Who can use Functor Network?

If you need self‑custodial, cross‑chain authorization that works the same everywhere, you can use Functor.

The personas below reflect how teams adopt Functor in practice. Each section calls out the benefits that matter most for that user type.


AI Agent Platforms and Autonomous Agents

Platforms that orchestrate many agents, and individual agents that act onchain.

  • Use a shared, uniform authorization root so many agents can operate across chains under the same policy.

  • Issue scoped session keys with programmable permissions for safe delegation and time‑boxed access.

  • Run 24/7 execution without extra approvals while maintaining self‑custody and clear audit trails.

  • Revoke or rotate capabilities globally from one place when policies change or incidents occur.

See also: Omnichain Automation for autonomous traders, dynamic capital allocation, and agent‑to‑agent commerce.


Smart Account Providers and Infra Teams

AA frameworks, SDKs, wallets, and infra teams powering the next wave of applications.

  • Drop‑in keystore that any ERC‑7579 validator module can query.

  • Uniform onboarding and recovery that behaves the same on every chain.

  • Remove per‑chain signer state, improving compatibility across the AA ecosystem.

  • Faster chain support and simpler developer ergonomics.

Related: Key Management and Programmable Signing

See also: Demo of a smart account integrating with Functor through the ERC-7579 enabling native recovery with multi-passkey support


DeFi Protocols and Asset Managers

Protocols, vaults, treasuries, and funds that coordinate actions and capital across chains.

  • Secure cross‑chain signing for rebalancing, yield harvesting, and governance under one policy.

  • Unlock fragmented capital by making positions composable and automatically actionable.

  • Enforce strategy guardrails with programmable permissions and verifiable constraints.

  • Reduce operational risk by removing per‑chain approval sprawl.

Related: Liquidity Abstraction and Omnichain Automation


Trading Platforms and Exchanges

Exchanges, brokers, and execution venues serving programmatic and retail order flow.

  • Self‑custodied trading via scoped session keys, not shared private keys.

  • Cross‑chain execution and routing under a single authorization policy.

  • Automated rebalancing and hedging without manual approvals at every step.

  • Native account recovery using key rotation to restore access while preserving user custody.

Related: Omnichain Automation and Programmable Signing

See also: Demo of an AI agent driving automated cross-chain LP management.


Smart Wallets

Consumer and developer wallets that want a portable, predictable UX.

  • One signer set instantly usable on any new chain at wallet creation.

  • Abstracted key management with global revocation and recovery that travels with the user.

  • Native account recovery through key rotation, so users can restore control without migrating accounts.

  • Consistent approvals and execution across L2s by querying the keystore via ERC‑7579 validator modules.

Related: Key Management, Access Control, and Programmable Signing.


Enterprises

Organizations that require policy, auditability, and separation of duties.

  • Centralized policy definition with decentralized, self‑custodial enforcement.

  • Role‑based access, just‑in‑time permissions, and tamper‑evident revocation.

  • Consistent controls across test, staging, and production chains with clean audit trails.

  • Easier integration with existing identity and approvals flows.

Related: Enterprise Integration and Access Control

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