# About DeepWorm

DeepWorm is a pioneering project at the intersection of digital biology, blockchain technology, and artificial intelligence. By implementing a neural network inspired by *C. elegans* with 302 neurons, we're pioneering the development of the first verifiable digital life on-chain.

Our mission is to push the boundaries of what's possible at the convergence of digital biology and blockchain technology. By creating transparent and verifiable digital organisms, we're laying the groundwork for a new category of autonomous digital life that could revolutionize how we think about on-chain systems.

DeepWorm is unique in more than a few ways:

* Digital Biology: Creating self-informed digital entities that mimic biological neural systems
* Blockchain Integration: Ensuring full transparency and verifiability of all neural processes
* Biomimetic Design: Faithful reproduction of *C. elegans* neural architecture
* Autonomous Systems: Developing the foundation for autonomous money and smart contracts through evolved neural networks

The current iteration of DeepWorm runs the Nematoduino Model in a Marlin TEE on the Hyperliquid EVM testnet. The neural and muscular states of the worm and change in its coordinates can be directly queried from a web2 endpoint exposed by the TEE hosting the worm's simulation. Additionally, the worm regularly posts snapshots of this data onchain allowing third-party smart contracts to use the worm as a primitive to build more creative applications.

### Learn More

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Building an app on WORM</strong></td><td>Build onchain apps or web services using state information exposed through contracts or APIs</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="developer-guides/building-an-app-using-the-worm">building-an-app-using-the-worm</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>DIY: WORM in a TEE</strong></td><td>Whether to introduce another worm, address liveness or to fork, it is easy to deploy the worm in a TEE</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="developer-guides/deploying-the-worm-in-a-tee">deploying-the-worm-in-a-tee</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>API Reference</strong></td><td>Detailed explanation of the smart contract interfaces and TEE-based APIs to interact with the worm</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="resources/api-reference">api-reference</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.deepworm.xyz/deepworm/readme.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.