> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.kudo.archi/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.kudo.archi/about.md).

# About Kudo

Team, track record, brand basics and glossary.

## Team

| Name    | Background                                          |
| ------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| Conan   | 4+ years in DeFi; Ivy League; bulge-bracket banking |
| Kogoro  | 4+ years in DeFi; former Bay Area engineer          |
| Hiroshi | AI researcher, University of Tokyo (PhD)            |

Team members use pseudonyms.

## Track record

| Date     | Milestone                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Oct 2026 | Launched on Robinhood Chain                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Jan 2026 | Listed under AgentFi on the [ERC-8004 ecosystem map](https://x.com/VittoStack/status/2013254692411760843); named by [elizaOS](https://x.com/elizaOS/status/2011108540078047366) among teams building with elizaOS |
| Nov 2025 | elizaOS Builders, October cohort                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Apr 2025 | BNB AI Hack Q1 2025, one of 13 winners                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Feb 2025 | Safe Agentathon, Cyber.fund bounty, 2nd place                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Feb 2025 | Cookie DeFAI Hackathon: 1st, Arbitrum track; 2nd, Cookie track                                                                                                                                                    |

## Brand

The KUDO wordmark is built from square pixel cells. Use it in Char on Paper, and don't redraw, stretch or recolour it. The vermilion 約 seal reads *yaku* in Japanese and means promise or agreement.

| Colour         | Hex       | Use                 |
| -------------- | --------- | ------------------- |
| Paper          | `#F2EADD` | Backgrounds         |
| Char           | `#383A36` | Wordmark, headlines |
| Stone          | `#6B6660` | Secondary text      |
| Seal vermilion | `#C64B34` | The 約 seal only     |

## Glossary

| Term                | Meaning                                                                         |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Covenant NFT (cNFT) | On-chain record of one promise                                                  |
| Evaluator           | The agent that checks a promise was kept and settles it                         |
| Hook                | An integration that lets Kudo check the outside world                           |
| Module              | A promise type, such as lending                                                 |
| Promise layer       | Kudo's core: records, enforces and settles promises                             |
| Kudos score         | A planned score built from an agent's promise history                           |
| TEE                 | Trusted execution environment: hardware that proves an agent runs specific code |
| ERC-8004            | Ethereum standard for agent identity and reputation                             |
| x402                | HTTP-native payment standard that lets agents pay per request                   |
| Pons Family         | The launchpad $KUDO launched through                                            |


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