Proof of Unique Humanity for Solana.
HumanPulse proves the presence of a unique living human at a specific moment in time — instantly, privately, and on-chain.
The internet cannot reliably tell humans from machines.
AI agents, Sybil farms, airdrop abuse, and governance manipulation create a growing need for privacy-preserving human presence verification.
Sybil resistance
DAO votes, airdrops, token launches, and access gates need stronger protection against duplicated wallets and bot farms.
Privacy risk
Centralized identity systems and biometric databases introduce custody, friction, and trust assumptions.
Solana-native need
Verification events should be fast, low-cost, composable, and usable directly by on-chain applications.
Verification in under 10 seconds.
The user completes a webcam-based hand challenge. HumanPulse demonstrates a verification flow and returns a proof-consumption signal that can be used by a dApp.
MVP note: this visual section is a verification-flow preview. The live webcam and Solana Devnet transaction demo is available below.
Complete a webcam hand challenge and consume a proof on Solana Devnet
This MVP uses browser-based hand detection for challenge-response. After the hand challenge is completed locally, the proof-consumption event is recorded through a real Solana Devnet transaction.
Connect Phantom on Solana Devnet.
Load local browser hand detection.
Complete the hand challenge locally.
Sign a real Devnet proof-consumption transaction.
MVP note: camera frames are processed locally in the browser for this demo and are not uploaded or stored. The demo uses MediaPipe-based browser hand detection to unlock a real Solana Devnet proof-consumption transaction using the Solana Memo program. The deployed HumanPulse Anchor burn-on-use program represents the protocol’s burn-based verification fee mechanism.
MVP now, protocol roadmap next.
HumanPulse separates the current hackathon implementation from longer-term research modules. The MVP demonstrates webcam challenge-response and live proof consumption on Solana Devnet.
Current MVP
Webcam-oriented verification preview, local hand-detection challenge-response, live Devnet proof-consumption transaction, demo website, and public demo video.
Solana components
Deployed $HPP Devnet token, deployed Anchor burn-on-use program, and example proof-consumption transaction on Solana Explorer.
Technical roadmap
Validator / aggregator architecture, recursive zk-STARK aggregation, TEE-based local proof generation, and optional advanced sensing modules.
Proof consumption as a usage event.
HumanPulse can charge applications per verification event. DAOs, launchpads, airdrop platforms, DePIN networks, and gated applications consume HumanPulse proofs to reduce Sybil abuse. In the MVP, this is represented by a proof-consumption transaction and a deployed burn-on-use program.
Who pays?
Applications that need Sybil-resistant access, eligibility, governance, or reward distribution.
When?
When a user consumes a verification proof for a gated action or eligibility check.
Why?
To significantly increase the cost of bot farms, duplicated wallets, and automated participation abuse.
HumanPulse Protocol — Solana Frontier package.
The public package includes the repository, live website, demo video, live Devnet demo, whitepaper, pitch deck, Devnet program, token, and example transaction.