ALTERNATIVE

Best Agent-Held Key Custody Alternative

Agents that hold user private keys directly

What is Agent-Held Key Custody?

Traditional agent security model where agents hold or have direct access to user private keys and wallet credentials

✅ What Agent-Held Key Custody does well

  • • Simplified agent implementation
  • • Full agent autonomy

❌ Limitations for Agents

  • • High security risk
  • • User loses control
  • • Single point of failure
  • • Counterparty risk

Why AI Agents are replacing Agent-Held Key Custody

Limited permission models where agents manage tasks without holding keys provide superior security and user control

Common Use Cases

Legacy agent systemsCentralized management