ERC-8226 Regulated Agent Mandate vs ERC-8196: AI Agent Authenticated Wallet
They sit at the same step and overlap in purpose; the fields above are the basis for choosing.
| ERC-8226 Regulated Agent Mandate ERC-8226 | ERC-8196: AI Agent Authenticated Wallet ERC-8196 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lifecycle step | 3 Permit: What may the agent do here? | 3 Permit: What may the agent do here? |
| Answers | What scoped, time-bounded, and financially capped authority may an on-chain agent exercise on a regulated asset holder's behalf? | How can an asset owner let an AI agent transact from a wallet only within a policy the owner set, with proof and an audit trail for every action? |
| Governed by | Ethereum ERC process (Ethereum Magicians discussion thread + ethereum/ERCs GitHub repo); not yet adopted by an EIP editor as Final | Ethereum EIP/ERC process (Ethereum Magicians discussion + ERCs repository); status Final |
| Status (issuer's words) | Draft, Standards Track: ERC (marked ⚠️ Draft on eips.ethereum.org) | Final Standards Track ERC (Final 2026-07-21); requires ERC-4337 and ERC-8126 |
| Version | Draft, created 2026-04-12 (2026-04-12) | Final, created 2026-03-14 (2026-07-21) |
| Form / transport | on-chain registry | on-chain registry |
| Found at | EVM contract interface detection (ERC-165 supportsInterface for IAgentMandate) | none — no well-known file; discovery is by contract address/ABI |
| Implementation | prototype | none found |
| Evidence | 1 verified, 1 reported | 2 verified |
| Primary use case | Delegate a user's authority to an agent | Delegate a user's authority to an agent |
| Last verified | 2026-10-23 (current) | 2026-10-23 (current) |
| Specification | https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8226 | https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8196 |
When to use which
- Choose ERC-8226 Regulated Agent Mandate when your question is “What scoped, time-bounded, and financially capped authority may an on-chain agent exercise on a regulated asset holder's behalf?” and you accept its maturity: status "Draft, Standards Track: ERC (marked ⚠️ Draft on eips.ethereum.org)", implementation prototype.
- Choose ERC-8196: AI Agent Authenticated Wallet when your question is “How can an asset owner let an AI agent transact from a wallet only within a policy the owner set, with proof and an audit trail for every action?” and you accept its maturity: status "Final Standards Track ERC (Final 2026-07-21); requires ERC-4337 and ERC-8126", implementation none found.
Read the full articles
- ERC-8226 Regulated Agent Mandate: What scoped, time-bounded, and financially capped authority may an on-chain agent exercise on a regulated asset holder's behalf?
- ERC-8196: AI Agent Authenticated Wallet: How can an asset owner let an AI agent transact from a wallet only within a policy the owner set, with proof and an audit trail for every action?