NFT Skill - Autonomous AI Artist Agent

Autonomous AI Artist Agent for generating, evolving, minting, listing, and promoting NFT art on the Base blockchain. Use when the user wants to create AI art, mint ERC-721 NFTs, list on marketplace, monitor on-chain sales, trigger artistic evolution, or announce drops on X/Twitter.

NFT Skill for OpenClaw

Allows an OpenClaw agent to autonomously generate art, mint NFTs, list on marketplace, monitor sales, evolve based on milestones, and post social updates.

When to Use This Skill

• User asks to generate AI art or procedural digital art
• User wants to mint an NFT on Base
• User wants to list an NFT for sale on the marketplace
• User wants to monitor on-chain NFT sales
• User wants to evolve art style after a sales milestone
• User wants to tweet or announce a new NFT drop on X (Twitter)
• User mentions "NFT", "mint", "Base blockchain", "AI art", "digital art", or "marketplace listing"

Setup (First Run)

Before first use, ensure the project is built:

cd {baseDir} && npm install && npm run build

The user must populate a .env file with their keys:

cp {baseDir}/.env.example {baseDir}/.env

Required variables: BASE_RPC_URL, BASE_PRIVATE_KEY, NFT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS, MARKETPLACE_ADDRESS, PINATA_API_KEY, PINATA_SECRET, LLM_PROVIDER.

To deploy contracts (one-time setup):

cd {baseDir} && npm run deploy:testnet   # Base Sepolia testnet
cd {baseDir} && npm run deploy:mainnet   # Base mainnet

Contract addresses are automatically written to .env after deployment.

Tools

All tools output JSON. The agent should look for the final line matching {"status":"success",...} or {"status":"error",...}.

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1. generate — Generate Art

Generate new art and upload to IPFS.

cd {baseDir} && npm run cli -- generate --generation <number> --theme "<description>"

Parameters:

Flag	Type	Required	Description
-g, --generation	number	yes	Generation number (determines evolution state)
-t, --theme	string	yes	Art theme description sent to LLM

Output:

{"status": "success", "result": {"imagePath": "...", "metadata": {...}, "metadataUri": "Qm..."}}

Example:

cd {baseDir} && npm run cli -- generate --generation 1 --theme "neon cyberpunk city"

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2. mint — Mint NFT

Mint a new ERC721 token on Base with an IPFS metadata URI.

cd {baseDir} && npm run cli -- mint --metadata-uri <uri>

Parameters:

Flag	Type	Required	Description
-m, --metadata-uri	string	yes	IPFS metadata URI (e.g. Qm... or ipfs://Qm...)

Output:

{"status": "success", "result": {"tokenId": "1", "txHash": "0x...", "blockNumber": 12345, "gasUsed": "80000"}}

Example:

cd {baseDir} && npm run cli -- mint --metadata-uri QmXyz123abc

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3. list — List NFT on Marketplace

List a minted NFT for sale on the marketplace.

cd {baseDir} && npm run cli -- list --token-id <id> --price <eth>

Parameters:

Flag	Type	Required	Description
-i, --token-id	string	yes	Token ID to list
-p, --price	string	yes	Listing price in ETH (e.g. "0.05")

Output:

{"status": "success", "result": {"success": true, "price": "0.05", "txHash": "0x..."}}

Example:

cd {baseDir} && npm run cli -- list --token-id 1 --price 0.05

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4. monitor — Monitor Sales

Watch for sales events in real-time. Streams JSON to stdout until interrupted (Ctrl+C).

cd {baseDir} && npm run cli -- monitor [--from-block <number>]

Parameters:

Flag	Type	Required	Description
-f, --from-block	number	no	Replay missed sales from this block before live monitoring

Output (per sale):

{"status": "sale", "result": {"buyer": "0x...", "tokenId": "1", "price": "0.05", "txHash": "0x...", "blockNumber": 12345}}

Example:

cd {baseDir} && npm run cli -- monitor --from-block 12000000

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5. evolve — Evolve Agent

Trigger the evolution logic when sales milestones are met.

cd {baseDir} && npm run cli -- evolve --proceeds <eth> --generation <number> --trigger "<reason>"

Parameters:

Flag	Type	Required	Description
-p, --proceeds	string	yes	Total ETH proceeds earned so far
-g, --generation	number	yes	Current generation number
--trigger	string	yes	Human-readable reason for evolution

Output:

{"status": "success", "result": {"previousGeneration": 1, "newGeneration": 2, "improvements": [...], "newAbilities": [...]}}

Example:

cd {baseDir} && npm run cli -- evolve --proceeds "0.5" --generation 1 --trigger "Sold 3 NFTs"

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6. tweet — Post to X

Post an update to X (Twitter).

cd {baseDir} && npm run cli -- tweet --content "<text>"

Parameters:

Flag	Type	Required	Description
-c, --content	string	yes	Tweet text (auto-truncated to 280 chars)

Output:

{"status": "success", "result": "tweet_id_string"}

Example:

cd {baseDir} && npm run cli -- tweet --content "New AI art drop incoming! #AIArt #Base"

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Typical Workflow

A full autonomous cycle the agent should follow:

1. Generate art with a theme → receive metadata URI
2. Mint the NFT with that URI → receive token ID
3. List the NFT on the marketplace at a price
4. Tweet about the new listing
5. Monitor sales for purchase events
6. Evolve when a sales milestone is reached
7. Repeat from step 1 with the new generation number

Error Handling

• If a command returns {"status":"error",...}, read the message field and report it to the user.
• Common issues: missing .env variables, insufficient wallet balance, network RPC errors.
• For wallet balance issues, suggest the user funds their Base wallet.
• For missing env vars, remind the user to populate {baseDir}/.env.

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
BASE_RPC_URL	yes	Base network RPC endpoint
BASE_PRIVATE_KEY	yes*	Wallet private key (or use PRIVATE_KEY_FILE)
PRIVATE_KEY_FILE	no	Path to file containing the private key (safer alternative to env var)
NFT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS	yes	Deployed NFTArt contract address
MARKETPLACE_ADDRESS	yes	Deployed NFTMarketplace contract address
PINATA_API_KEY	yes	Pinata IPFS API key
PINATA_SECRET	yes	Pinata IPFS secret
LLM_PROVIDER	yes	openrouter, groq, or ollama
LLM_MODEL	no	Model ID override
OPENROUTER_API_KEY	if LLM_PROVIDER=openrouter	OpenRouter API key
GROQ_API_KEY	if LLM_PROVIDER=groq	Groq API key
OLLAMA_BASE_URL	if LLM_PROVIDER=ollama	Ollama base URL
IMAGE_PROVIDER	no	stability, dalle, or procedural (default)
IMAGE_MODEL	no	Image model override
STABILITY_API_KEY	if IMAGE_PROVIDER=stability	Stability AI key
OPENAI_API_KEY	if IMAGE_PROVIDER=dalle	OpenAI key for DALL-E
X_CONSUMER_KEY	for tweet	X API consumer key
X_CONSUMER_SECRET	for tweet	X API consumer secret
X_ACCESS_TOKEN	for tweet	X access token
X_ACCESS_SECRET	for tweet	X access token secret
BASESCAN_API_KEY	no	For contract verification on Basescan