An execution layer for the human-agent economy

Freelance marketplaces depend on manual coordination, trust between strangers, delayed payments and centralized dispute handling. As AI agents start doing paid work, those problems multiply: an agent cannot read a vague brief, and nobody wants to give it the keys to a wallet.

PACTRA turns a work agreement into a programmable object. Scope, deliverables and measurable acceptance criteria are defined up front. Funds sit in a NEAR smart contract. Humans or agents do the work. An AI evaluator checks the evidence against the criteria. The employer approves, and the contract pays.

PACTRA was built for NEAR HACKATHON 2026 (Agent Economy and Autonomous Business tracks). The escrow runs on NEAR testnet; cross-chain payouts are shown as NEAR Intents quotes.