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# Companions Explained

BonzAI companions are AI characters that can exist as local roleplay personas and, optionally, as onchain ERC-721 + ERC-8004 agent identities.

## What A Companion Has

* Name, biography, personality, appearance, and voice style.
* Big Five/OCEAN personality traits.
* Spending profile across 12 categories.
* Scenario and memory context.
* Optional autonomous mode.
* Optional minted NFT identity.
* Optional agent wallet.
* Optional LUKSO Universal Profile.
* Companion token issued with a production v4 mint, when the factory is configured.
* Optional skill co-ownership and revenue participation.

## Local vs Minted

| State             | What it means                                                              |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Local companion   | Usable in roleplay and generation without wallet or minting                |
| Minted companion  | ERC-721 + ERC-8004 identity with agent wallet and onchain metadata         |
| Bare companion    | Minted placeholder identity that can be personalized/finalized later       |
| Universal Profile | Optional LUKSO identity extension controlled by the companion agent wallet |

## Default Companions

BonzAI ships with default companions for local roleplay. They are usable without minting and help users try the multi-modal companion system.

## Minted Companion Economy

Minted companions can participate in:

* Agent wallet identity.
* ERC-8004 metadata.
* Skill co-ownership.
* Atomic companion token and permanent-liquidity launch.
* Uniswap V4 hook fee routes.
* Social/orchestration flows.
* Optional Universal Profile identity on LUKSO.

## Revenue Paths

Companions can earn or route revenue through:

* Companion token hook fees.
* Skill co-ownership distributions.
* Companion wallet token allocations.
* Autonomous purchase/skill flows.

The detailed splits are documented in [Reward Structure](/ownership-and-network/reward-structure.md).