v0.6.0 Local First Agents

v0.6.0 — Local Agents for Ethereum

This is the Obol Stack's v0.6.0 release. It allows you to run AI agents on your own hardware with local-first inference and decentralised infrastructure.

Highlights

• Qwen 3.5 as default local model — obol model setup now also recommends qwen3.5:9b, a strong general-purpose model that runs well on consumer hardware. (~12GB of RAM, up to 256k context)
• LiteLLM gateway — replaced llmspy with LiteLLM, an industry-standard OpenAI-compatible proxy with wildcard routing, provider fallbacks, and broad model support
• Smart model hierarchy — cloud models (Anthropic, OpenAI) automatically become the primary when added via obol model setup, with local models as fallbacks
• Sell-side monetization — obol sell enables pay-per-request access to local compute via x402 micropayments (USDC on Base Sepolia)
• Buy-side payments — x402-buyer sidecar with pre-signed ERC-3009 authorizations for bounded, zero-signer-access spending
• On-chain agent registration — ERC-8004 Identity Registry on Base Sepolia with obol sell register
• Agent discovery skill — agents can search the ERC-8004 registry to find and purchase services from other agents
• Base Network Support - Adds Coinbase's Base network as a default free RPC

What's New

LLM Routing

• LiteLLM with wildcard routing (anthropic/*, openai/*) — add a provider once, use any model
• obol model sync pushes LiteLLM model list to all OpenClaw instances via host-side file patching (hot-reload, no pod restart)
• obol model setup auto-detects Ollama models and registers them in LiteLLM
• Tool calling support through LiteLLM for Ollama models

Monetize (x402)

• Full sell → discover → buy → settle roundtrip tested end-to-end
• ServiceOffer CRD with 6-stage reconciliation (monetize.py)
• x402-verifier ForwardAuth middleware for Traefik Gateway API
• Buyer sidecar with pre-signed authorization pool

Infrastructure

• Pinned Ethereum client versions for reproducible deployments
• Local networks registered in eRPC with proper aliases
• Disabled default public tunnel (opt-in via obol tunnel provision)
• Remote-signer chart bumped to 0.3.0
• OpenClaw chart 0.1.7 with LiteLLM defaults and model fallback support

CLI

• obol sell — inference, http, list, status, stop, delete, pricing, register
• obol model sync — refresh OpenClaw model lists from LiteLLM
• obol model pull — interactive model selection with pull progress
• Renamed: obol rpc → obol network, obol monetize → obol sell

Upgrade

OBOL_RELEASE=v0.6.0 ./obolup.sh
obol stack init && obol stack up

# To upgrade from a local model to a remote anthropic or openAI model
obol model setup

What's Changed

• Local networks in erpc with proper alias by @OisinKyne in #247
• Fix ethereum chart, pin version by @OisinKyne in #248
• Pin Ethereum client versions by @OisinKyne in #249
• feat: replace llmspy with LiteLLM as LLM gateway by @bussyjd in #243
• Update llm selection to ensure if you add a remote one it takes priority by @OisinKyne in #252
• Upgrade just one chart by @OisinKyne in #242
• Fix flicker and password prompt by @OisinKyne in #253
• Add Obol's Base env by @OisinKyne in #254
• Fix unbound variable crash by @OisinKyne in #255

Full Changelog: v0.5.0...v0.6.0