Is ZeroDev safe to connect to an AI agent?
Can trade unattended. Safety 45%
What an AI agent can do
- Live vs paper: live and testnet (the free Sandbox plan is testnet only) source
- Order approval: Kernel smart accounts with permissions: you keep the main key and give an agent a session key limited by policies (allowed contracts and functions, a value limit, rate limits, gas and time windows), checked by the account's permission validator on-chain source
- Markets: EVM chains (ERC-4337 smart accounts)
- Pricing: Sandbox $0/mo (testnet only, 10,000 credits); Launch $69/mo; Scale $399/mo; Enterprise custom
Safeguards that exist
- Paper, demo or testnet mode: Paper, demo or testnet mode available source
- Scoped keys, permission scopes or IP whitelisting: Kernel session keys carry their own permissions defined by signers and policies (official docs) source
- Open source or audited: Open source source
Safeguards that are missing
- Can it place live orders unattended?: Can place live orders with no documented approval step source
- Order approval or confirmation options: No approval or limit option in our listing source
- Withdrawal permission needed or allowed: Session keys can send anywhere under the default sudo policy; a call policy can restrict targets and cap or zero value transfers (official docs) source
Safety score
| Input | From our listing | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Can it place live orders unattended? | Can place live orders with no documented approval step | 0 / 25 |
| Order approval or confirmation options | No approval or limit option in our listing | 0 / 15 |
| Paper, demo or testnet mode | Paper, demo or testnet mode available | 15 / 15 |
| Withdrawal permission needed or allowed | Session keys can send anywhere under the default sudo policy; a call policy can restrict targets and cap or zero value transfers (official docs) source | 0 / 15 |
| Scoped keys, permission scopes or IP whitelisting | Kernel session keys carry their own permissions defined by signers and policies (official docs) source | 10 / 10 |
| Open source or audited | Open source | 10 / 10 |
| Sourced and verified facts | Facts from the vendor's official docs | 10 / 10 |
| Total | 45% of the points we could check | 45 / 100 |
Sources
- https://docs.zerodev.app/sdk/permissions/intro
- https://docs.zerodev.app/smart-accounts/permissions/policies/call
Full listing: ZeroDev ยท How the score works: Safety score method