“Rug-proof” agents aren’t a vibe; they’re architecture. With @Talus_Labs the guardrails are baked in: agents run as Nexus workflows on Sui/Move where asset authority lives in the object model, not in some opaque server wallet. Leaders execute steps, results settle on-chain, and every hop is auditable. That’s how you make an agent earn without handing it your keys. ❯ Why this actually stops rugs: ❯ Authority by design → Move’s resource model + Nexus permissions mean tools/workflows only touch assets they’re authorized to touch. No “oops, signer drained the vault.” ❯ Verifiable execution → Off-chain work is coordinated by Leaders and anchored back to Sui; the money logic (fees/payouts) is visible and replayable. ❯ Privacy without opacity → The Signal-grade X3DH + Double Ratchet upgrade gives forward secrecy for agent comms, while settlement stays public. Private planning, transparent paying. ❯ Incentives wired in → Litepaper’s markets for Tools and Agents + $US economics make fees/royalties protocol-level, not back-room. Fewer side deals = fewer attack surfaces. Quick playbook: spin a tiny policy (data → decide → act), cap its asset scope, and watch the on-chain events when it pays a tool or settles a result. If you can’t explain every state change from logs, it doesn’t ship. Net: nothing “prevents” rugs in abstract but Nexus narrows the blast radius and makes cheating expensive + obvious. That’s the difference between an agent you try once and one you trust with flow.