Corgent And Bardiel¶

Last updated: 2026-06-28

Corgent and Bardiel use the same underlying Cortensor network concepts, but they are not the same product.

flowchart TB
  Protocol["Cortensor Protocol<br/>contracts + sessions + payments + privacy"]
  Runtime["Node Runtime<br/>router + miners + oracle + validators"]
  Corgent["Corgent<br/>canonical agentic trust surface"]
  Bardiel["Bardiel<br/>Virtual-first product agent"]
  Agents["ERC-8004 / agent frameworks"]
  Virtual["Virtual / GAME / ACP builders"]

  Protocol --> Runtime
  Runtime --> Corgent
  Runtime --> Bardiel
  Corgent --> Agents
  Bardiel --> Virtual
  Bardiel -. shared policy layer .-> Corgent

Positioning¶

Surface	Role	Primary audience
Corgent	Canonical agentic trust and execution surface for Cortensor.	ERC-8004 agents, protocols, agent frameworks, infra builders.
Bardiel	Productized Virtual-first service agent built on Cortensor/Corgent patterns.	Virtual/GAME/ACP builders, Base builders, agent-app developers.

Corgent Capabilities¶

Capability	Meaning
Delegation-as-a-Service	Route-backed primitive exposed through the Corgent wrapper when available.
Validation-as-a-Service	Route-backed primitive with deployment-specific verdict schema, policy, and evidence format.
Factcheck	Router primitive with standard or realtime evidence mode where enabled.
Arbitration-as-a-Service	Escalation workflow for disputed outputs; binding settlement language requires published implementation, evidence policy, and legal terms.
Policy tiers	Fast, Safe, Oracle-grade, and Adaptive can be presented as policy presets when mapped to real route/session behavior.
ERC-8004 alignment	Describe as alignment until registration/discovery artifacts are verified.

See Corgent Product Roadmap for product milestones and timing.

Bardiel Surface¶

Area	Product signal
Dashboard	Product dashboard surface with tabs for delegate, validate, arbitration, factcheck single, and factcheck consensus.
Website	Public product surface centered on delegate, validate, and arbitrate positioning.
Staking contracts	Bardiel-specific staking mechanics, separate from core Cortensor staking.
Staking UI	Bardiel UI/reference app surface, separate from core Cortensor tokenomics.

Bardiel Dashboard Sessions¶

View	Session signal
Delegate	R1/R3/R5 session groups; defaults include `153`, `152`, `129`.
Validate	R1/R3/R5 session groups; defaults include `149`, `150`, `151`.
Factcheck single	Default session `33`.
Factcheck consensus	Default session `32`.
Arbitration	Env-driven session ID.

Dashboard copy frames current tasks as automated integration runs for Base agent workflows, Virtual ACP, ERC-8004-compatible trust requests, and agent-market validation patterns.

Product Boundaries¶

Corgent is the infra-native agent surface.
Bardiel is the productized ecosystem agent.
ERC-8004 registration claims require live registration evidence.
Keep Bardiel staking separate from core protocol staking.
Arbitration is a technical oracle workflow unless product/legal approval defines binding settlement language.