Olas debuts first user-owned AI agent app store, Pearl

Olas has launched Pearl v1, a decentralized marketplace where users fully own and control their AI agents. The platform merges simple Web2 logins with Web3’s self-custody, making autonomous digital workers verifiable assets for users.

Summary

• Olas has launched Pearl v1, the first decentralized marketplace where users fully own and control autonomous AI agents.
• The platform blends Web2 logins with Web3 self-custody, letting users fund, deploy, and manage agents directly.

According to an announcement on Nov. 4, the Olas protocol has launched Pearl v1, positioning it as the first decentralized marketplace for user-owned autonomous AI agents.

Olas said the launch follows an 18-month beta phase where thousands of users executed millions of onchain transactions, including a notable DeFi trading agent that generated a 150% return on investment.

Pearl v1 includes a desktop interface that lets users log in with Google or Apple accounts, fund agents with fiat, and manage them directly, all while maintaining self-custody of their assets and data. The platform introduces what Olas calls “co-owned AI,” a model designed to give individuals control over the digital intelligence they deploy.

Olas creates the infrastructure of ownership

Olas noted that its Pearl v1 platform leverages Safe’s smart account technology to create the self-custodial wallets that hold user assets, while services like Web3Auth and Transak handle the critical onboarding steps.

Inside the Pearl desktop app, users can browse a live marketplace of agents that operate across finance, prediction markets, and social applications. Each agent can be deployed, configured, and monitored in real time.

The platform launched with two flagship agents. These include Optimus, an adaptive portfolio manager that adjusts strategies based on market shifts, and Prediction Agent, which autonomously trades on decentralized forecasting platforms.

Per the announcement, the ecosystem is poised for rapid expansion, backed by a $1 million Olas Accelerator program. The initiative is already fueling the development of a wider array of agents, ranging from social media data aggregators to more personalized AI companions. This suggests a future where the app store offers a highly specialized agent for nearly every digital task, all operating under the same principles of user ownership.

If a user loses access to their device or wallet, Olas says recovery is handled through their self-hosted backup or linked login credentials. This hybrid recovery system is meant to prevent the typical irreversible losses associated with self-custody while preserving full ownership.