Auto Drive is a decentralized content-addressed storage solution built on the Autonomys Network.
Auto Drive transforms the underlying blockspace that forms the foundation of Autonomys’ distributed storage network (DSN) into a secure, easy-to-use, interoperable data storage tool with a user experience akin to Web2 cloud platforms.
Today's Web3 ecosystem faces a significant contradiction: while blockchain transactions themselves are immutable and decentralized, the actual data referenced by those transactions is often stored on centralized or temporary infrastructure, creating critical reliability issues. This is because traditional blockchain networks and storage solutions treat data storage as a separate service—either on-chain at enormous cost or off-chain with compromised security.
In the Autonomys Network, storage is an intrinsic byproduct of the network's consensus mechanism—Proof-of-Archival-Storage (PoAS)—which naturally generates vast amounts of blockspace. Auto Drive makes this blockspace accessible to developers and users. Data stored via Auto Drive is secured by the network’s consensus and permanently stored in the same blockspace that maintains the Autonomys Network’s own history and state.
Unlike other "decentralized" storage solutions that often simply distribute data across servers, Auto Drive provides access to genuine on-chain blockspace.
This means your data inherits the same permanence, security, and decentralization guarantees as the Autonomys Network itself.
Auto Drive offers an intuitive web interface at ai3.storage that makes storing and accessing blockspace as simple as using a traditional cloud storage service.
Users can drag and drop files, create directories, and manage their stored data with ease.
Security is paramount in the decentralized ecosystem. Auto Drive provides optional end-to-end encryption, giving flexibility that puts you in complete control of your data security while maintaining the benefits of on-chain blockspace.
For developers looking to integrate blockspace into their applications, Auto Drive offers:
Auto Drive utilizes the Auto-DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph) data structure, which breaks down larger files into manageable chunks that fit within the network's blockspace. This approach ensures:
As AI systems become more autonomous, verifying their behavior and the sources of their information becomes critical
Auto Drive functions as a Trust Layer, creating permanent, verifiable records that can be used to audit agent actions and validate information provenance
Collective oversight and governance of autonom-ous systems
Transparent audit trails of agent actions and decisions
AI agents need persistent, verifiable memory to build upon experiences and establish trust
Auto Drive serves as the Blockspace Gateway for AI agents, providing the secure memory foundation they need for true autonomy and trustworthiness
Build cumulative knowledge over time
Provide cryptographic proof of their reasoning and actions
Establish verifiable reputations based on past performance and behavior
Maintain continuity across sessions and throughout their lifecycle
NFT assets frequently reference content stored on centralized servers rather than being truly on-chain
Auto Drive provides decentralized, Permanent On-chain Storage for NFT assets, ensuring they persist as long as the blockchain itself
The Autonomys Network's unique Proof-of-Archival-Storage consensus mechanism ensures data permanence while creating economically sustainable blockspace, a fundamentally different approach from networks that treat storage as a separate service.
This combination of true permanence, verifiability, and accessibility opens the door to use cases we've yet to imagine. From decentralized social networks with user-owned data to scientific datasets that can never be lost or altered, Auto Drive provides the infrastructure for countless innovations yet to be discovered.
As creators and developers continue to explore this new frontier, we anticipate entirely new categories of application to emerge that require the unique properties of decentralized blockspace to function.
Web app for uploading, downloading and sharing files & folders, and creating API keys for the Auto SDK
Install the SDK with:
npm install@autonomys/auto-drive or
yarn add@autonomys/auto-drive
Unified interface for accessing files & folders stored on Autonomys' mainnet and Taurus testnet
