Bento is a security layer for AI agents accessing DeFi yield on Stellar. Co-founder Trey discusses how the platform helps agents safely navigate Stellar's fragmented DeFi protocols and real-world asset opportunities, leveraging behavior-based security to prevent unauthorized transactions. A serial hackathon winner, Bento previously shipped on Solana but sees Stellar's regulated stablecoin infrastructure as the ideal foundation for agent-powered payments.
Bento is a security-first infrastructure layer for AI agents accessing yield on Stellar. Co-founder Trey introduces how the product works: users deposit stablecoins to a ChatGPT or Claude plugin, and Bento distributes funds across Stellar's DeFi protocols and real-world asset (RWA) opportunities. The core innovation is behavior-based security, which learns user patterns and blocks anomalous agent actions—for example, preventing a trade executed at 2 a.m. when the user normally trades at 7 p.m. Bento is a serial hackathon winner, having previously shipped on Solana. The team chose to expand to Stellar because of three competitive advantages: regulated stablecoin infrastructure (licensed digital dollars), proven DeFi protocols offering 3-5% APY on RWA, and deep integrations with wallet providers and on-ramp partners. Trey emphasizes that Stellar's machine-to-machine payment infrastructure and smart contract ecosystem make it the natural home for agent-based financial workflows.
