Decentralized Self-Replicating Agent Networks for Resilient Infrastructure
Tudor Coman (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)
J.A. Pouwelse – Mentor (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)
B. Nasrulin – Mentor (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)
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Abstract
AI agents are transitioning from stateless utilities to long-running, autonomous systems that manage their own computing lifecycles. However, an operational gap exists between local lab simulations and production deployments. Current agent architectures heavily depend on centralized registries and naming services, leaving them vulnerable to environment blocking and single points of failure.
This paper presents a self-replicating agent network built on the open-source OpenClaw framework and the IPv8 peer-to-peer overlay network. By removing public domain name dependencies and using isolated state synchronization, the network reduces reliance on external infrastructure and mitigates failure points. This system acts as a file-sharing service, able to replicate itself into new server space from geographic locations that reduce download and response times between users and the network. Agents on the network share files among each other to prevent data loss in case of failure or targeted attacks.