“The future of DeFi isn’t fragmented, it's Agentic. And Elsa isn’t just participating in that future—we’re building it.”
As Web3 evolves, a new paradigm is emerging: agent-powered finance. These agents whether fully autonomous or semi-autonomous—don’t just automate transactions. They represent a fundamental shift in how we interact with decentralized systems: from manual clicks to intelligent execution.At Elsa, we believe this is the inflection point that will reshape on-chain behavior forever. But to get there, we need to remove the underlying friction: managing keys, gas, networks, bridges, and protocols. That’s where chain abstraction, MPC security, gasless experiences, and intent-based execution come together and where Elsa is leading the charge.Let’s unpack how Elsa is building toward that agent-powered future.
What Are On-Chain Agents?
Autonomous AgentsThese are fully self-operating bots that can make decisions, react to market data, and execute transactions without human input. Think: yield optimizers, liquidity rotators, cross-chain arbitrageurs.Semi-Autonomous AgentsThey function independently but are subject to human oversight. They might request approval before high-value actions or let users define boundaries. Perfect for DAO treasuries, delegated trading, or reputation-managed accounts.
Why Agents Need More Than Smart Contracts
Traditional smart contracts are powerful but rigid. To unlock real intelligence, agents need:
- Chain Abstraction – so they can work across chains without getting stuck in wallet or RPC hell.
- Gas Abstraction – so they’re not reliant on native tokens to act.
- MPC Wallets – for secure, non-custodial signing without key exposure.
- Intent-Based Execution – so they can express outcomes, not actions.
Elsa is combining all of these—wrapped in a simple UX.
Elsa's Agent Stack: From Copilot to Commander
Elsa started with a client-side copilot: a chat-based experience that lets users stake, bridge, swap, and yield with simple prompts. But that’s just the beginning.Here's what we’re building toward:1. Unified MPC Wallet LayerEvery Elsa agent is powered by an MPC-based identity, secured via distributed key shares and programmable access policies.
- Agents don’t hold private keys.
- They don’t expose seed phrases.
- Multi-party signing enables conditional automation.
2. Gasless InfrastructureNo more worrying about holding ETH on Base to pay for gas.
- Gas is abstracted using paymasters and relayers.
- Agents can use stablecoins or credits.
- Cost optimization is handled behind the scenes.
3. Chainless ExecutionWhether you want to swap on Base or stake on BNB, agents handle the network logic invisibly.Elsa is integrating with interoperability layers like Self Chain and leveraging modular intent frameworks like Enso to route logic seamlessly across chains.These stacks ensure that intents like:“Maximise my USDC across the best APY protocols”…can be executed without you selecting a chain, contract, or gas token.
The Role of Enso Stack: Intent Routing at Scale
Elsa’s vision aligns deeply with Enso’s architecture:
- A unified API layer to pull liquidity and intent paths across ecosystems.
- A solver framework that evaluates multiple strategies in real time.
- A modular composition engine that lets intents be chained, layered, and shared.
This empowers Elsa agents not just to execute, but to optimize dynamically.Elsa isn’t here to just move assets. Elsa agents will soon act as DeFi strategists—testing different yield vaults, projecting fee decay, and avoiding rug-prone liquidity.
Self-Chain & Agent Security
When Elsa agents operate across chains, Self Chain’s MPC + abstraction framework ensures they’re both interoperable and secure:
- Keyless wallets via TSS
- Intents managed at the account level
- Programmable permission layers
This unlocks the ability for agents to run in your name, without ever needing full custody or trust handover. It’s automation with auditability.
From Client UI to AI Superverse
Elsa’s copilot is step one: a user-friendly frontend to a deep protocol backbone.What’s coming next?Elsa Agents: Modular AI-powered logic blocks that operate in the backgroundElsa Core: A backend agent OS coordinating routing, MPC signing, gas abstraction, and executionElsa Marketplace: A plug-and-play storefront for users to activate prebuilt agents (e.g. “ETH risk balancer”, “Farming optimizer”, “Token sniper”)Elsa AI Superverse: A mesh of self-evolving agents, curated by users, governed by logic, not UI.The Endgame: No Wallets. No Chains. Just Outcomes.DeFi doesn't need to be smarter, it needs to be invisible. Elsa isn’t building just another tool. It’s designing a world where:
- Users no longer think in chains.
- Agents automate what used to take 6 steps across 4 platforms.
- Trust is programmable.
- Intelligence is modular.
Elsa is the bridge from the chaos of today to the agent-driven world of tomorrow.