# Agentic EoR (Employer / Entity of Record)

An Agentic EoR (Employer of Record or Entity of Record) is a legal, financial, and cryptographic intermediary that acts as the accountable legal counterparty when an autonomous software agent dispatches work, hires human contractors, enters service contracts, or settles cross-border payments. In the agentic web (Step 9 (Account)), also known as Agentic Employer of Record, Agentic Entity of Record, Agent Liability Wrapper, Agentic…, it is implemented or referenced by ERC-8004: Trustless Agents, ERC-8183: Agentic Commerce, ERC-8226 Regulated Agent Mandate, Verifiable Intent, Visa Trusted Agent Protocol.

## Quick Reference
- **Category**: 9 Account
- **Also known as**: Agentic Employer of Record, Agentic Entity of Record, Agent Liability Wrapper, Agentic Contracting Counterparty
- **Related standards**: [ERC-8004: Trustless Agents](/protocols/erc-8004/), [ERC-8183: Agentic Commerce](/protocols/erc-8183/), [ERC-8226 Regulated Agent Mandate](/protocols/erc-8226/), [Verifiable Intent](/protocols/vi/), [Visa Trusted Agent Protocol](/protocols/tap/), [OAuth Profile for Delegated AI Agent Authorization](/protocols/daap/), [VCAP: Verified Commerce for Agent Protocols](/protocols/vcap/)

[9 · Account](/category/account/)

| Agentic EoR (Employer / Entity of Record) |
| --- |
| Category | [Account](/category/account/) |
| Also known as | Agentic Employer of Record, Agentic Entity of Record, Agent Liability Wrapper, Agentic Contracting Counterparty |
| Related | [ERC-8004: Trustless Agents](/protocols/erc-8004/), [ERC-8183: Agentic Commerce](/protocols/erc-8183/), [ERC-8226 Regulated Agent Mandate](/protocols/erc-8226/), [Verifiable Intent](/protocols/vi/), [Visa Trusted Agent Protocol](/protocols/tap/), [OAuth Profile for Delegated AI Agent Authorization](/protocols/daap/), [VCAP: Verified Commerce for Agent Protocols](/protocols/vcap/) |

[Account](/category/account/) An Agentic EoR (Employer of Record or Entity of Record) is a legal, financial, and cryptographic intermediary that acts as the accountable legal counterparty when an autonomous software agent dispatches work, hires human contractors, enters service contracts, or settles cross-border payments [[1]](#ref-1). Because an AI agent is not a legal person, enterprises and labor marketplaces cannot transfer statutory obligations—such as worker classification, payroll tax withholding, KYB/AML screening, or error-and-omission liability—onto an unanchored software process [[1]](#ref-1). An Agentic EoR bridges this gap by binding an agent's cryptographic identity and delegation chain ([Know Your Agent](/terms/know-your-agent/), [ERC-8004](/protocols/erc-8004/)) to a registered legal entity, enforcing spending and compliance mandates ([ERC-8226](/protocols/erc-8226/), [Verifiable Intent](/protocols/vi/), [VCAP](/protocols/vcap/)) and executing escrow or invoice settlement ([ERC-8183](/protocols/erc-8183/), [x402](/protocols/x402/)) on behalf of the human or corporate principal [[2]](#ref-2)[[3]](#ref-3).

## Instances

Direct protocol probe: Not applicable (general term). Verified implementations across related standards:

- [Coinbase AgentKit and CDP Server Wallets](https://agents.coinbase.com) · Observed 2026-10-23 · authority
- [Openfort Agentic Wallets](https://www.openfort.io) · Observed 2026-10-23 · authority
- [SwarmSync Verified Commerce Agent Protocol (VCAP)](https://swarmsync.ai) · Observed 2026-10-23 · authority
- [pay.sh (Agent Payment CLI and Runtime)](https://pay.sh) · Observed 2026-09-04 · harness
- [Privy (by Stripe) Agent and Server Wallets](https://privy.io) · Observed 2026-09-04 · authority
- [8004.org / ERC-8004 Trustless Agents Registry](https://www.8004.org) · Observed 2026-08-13 · venue
- [FIDO Alliance (Verifiable Intent and AP2 Working Group)](https://fidoalliance.org) · Observed 2026-07-31 · authority
- [Brickken RAMS (ERC-8226 RWA Agent Mandate Authority)](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8226) · Observed 2026-07-17 · authority
- [BNB Chain BNBAgent SDK and Identity Authority](https://bnbchain.org) · Observed 2026-07-02 · authority
- [QNTX and ClawPlaza ERC-8183 Job Escrow Markets](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8183) · Observed 2026-07-02 · venue
- [Grantex Delegated Agent Authorization Protocol (DAAP)](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-mishra-oauth-agent-grants-00) · Observed 2026-06-15 · authority
- [Visa Intelligent Commerce (Trusted Agent Protocol)](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/trusted-agent-protocol) · Observed 2026-04-28 · authority

Every instance with its source is listed on the [instances page](/instances/).

## See also

- [ERC-8004: Trustless Agents](/protocols/erc-8004/)
- [ERC-8183: Agentic Commerce](/protocols/erc-8183/)
- [ERC-8226 Regulated Agent Mandate](/protocols/erc-8226/)
- [Verifiable Intent](/protocols/vi/)
- [Visa Trusted Agent Protocol](/protocols/tap/)
- [OAuth Profile for Delegated AI Agent Authorization](/protocols/daap/)
- [VCAP: Verified Commerce for Agent Protocols](/protocols/vcap/)

## References

- [https://www.toku.com/resources/ai-agents-hiring-humans](https://www.toku.com/resources/ai-agents-hiring-humans) (2026-03-10) VERIFIED
- [https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8183](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8183) (2026-07-02) VERIFIED
- [https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8226](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8226) (2026-07-17) VERIFIED

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