ConsenSys opens early access for AI powered MetaMask wallet

AI agents can now trade onchain through MetaMask. ConsenSys opened early access to MetaMask Agent Wallet, which supports swaps, liquidity positions, and other DeFi activity across Ethereum, Base, Hyperliquid, and other networks.

The product gives an AI agent its own dedicated wallet via a command-line interface. Users set daily spend caps, approve networks, and establish other rules that control what the agent can and can’t do.

MetaMask gives users full control over Agent Wallet

When a transaction violates the rules or is flagged as malicious, execution stops.

The user gets a two-factor authentication (2FA) prompt via a MetaMask Mobile push notification or an email link. They must approve or reject the action before it proceeds, according to the MetaMask announcement.

Every transaction on supported networks runs through four layers of checks:

• Transaction simulation.
• Threat scanning.
• MEV protection via Smart Transactions.
• Coverage under MetaMask’s Transaction Protection program.

Threat scanning is supported by Blockaid. Eligible transactions are covered up to $10,000 per month per the announcement.

Agent Wallet supports 10 chains, including Ethereum, Linea, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Base, Polygon, BSC, and Sei, as well as Hyperliquid.

Early access users can pick between two configurations. Guard Mode, the default configuration, enforces strict policy controls. Spend limits, network allowlists, and 2FA approval apply to any transaction.

Beast Mode is an opt-in alternative aimed at traders and developers who want less interruptions. Security scanning and 2FA for flagged malicious transactions remain active. However, the agent gets broader latitude around policy edge cases, according to MetaMask’s announcement.

In both modes, users hold their own keys and retain final authority over every transaction.

Agent Wallet’s CLI launch is for advanced crypto users

MetaMask is shipping the wallet as a command-line tool first.

According to MetaMask, the initial audience is already working in terminals and agent frameworks. The product supports OpenClaw, OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, Nous Research Hermes Agent, Cursor, and other similar agents.

“MetaMask Agent Wallet uses trusted execution environment (TEE)-backed key security while preserving the user’s ability to leave with their keys,” according to MetaMask’s website. This means that private keys are secured inside a protected hardware environment, but users keep full ownership and can export their recovery phrase at any time.

Agent Wallet will have a wider public release this summer, following an early access period to gather feedback from experienced users.

In May, MetaMask partnered with theMiracle to add a redesigned Rewards tab offering automatically curated brand activations and loyalty incentives based on users’ on-chain behavior, as Cryptopolitan reported. The wallet has also added tokenized stocks and ETFs, prediction markets, and perpetuals trading with up to 50x leverage.

MetaMask Director of Product Christian Montoya said, “Our CEO Joe Lubin recently described MetaMask as ‘a magic wand that hides all of the math and allows you to use Ethereum effectively.'”

MetaMask has 10,515,441 unique users, according to Dune Analytics, with Ethereum and BNB Chain as the most active networks.

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