Hey Idexonauts! 👀Today we are completing a new #AI #NFT Companions MVP for the zkSync #Buidlera hackathon and here’s how you can participate. zkCompanions are NFTs that represent AI companions modelled on the @a16z AI companions app starter. To mint one you will first need a mint pass NFT that you can mint on our Twitter account replying to a tweet later today. Once you mint it you will be able to go to https://zkc.idexo.com, connect your wallet on zkSync testnet using the connector, and mint your AI companion NFT. Once you have that you can mint some test ZKC tokens to use for updating your companion NFT after you have conversations with it. Then you will go to a conversations tab and load your NFT to begin chatting with your AI. When you want to update your conversation history, you can do that provided you have some ZKC tokens. There is no Database, this is all running on @Arweavers permanent web storage and smart contracts on zkSync Era Testnet. The system makes use of 2 different paymaster contracts: (1) that checks to see if you have the mint pass NFT and if so, pays your gas for the mint transaction, and (2) another paymaster that handles the dynamic NFT updates, taking ZKC tokens as payment and once again paying for your gas for the transaction. Completely gasless from the user perspective! Look for a follow-up announcement later today on how to get your mint pass.

👀Look for a follow-up tweet later today on how to get your mint pass and #AI #NFT companion.

5/ The system makes use of 2 different #paymaster #SmartContracts : 1 that checks to see if you have the #mint pass #NFT and pays your gas for minting the companion if so, and another that handles payment of gas for updating the NFTs, taking ZKC tokens as payment.