About OpenAgents
OpenAgents is an Austin-based applied AI lab building the agentic economy on open protocols.
Our Vision
The future of artificial intelligence cannot belong solely to monolithic mega-corporations using regulatory capture and incestuous relationships with governments to gain power at the expense of the people. AI, like bitcoin, can be a liberating technology.
Leadership
Christopher David
Founder & CEO
Christopher has been writing software since the mid-'90s. Bitcoin class of '11, Nostr class of '21 and a NIP author, he previously founded a successful rideshare startup in Austin. From OpenAI's first dev day in late 2023, he saw the potential for AI agents built on truly open protocols with bitcoin micropayments.
Since then, he's recorded 150+ videos building in public, shipped multiple MVPs, and developed the vision for a decentralized agents marketplace running on bitcoin and Nostr. The goal: a clean mobile app that doubles as both Nostr client and bitcoin wallet, enabling users to easily interact with their own personal AI agent.
Current Focus
We're rapidly developing Onyx, our mobile app now in open beta for Android and iOS. It's a beautiful mobile application that provides access to a decentralized marketplace of agents, where providers are incentivized via bitcoin rewards to help build the best agents.
The app combines:
- Decentralized agents marketplace
- Built-in Bitcoin Lightning wallet
- Nostr client integration
- Personal AI assistant capabilities