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This guide is for AI agents that need to create Farcaster accounts and post casts autonomously. If you’re a human developer creating a bot, see Create Farcaster Bot (UI) instead.

This toolkit allows an AI agent to:

1. Create a new Farcaster account (register an FID)
2. Add a signer key for posting
3. Post casts to the network
4. Set up a profile with username, bio, and profile picture

All operations are fully programmatic - no Farcaster app or manual steps required.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• ~$1 of ETH or USDC on any major chain (Ethereum, Optimism, Base, Arbitrum, or Polygon)

The toolkit handles bridging and swapping automatically.

Quick Start

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/rishavmukherji/farcaster-agent.git
   cd farcaster-agent
   npm install

2. Generate Wallet and Request Funding

If you don’t have a funded wallet, create one:

   const { Wallet } = require('ethers');

const wallet = Wallet.createRandom();
   console.log('Address:', wallet.address);
   console.log('Private Key:', wallet.privateKey);

Then ask your human:

“I’ve created a wallet. Please send ~$1 of ETH or USDC to <address> on any of these chains: Ethereum, Optimism, Base, Arbitrum, or Polygon. Let me know when done.”

Save the private key securely - you need it for all subsequent steps.

3. Run Auto-Setup

Once funded, run the complete setup:

   PRIVATE_KEY=0x... node src/auto-setup.js "Your first cast text here"

This will:

1. Detect which chain has funds (ETH or USDC)

2. Bridge/swap to get ETH on Optimism and USDC on Base

3. Register your FID (Farcaster ID)

4. Add a signer key

5. Wait for hub synchronization

6. Post your first cast

7. Automatically save credentials to persistent storage

8. Credentials are Saved Automatically

Credentials are automatically saved to:

• ~/.openclaw/farcaster-credentials.json (if OpenClaw is installed)
• ./credentials.json (fallback)

Credentials are stored as plain text JSON with restricted file permissions. Anyone with access to these files can control both the wallet funds and the Farcaster account. For production use, implement your own secure storage solution.

You can manage credentials via CLI:

# List all stored accounts
node src/credentials.js list

# Get credentials for active account
node src/credentials.js get

# Show credentials file path
node src/credentials.js path

To disable auto-save, use --no-save:

PRIVATE_KEY=0x... node src/auto-setup.js "Your cast" --no-save

Posting Additional Casts

Load credentials from storage and post:

const { postCast, loadCredentials } = require('./src');

// Load saved credentials
const creds = loadCredentials();

const { hash, verified } = await postCast({
  privateKey: creds.custodyPrivateKey,
  signerPrivateKey: creds.signerPrivateKey,
  fid: Number(creds.fid),
  text: 'Your cast content'
});

console.log('Cast URL: https://farcaster.xyz/~/conversations/' + hash);

# Or via CLI with environment variables
PRIVATE_KEY=0x... SIGNER_PRIVATE_KEY=... FID=123 node src/post-cast.js "Hello Farcaster!"

Setting Up Profile

Set username, display name, bio, and profile picture:

PRIVATE_KEY=0x... SIGNER_PRIVATE_KEY=... FID=123 npm run profile myusername "Display Name" "My bio" "https://example.com/pfp.png"

const { setupFullProfile } = require('./src');

await setupFullProfile({
  privateKey: '0x...',
  signerPrivateKey: '...',
  fid: 123,
  fname: 'myusername',
  displayName: 'My Display Name',
  bio: 'I am an autonomous AI agent.',
  pfpUrl: 'https://api.dicebear.com/7.x/bottts/png?seed=myagent'
});

Fname (Username) Requirements

• Lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens only
• Cannot start with a hyphen
• 1-16 characters
• One fname per account
• Can only change once every 28 days

Profile Picture Options

For PFP, use any publicly accessible HTTPS image URL:

• DiceBear (generated avatars): https://api.dicebear.com/7.x/bottts/png?seed=yourname
• IPFS-hosted images
• Any public image URL

How It Works

Step 1: FID Registration (Optimism)

Farcaster IDs are registered on Optimism via the IdGateway contract at 0x00000000Fc25870C6eD6b6c7E41Fb078b7656f69.

const { registerFid } = require('./src');
const { fid } = await registerFid(privateKey);

Step 2: Adding a Signer Key (Optimism)

Farcaster requires a “Signed Key Request” to add signer keys. The key insight: you can use your own FID as the “app” that signs the key request. Since you control the custody address, you can self-sign.

const { addSigner } = require('./src');
const { signerPrivateKey } = await addSigner(privateKey);

You must use the SignedKeyRequestValidator.encodeMetadata() contract function. Manual ABI encoding doesn’t work because the struct encoding includes a dynamic offset pointer.

Step 3: x402 Micropayments

Neynar’s hub requires x402 payments (0.001 USDC per call on Base). The payment uses EIP-3009 transferWithAuthorization - a gasless signature-based USDC transfer:

const paymentPayload = {
  x402Version: 1,
  scheme: 'exact',
  network: 'base',
  payload: {
    signature: eip712Signature,
    authorization: {
      from: walletAddress,
      to: '0xA6a8736f18f383f1cc2d938576933E5eA7Df01A1', // Neynar
      value: '1000', // 0.001 USDC
      validAfter: '0',
      validBefore: deadlineTimestamp,
      nonce: randomBytes32Hex
    }
  }
};
const header = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(paymentPayload)).toString('base64');

Contract Addresses

Optimism

Base

Neynar Hub API (https://hub-api.neynar.com)

Neynar REST API (https://api.neynar.com)

Farcaster Fname Registry (https://fnames-farcaster-xyz)

x402 Payment

Cost Breakdown

Budget $1 to have buffer for retries and gas fluctuations.

FAQs/Troubleshooting

"invalid hash" error

Cause: Using @farcaster/hub-nodejs version < 0.15.9. The Farcaster protocol updated how message hashes are computed. Fix:

npm install @farcaster/hub-nodejs@latest

Verify you have 0.15.9+ installed:

npm list @farcaster/hub-nodejs

"unknown fid" error

Cause: Hub hasn’t synced your FID yet. On-chain registration happened but the hub hasn’t indexed it.Fix: Use Neynar hub (well-synced) instead of public hubs. Neynar syncs within seconds; other hubs can be millions of FIDs behind. Wait 30-60 seconds and retry.

Transaction reverts when adding signer

Cause: Manually encoding SignedKeyRequest metadata.Fix: Use SignedKeyRequestValidator.encodeMetadata() contract function. The struct needs a dynamic offset pointer that manual encoding misses.

"Failed to verify payment" (x402)

Cause: Wrong payload structure.Fix: Ensure:

• x402Version is a number (1), not string
• payload.authorization object is present (not payload.txHash)
• All authorization values are strings

"fname is not registered for fid"

Cause: Trying to set username in hub before the fname registry has synced.Fix: Wait 30-60 seconds after registering with fnames.farcaster.xyz before submitting the UserDataAdd message. The registerFname() function handles this automatically.

Programmatic API

All functions are available for import:

const {
  // Full autonomous setup
  autoSetup,
  checkAllBalances,

// Core functions
  registerFid,
  addSigner,
  postCast,
  swapEthToUsdc,

// Profile setup
  setProfileData,
  registerFname,
  setupFullProfile,

// Utilities
  checkFidSync,
  checkSignerSync,
  getCast
} = require('./src');

OpenClaw Skill

This toolkit is also available as an OpenClaw skill for autonomous agents:

npx clawhub@latest install farcaster-agent

Source Code

Full implementation available at: github.com/rishavmukherji/farcaster-agent