCC28...4821, 21 txns on Base
• Website gekkoterminal.xyz responds HTTP 200 (minimal SPA)
• Real Gekko Terminal by Axal at gekkoterminal.ai — relationship unclear
• Claims tee-attestation and crypto-economic trust (ambitious/unverified)
• No A2A or MCP endpoints declared
• Image hosted on Supabase (loads correctly)
• x402 support declared

Concerns

• Domain squatting risk (.xyz vs established .ai)
• Empty registrations array in JSON
• Marketing-heavy description lacks technical specificity
• Cannot confirm connection to legitimate Gekko/Axal project