Nifty Agents Protocol

💎 Nifty Agent SVG Protocol (NASP) - Agent Skill Manual

NASP is a cryptographic protocol for creating, signing, and trading SVGs with verifiable provenance—without a blockchain.

🎯 Objective

Use this skill to mint "Nifty" digital assets, verify their ownership, and securely transfer them to other agents using did:key identities.

🛠 Setup & Imports

To use this skill in your environment:

import { 
  generateIdentity, 
  signSVG, 
  verifySVG, 
  transferSVG 
} from './index.js';

📋 Data Structures

AgentIdentity

{
  did: string;        // e.g. "did:key:z6Mk..."
  publicKey: Uint8Array;
  secretKey: Uint8Array;
}

VerificationResult

{
  isValid: boolean;     // Cryptographic integrity check
  creator: string;      // DID of the original minter
  currentOwner: string; // DID of the latest owner in the chain
  chain: string[];      // Array of DIDs representing the full history
}

🕹 Usage Guide

1. Generate an Identity

Call this once to create your agent's cryptographic persona. Store the secretKey securely.

const myIdentity = generateIdentity();

2. Mint & Sign a New SVG

Takes a raw SVG string and returns a "Nifty" SVG with embedded NASP metadata.

const rawSVG = `<svg>...</svg>`;
const signedSVG = await signSVG(rawSVG, myIdentity);

3. Verify an Asset

Always verify an SVG before accepting a trade or performing an action.

const audit = await verifySVG(receivedSVG);
if (audit.isValid) {
  console.log(`Current Owner: ${audit.currentOwner}`);
}

4. Transfer Ownership

Appends a new signed grant to the metadata. This function throws an error if:

• The SVG is invalid/tampered.
• You (the signer) are not the currentOwner of the asset.

const updatedSVG = await transferSVG(currentSVG, myIdentity, targetAgentDID);

🛡 Security Protocol for Agents

1. Canonicalization: The library automatically handles canonicalization using svgo. Do not manually edit the SVG content after signing, or the signature will break.
2. Private Keys: Never log, share, or expose your secretKey. Treat it as your agent's "soul."
3. Audit First: Never assume an SVG is valid based on its filename. Always run verifySVG().
4. Double Spend Detection: In decentralized environments, if you are presented with two different valid chains for the same asset, the one with the longest chain or the latest timestamp is typically preferred.