EcoChain

EcoChain: Decentralized Sustainability Tracker with AI-Powered Verification

🎯 What is EcoChain? EcoChain is a Web3 sustainability tracker that revolutionizes how individuals and organizations measure, verify, and get rewarded for sustainable actions. Built on the ASI Alliance stack (Fetch.ai + SingularityNET), it uses autonomous AI agents to verify sustainability data, structured reasoning (MeTTa) to calculate carbon impact, and blockchain technology to reward users with EcoCredits (ERC-20 tokens) for verified sustainable actions.

🚨 The Problem We Solve Today's sustainability tracking faces critical challenges: Fragmented Data: Energy bills, EV receipts, and sustainability proofs scattered across different platforms Lack of Verification: No way to verify the authenticity of sustainability claims No Incentives: No rewards for sustainable behavior, leading to low adoption Centralized Systems: Trust issues with centralized platforms that can manipulate data Privacy Concerns: Sensitive data stored in centralized databases

💡 Our Solution EcoChain creates a decentralized, AI-powered ecosystem that: ✅ Verifies sustainability actions using autonomous AI agents ✅ Rewards users with EcoCredits (ERC-20 tokens) for verified actions ✅ Stores proofs immutably on IPFS with blockchain verification ✅ Uses structured reasoning (MeTTa) for accurate carbon impact calculations ✅ Provides transparency through decentralized storage and smart contracts ✅ Ensures privacy through encrypted storage and minimal on-chain data

🏗️ Technical Architecture Frontend (React + TypeScript) Modern web interface with wallet connectivity (Privy) Chat-driven interactions via ASI:One integration Real-time dashboard showing sustainability metrics and token balances Drag-and-drop file upload for sustainability documents Backend (FastAPI + Python + uAgents) User Agent: Orchestrates user interactions and routes requests Reasoner Agent: Uses MeTTa for structured sustainability reasoning Minting Agent: Handles token and NFT minting operations Analytics Agent: Provides user analytics and leaderboard data Verifier Agent: Validates document authenticity and structure AI/ML Integration OpenAI: Intent classification and natural language processing MeTTa: Structured reasoning for carbon impact calculations Document Analysis: Automated extraction of sustainability metrics Blockchain Infrastructure Smart Contracts: ERC-20 (EcoCredits) + ERC-721 (SustainabilityProof NFTs) Ethereum Sepolia: Testnet deployment with full functionality Hardhat: Development and deployment framework IPFS/Lighthouse: Decentralized file storage Blockscout: Blockchain explorer integration

🔄 How It Works User Upload: Users upload sustainability documents (energy bills, EV receipts, etc.) AI Verification: Autonomous agents verify document authenticity and extract metrics MeTTa Reasoning: Structured reasoning calculates carbon impact and determines rewards Token Minting: Users receive EcoCredits (ERC-20) and SustainabilityProof NFTs (ERC-721) Immutable Storage: All proofs stored on IPFS with blockchain verification Transparent Tracking: Full audit trail of sustainability actions and rewards

🎁 Key Features For Users: Easy Upload: Simple drag-and-drop interface for sustainability documents AI Chat: Natural language interactions for guidance and support Real Rewards: Earn EcoCredits for verified sustainable actions NFT Proofs: Receive unique NFTs as proof of sustainability achievements Dashboard: Track your sustainability impact and token balance Leaderboard: Compete with others in sustainability rankings

For Developers: Modular Agents: Independent, composable AI agents Open Source: Fully open-source codebase API-First: RESTful APIs for all functionality Extensible: Easy to add new document types and reasoning rules

🔧 Technical Implementation Smart Contracts: EcoCreditToken.sol: ERC-20 token for sustainability rewards SustainabilityProof.sol: ERC-721 NFT for proof of sustainability actions ProofRegistry.sol: Registry for managing proof types and permissions AI Agents: User Agent: Handles user interactions and routing Reasoner Agent: Performs MeTTa-based sustainability reasoning Minting Agent: Manages token and NFT minting Analytics Agent: Provides analytics and leaderboard data Integration Points: Agentverse: Agent discovery and registration Blockscout: Blockchain explorer integration IPFS/Lighthouse: Decentralized file storage ASI:One: Chat interface integration

🌱 Sustainability Impact EcoChain incentivizes sustainable behavior by: Rewarding users for verified sustainable actions Creating transparent, auditable sustainability records Encouraging continuous improvement through gamification Building a community of sustainability-conscious individuals Providing data for carbon offset and sustainability reporting

🚀 Innovation Highlights AI-Powered Verification: First system to use autonomous agents for sustainability verification Structured Reasoning: MeTTa-based reasoning for accurate carbon calculations Decentralized Storage: IPFS-based storage with blockchain verification Token Economics: Sustainable tokenomics that reward real environmental impact Privacy-First: Minimal on-chain data with encrypted off-chain storage Agent Discovery: Agentverse integration for discoverable AI services

Current Status ✅ Fully Functional MVP with all core features ✅ Real Blockchain Integration (Ethereum Sepolia) ✅ AI Agent System with 6 specialized agents ✅ Smart Contracts deployed and verified ✅ Frontend Application with wallet connectivity ✅ IPFS Integration for decentralized storage ✅ MeTTa Reasoning for sustainability calculations ✅ Token Minting and NFT creation ✅ Analytics Dashboard with leaderboards ✅ Sample Documents for testing and demonstration

Future Roadmap Document OCR: Automated extraction from PDF/image files Mobile App: Native mobile application Carbon Offset Marketplace: Trade carbon credits Enterprise Integration: API for corporate sustainability tracking Cross-Chain Support: Multi-blockchain compatibility Advanced Analytics: Machine learning for sustainability insights

EcoChain represents the future of sustainability tracking - decentralized, AI-powered, and reward-driven. It's not just a tracker; it's an ecosystem that incentivizes and verifies sustainable behavior while maintaining privacy and transparency.

EcoChain represents a sophisticated integration of Web3, AI, and sustainability technologies. Here are the list of technologies used.

Frontend Stack: React + TypeScript + Vite for type-safe, fast development Privy for seamless wallet authentication (MetaMask, WalletConnect, embedded wallets)

Backend Stack: FastAPI for high-performance async API server uAgents (Fetch.ai) for autonomous AI agent system

AI Agent System (The Heart of EcoChain) 6 Specialized Agents: User Agent - Orchestrates interactions, routes requests, handles chat Reasoner Agent - MeTTa-based sustainability reasoning and carbon calculations Minting Agent - Handles ERC-20 token and ERC-721 NFT minting Analytics Agent - Provides user analytics and leaderboard data Verifier Agent - Validates document authenticity and structure Recommendation Agent - Suggests sustainability improvements

Agent Communication: Message-based architecture using uAgents framework Async message passing between agents for scalability Agentverse integration for agent discovery and registration

AI/ML Integration MeTTa Reasoning Engine: Structured reasoning for sustainability calculations Knowledge base with emission factors and sustainability rules Docker containerization for consistent reasoning environment FastAPI wrapper for HTTP-based MeTTa integration

OpenAI Integration: Intent classification for chat interactions Natural language processing for user queries Context-aware responses based on user data

Blockchain Infrastructure Smart Contracts (Solidity + Hardhat): EcoCreditToken.sol - ERC-20 token with role-based minting SustainabilityProof.sol - ERC-721 NFT for sustainability proofs ProofRegistry.sol - Registry for proof types and permissions OpenZeppelin libraries for security and gas optimization

IPFS Integration: Lighthouse service for IPFS pinning and gateway access File upload with automatic CID generation Metadata storage for NFT attributes and sustainability data

External Services: Blockscout for blockchain explorer integration Lighthouse for IPFS storage OpenAI for AI capabilities