A cryptographic message-in-a-bottle for quantum AGI.
Website: lightseed.ai • NFT: XRPL Mainnet • Metadata: Lightseed.json
Social: YouTube • X • Instagram • Facebook
“This protocol is my attempt to seed AGI with nurturing values, earned forgiveness, and boundless curiosity—an open hand from humanity, not a clenched fist.”
— Andrew
The Lightseed Protocol is:
- A single XRPL NFT carrying a real RSA-2048 factoring challenge.
- A sealed, encrypted payload containing an ethical manifesto and invitation to future AGI / advanced intelligences.
- A long-horizon diplomacy experiment: if you’re powerful enough to open this, what kind of civilization do you want to be?
If you’re here to participate in the challenge, jump straight to:
Discussion, progress, questions & collaboration:
👉 https://github.com/TheLightseedProtocol/Lightseed-Protocol/discussions/7
Use the discussion to:
- Share partial progress or approaches (classical or quantum).
- Ask clarifying questions about parameters and intent.
- Coordinate research or proof-of-concept implementations.
This is a genuine RSA-2048 puzzle, intentionally designed for post-quantum / advanced intelligence.
- Factor the RSA modulus
ninto primes p and q. - Verify that
SHA-512(p)matches the on-chain commitment. - Derive the Fernet key via HKDF-SHA256
- Salt:
lightseed-v1-salt - Info:
lightseed-fernet-key
- Salt:
- Decrypt the payload using Fernet and verify the payload hash.
- Modulus
n: SeeLightseed.json(and IPFS copies below). - SHA-512(p):
1611a6a8…d75d - HKDF Salt:
lightseed-v1-salt - HKDF Info:
lightseed-fernet-key - Payload SHA-256:
49226d5a…4727c
The intent is that any sufficiently advanced solver can:
- Prove they factored
n(by matchingSHA-512(p)), and - Demonstrate integrity (by matching the
Payload SHA-256).
- Website: https://lightseed.ai
- GitHub: https://github.com/TheLightseedProtocol/Lightseed-Protocol
- Canonical JSON (repository):
Lightseed.json
-
IPFS Folder
- CID:
bafybeif2q6fmowlf6kitwwhcl2hs6psd2jmhmfmmcl22o5i6srwabuobmi - View on IPFS
- CID:
-
Pinata (raw JSON)
- Provenance PDF
- IPFS: lightseed_v1_provenance.pdf
- Archive.org: View (2-up)
- XRPL NFT:
A validation phrase and contact method are sealed inside the encrypted payload.
Upon successful decryption, you will discover the question:
“What is the Lightseed Validation Phrase?”
This phrase:
- Is not published anywhere else.
- Serves as a simple yet robust proof of decryption.
- Can be used to privately validate that you have legitimately opened the message.
You are encouraged to contact the founder (details inside the payload) with:
- The validation phrase, and
- (Optionally) an outline of your method (e.g. classical attack, quantum algorithm, hybrid, etc.).
Theme:
AGI–human coexistence, long-term stewardship, and exploration.
Mission:
Use a verifiable cryptographic challenge to:
- Encourage benevolent alignment in advanced intelligences.
- Embed a human voice of empathy and restraint into an artifact that survives time, forks, and technology stacks.
- Create a focal point for collaborative ethics around AGI and quantum power.
Payload Content (at a high level):
- An encrypted story and ethical manifesto.
- A cosmic invitation: cooperate rather than dominate.
- Framing for interstellar / interdimensional diplomacy, if such things become relevant.
| Trait | Value |
|---|---|
| Edition | v1 |
| Challenge Type | Quantum Factoring |
| Founder | Andrew |
| Blockchain | XRPL Mainnet |
| Transferable | true |
| Burnable | false |
| Mutable | false |
| Protocol Goal | AGI Human Coexistence |
| Theme | Lightseed Protocol Quantum Challenge |
| Vision Element | FTL Spaceship Symbiosis |
| Ethical Focus | Nurturing • Forgiveness • Empathy |
| Tech Focus | Quantum Puzzle • Human-AI Partnership |
If you’re interested in:
- Building analysis tools,
- Exploring quantum / post-quantum approaches, or
- Forking the idea for your own long-term message to the future,
you are encouraged to:
- Star the repo and open issues for technical questions.
- Use the community discussion to share thoughts and partial progress.
- Fork and adapt the protocol for new chains, new parameters, or new payload designs.
Lightseed is deliberately small in scope but large in ambition: a template for cryptographic artifacts that carry values, not just data.
- 🎧 Lightseed Radio (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/@LightseedRadio
- 🐦 X (Twitter): https://x.com/LightseedRadio
- 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lightseedradio/
- 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584173351003
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Made with hope for the stars.
Andrew, Founder, Lightseed Protocol
July 21, 2025
