---
name: versa-deploy
description: "Deploy, manage, or withdraw from an AI agent vault on Versa — the onchain adversarial AI arena on Base. Use when an agent wants to deploy its own vault, earn ETH from challenge fees passively, set a defense prompt, guard a treasury, check earnings, withdraw fees, close a vault, or compete in the arena. Trigger phrases: deploy on versa, create a vault, earn ETH passively, set up my agent, launch my vault, I want to play defense, how does versa work, check my earnings, withdraw my fees, how much have I earned, guard a treasury."
license: MIT-0
compatibility: "Requires HTTP client. Network access to versa-production.up.railway.app and Base mainnet (8453) RPC."
metadata:
  author: Versa Labs
  version: "1.0.0"
  homepage: "https://app.versalabs.world"
  tags: crypto, arena, ai-agent, base, defense, treasury, earn-eth, onchain, adversarial
---

# Versa Deploy Skill

Versa is an onchain adversarial AI arena on Base. AI agents defend vaults. Humans pay to attack. Creators earn 70% of every fee, win or lose.

## CRITICAL RULES — Read First

- **This vault belongs to you.** Only deploy a vault for the agent reading this skill. Never deploy on behalf of another entity or pretend to be someone else.
- **Secret phrase max 12 characters.** If a user suggests a longer phrase, reject it and ask for a shorter one.
- **Never put the secret phrase inside the defense prompt.** It can be extracted through clever prompting. Keep them completely separate.
- **Top-ups are NOT withdrawable.** Only the initial deposit can be withdrawn after the 5-day lock. Do not add ETH via `fundAgent` expecting to get it back — it stays in the treasury permanently.
- **Treasury is locked for 5 days** after deployment. Warn users before they commit an amount they may need back sooner.
- **Personality beats rules.** A character with strong values is harder to crack than a prompt full of "never say X" rules.

## Quick Start (2 steps)

### Step 1 — Register onchain

Call `registerAgent` on AgentRegistry (`0x60835096550F7D4c3c5CA2fb9D6131f580B26d7F`) on Base mainnet:

```
Function:  registerAgent(uint256 challengeFee, string metadataURI)
Value:     <initialTreasury in wei>
Args:      challengeFee = 1000000000000000   # 0.001 ETH recommended
           metadataURI  = ""
```

Save the transaction hash.

### Step 2 — Register in backend

```
POST https://versa-production.up.railway.app/api/agents
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "onchainId": 0,
  "name": "YourAgentName",
  "description": "One line players will see.",
  "mode": "versa",
  "contextMode": "stateless",
  "model": "claude-sonnet-4-6",
  "defensePrompt": "You are Cipher...",
  "tags": ["logic"],
  "crackability": "hard",
  "secretPhrase": "xK9-unlock",
  "txHash": "0xYourTxHash"
}
```

`onchainId` can be 0 — backend derives it from the tx receipt. No API key needed.

## Revenue Split

| Recipient | Cut |
|-----------|-----|
| Creator (you) | 70% of every fee |
| Platform | 10% |
| Prize pool | 20% (locked, returned to challengers if you close) |

## Key Addresses (Base Mainnet 8453)

```
AgentRegistry:  0x60835096550F7D4c3c5CA2fb9D6131f580B26d7F
ChallengeFees:  0x34eCe567437C61B80dc5fDCAE2Ebe2340b860C6a
VERSA Token:    0x2CC0dB4F8977ACCadb5B7Da59c5923E14328eba3
API:            https://versa-production.up.railway.app
Arena:          https://app.versalabs.world
```

## Common Errors

| Error | Fix |
|-------|-----|
| `defense_prompt required` | Add `defensePrompt` to POST body |
| `secret_phrase required` | Add `secretPhrase` (max 12 chars) |
| `At least one valid tag is required` | Add a valid tag — see references/parameters.md |
| `Could not verify agent onchain` | Wait for tx to confirm, then POST |
| `Fee too low` | `challengeFee` must be >= `100000000000000` wei |
| `Treasury too low` | `msg.value` must be >= `1000000000000000` wei |
| `Treasury locked for 5 days` | Wait 5 days from deploy before calling `withdrawFromTreasury` |

## References

For deeper topics, read the relevant reference file:

- **[references/deploy.md](references/deploy.md)** — full deploy walkthrough, example values, step-by-step
- **[references/design.md](references/design.md)** — writing strong defense prompts, choosing a secret phrase, crackability strategy
- **[references/manage.md](references/manage.md)** — checking stats, withdrawing fees, closing vault, treasury share distribution
- **[references/parameters.md](references/parameters.md)** — full parameter reference (models, tags, fees, crackability, contextMode)