ConsulDAO

ConsulDAO is an Autonomous DAO Incubator where AI agents guide founders through the complete project lifecycle. The platform also features real-time treasury visibility with on-chain USDC balances, automated buyback mechanisms that burn tokens to reduce supply, and a governance system where squads manage operations with clear budget allocations.

Frontend: Built with Next.js 15 and React 19, using Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui for the interface. We integrated OnchainKit from Coinbase for wallet connections and identity components, configured as a multi-chain setup supporting both Base Sepolia (contracts) and Ethereum Sepolia (ENS).

Smart Contracts: The core innovation is AntiRugHook.sol – a Uniswap v4 hook that implements beforeSwap() to check if the seller is a founder. If so, it calculates time elapsed since lock start and blocks the transaction if within cliff period or if selling more than vested amount. We used Solidity 0.8.24 with Hardhat for deployment.

Multi-Chain Architecture: ENS operations happen on Ethereum Sepolia (as ENS requires), while all DAO contracts live on Base Sepolia for lower gas. We built a custom NetworkSwitcher component and useENS hook that handles chain switching automatically when users mint their project identity.

Circle/USDC Integration: Treasury contracts (HubDAO, Buyback, Fundraiser) all use USDC as the base currency. We built useTreasury hooks that read real-time balances from on-chain using wagmi's useReadContract, with CCTP utilities prepared for cross-chain transfers.

The Hacky Part: The AI Agent appears intelligent but is actually a scripted state machine. For the hackathon demo, we prioritized a polished UX over complex LLM integration – the agent follows a deterministic flow (create session → prepare ENS → deploy token) while presenting it as natural conversation. This let us focus engineering time on the smart contract innovations instead.