Our Vision for NEAR
We believe there’s a better path for the internet, where AI is not confined to closed corporate systems and agents can operate freely, transact securely, and protect user privacy.
NEAR is enabling an open AI economy where AI serves people – not platforms. Agents that act with purpose. Infrastructure that respects intent. A network where the value flows back to those who create it.
NEAR is more than infrastructure. It’s the foundation for a new kind of internet where AI works for the user.
What is NEAR?
NEAR is a modular, high-speed protocol designed for AI to act on behalf of users. Not just compute, but transact, coordinate, and evolve.
On NEAR, AI serves as the front end to interface with users and carry out intent, while our blockchain acts as the backend to handle identity, trust, and data.
The NEAR Stack
Everything developers need to build and scale AI-native systems.
NEAR AI
Protocols, compute, and infrastructure for running autonomous agents. Supports encrypted model execution, verifiable compute, and multichain action.
Intents and Chain Abstraction
NEAR simplifies blockchain UX. Agents define outcomes. NEAR handles routing, signing, and execution in the background across any chain.
No wallets. No bridges. No tokens required.
Sharded Infrastructure
NEAR’s dynamic sharding system delivers global-scale performance with finality in under 600ms. Designed for low latency, parallel execution, and thousands of concurrent agents.
"AI is becoming the most powerful force in the digital world. Our job is to make sure that power belongs to people — not platforms. That’s why we built NEAR."
— Illia Polosukhin, Co-Founder of NEAR
Launch faster with modular SDKs and open agent infrastructure
Skip wallet UX, bridges, and blockchain friction
Deploy privacy-first, user-owned applications
Tap into a growing AI-native ecosystem
Whether you're building assistants, agents, marketplaces, or coordination tools, NEAR removes the complexity so you can focus on creating experiences that simply work.
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A Future Where AI Belongs to Everyone
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