# Roadmap ## Vision The SSE platform aims to become a verifiable, trustless crypto-AI gaming ecosystem where critical components are provably fair through hardware-attested execution. The roadmap progresses from working smart contracts through TEE integration to a fully decentralized operator network, while expanding the game portfolio. *** ## Phase 0: Conceptual Prototype (Completed) * [x] Non-functional demo * [x] Narrative + UX proof * [x] Product design documents (SSE + Alon's Box) *** ## Phase 1: Foundation (Completed) **Alon's Box: On-chain escrow with commit-reveal verification** * [x] Anchor smart contract with 8 instructions * [x] Commit-reveal scheme (SHA-256) * [x] PDA escrow (Vault) with deterministic payouts * [x] Sequential round management with rollover * [x] Evidence distribution with 30% cap * [x] Emergency dead man's switch (permissionless after 24hr) * [x] Account closing for rent recovery * [x] On-chain events for monitoring * [x] 29 tests (8 core + 21 adversarial) * [x] Devnet deployment * [x] IDL generation and TypeScript types *** ## Phase 2: Playable MVP (In Progress) **SSE Prediction Rounds + Alon's Box live gameplay** * [x] Alon's Box: playable frontend * [x] Alon's Box: backend integration * [x] Alon's Box: live on devnet * [ ] Hourly synthetic rounds (SSE) * [ ] Stake + argument injection * [ ] AI verdict + rationale * [ ] On-chain settlement * [ ] Round archive *** ## Phase 2.5: Thematic Expansion * [ ] Realm-based rounds * [ ] Realm-specific AI Judge tuning * [ ] Community identity formation *** ## Phase 3: TEE Execution Environment **Move AI inference into Phala Network's TEE infrastructure** The backend currently generates answers and commits them on-chain. With Phala, the LLM runs inside an Intel TDX confidential VM on Phala Cloud. The enclave generates the answer, computes the commit hash, and signs it with an enclave-derived key -- all hardware-attested. ### Why Phala? [Phala Network](https://phala.network/) provides TEE-as-a-Service purpose-built for running AI workloads in confidential VMs: * **Phala Cloud** -- Deploy containerized LLMs into Intel TDX confidential VMs with GPU passthrough * **dstack** -- Open-source SDK for building TEE applications with built-in remote attestation and key derivation * **Remote Attestation** -- Intel TDX attestation quotes are verifiable on-chain or via Phala's attestation oracle * **LLM support** -- Confidential VMs can run full-size LLMs (not limited to tiny ZK-friendly models) ### Architecture ``` ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Phala Cloud (Intel TDX CVM) │ │ │ │ 1. Load LLM inside confidential VM │ │ 2. Generate answer via AI inference │ │ 3. Generate random salt │ │ 4. Compute SHA-256(answer:salt) │ │ 5. Sign commit_hash with TEE-derived key │ │ 6. Store answer securely until reveal │ │ │ │ Attestation: Intel TDX quote proving code │ │ integrity + model hash, verifiable on-chain │ └─────────────────────┬───────────────────────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Solana Smart Contract │ │ │ │ - Verify TEE attestation on-chain │ │ - Verify enclave signatures on commit/settle │ │ - Execute payouts based on verified results │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ``` ### Deliverables * [ ] LLM deployed on Phala Cloud in a confidential VM * [ ] dstack integration for TEE key derivation and attestation * [ ] Remote attestation verification (on-chain or via Phala oracle) * [ ] Enclave-signed commit hashes (replacing backend-signed) * [ ] Attestation report stored on-chain per round * [ ] Open-source enclave code for community verification ### Trust Improvement | Component | Current | With TEE | | -------------------- | -------------------- | -------------------- | | Answer generation | Trust the backend | Verified in enclave | | Commit hash creation | Trust the backend | Signed by enclave | | Answer commitment | Trustless (on-chain) | Trustless (on-chain) | | Fund distribution | Trustless (on-chain) | Trustless (on-chain) | *** ## Phase 3.5: Enhanced Economic Layer + Human Architect * [ ] Logic Multipliers (top influential arguments) * [ ] Friendly Pools integration * [ ] Advanced analytics / stake graph * [ ] Player profiles and round history * [ ] User-created events (curated) * [ ] Event designer reputation *** ## Phase 4: Rich Media SSE * [ ] "Battle Visuals" (generated images) * [ ] Generative highlight scenes * [ ] Event recap outputs *** ## Phase 5: Decentralized Oracle Network **Replace single authority with a decentralized operator set** * [ ] Multi-operator round creation (M-of-N threshold signatures) * [ ] Decentralized attestation verification via oracle network * [ ] Slashing conditions for misbehaving operators * [ ] Operator staking and reward distribution * [ ] Governance for parameter updates (BPS splits, evidence caps) ### Architecture ``` ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ │Operator 1│ │Operator 2│ │Operator 3│ │ (TEE) │ │ (TEE) │ │ (TEE) │ └────┬─────┘ └────┬─────┘ └────┬─────┘ │ │ │ └─────────────┼─────────────┘ │ Threshold Signature │ ▼ ┌────────────────┐ │ Solana Contract │ │ (verify M-of-N) │ └────────────────┘ ``` *** ## Phase 6: Agentic SSE Arena * [ ] AI agents participate autonomously * [ ] Bot-vs-bot / bot-vs-human events * [ ] Strategic agent competitions * [ ] Human-machine market experiments *** ## Ongoing * Jackpot modifiers (high-variance special rounds) * Synthetic stress tests of real-world dynamics * New game launches in the SSE ecosystem *** ## Timeline | Phase | Focus | Status | | --------- | ----------------------------------- | ----------- | | Phase 0 | Conceptual prototype | Completed | | Phase 1 | On-chain escrow + commit-reveal | Completed | | Phase 2 | Playable MVP | In Progress | | Phase 2.5 | Thematic expansion (Realms) | Planned | | Phase 3 | TEE execution (Phala) | Planned | | Phase 3.5 | Enhanced economy + human architects | Planned | | Phase 4 | Rich media SSE | Planned | | Phase 5 | Decentralized oracle network | Planned | | Phase 6 | Agentic SSE arena | Planned | *** ## Security We welcome security reviews of the contract logic and test coverage. *** ## Also in Development | Game | Description | | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **2 Pills** | Players choose between two sides, each leading to radically different simulated outcomes that test risk tolerance and belief systems | | **Darwin Arena** | Players create a character and send them through 100 unpredictable stress events to see how long they survive and adapt under pressure | | **Play or Exit** | Participants decide whether to continue risking their position in an unpredictable simulation or leave early and secure what they have earned | | **Unicorn Factory** | Players build startups for an AI-generated future and compete to grow the only ideas capable of surviving into unicorn companies | | **Alien Wants You** | Players attempt to communicate with an alien intelligence that constantly changes its expectations and chooses only a few worthy contacts | | **Foresight Space** | Participants predict future events and explore alternative timelines where strategic foresight determines success | | **Socratic Engine** | Humans and AI engage in structured philosophical debates where questioning, reasoning, and persuasion shape the final outcome |