How PlayAI Built the Zapier of Onchain AI with Smart Wallets

PlayAI is the Zapier of onchain AI. It’s a modular orchestration layer that lets users build, automate, and monetize AI-powered crypto workflows with just a prompt. Through their unified command center PlayHub, no-code canvas PlayStudio, and incentivized Data Markets, they're empowering everyone from DeFi degens to AI-native builders to create sophisticated onchain automation without any coding.

With over 25,000 users, PlayAI is tackling one of web3’s biggest pain points: workflows are fragmented, overly technical, and nearly impossible to compose without deep technical knowledge. Their platform lets non-technical users build cross-chain workflows using natural language, while giving developers the infrastructure to integrate and monetize AI agents without worrying about backend complexity.

The Wallet Problem

As PlayAI scaled their platform to support more complex AI workflows, they hit a wall that was seriously limiting mainstream adoption. Their users, many completely new to crypto, were getting stuck on wallet management and frustrated by having to manually sign every single transaction.

The PlayAI team was dealing with three major blockers:

• Automated execution was basically impossible: Traditional wallet connections needed manual signatures for every transaction, which completely defeated the purpose of automated AI workflows. Users wanted to set something up once and let it run on autopilot, but existing solutions forced them to babysit every transaction.

• Mainstream users were bouncing: Non-crypto users expected simple login experiences like Google or X. The complexity of wallet creation and management was causing massive drop-offs.

• Cross-chain workflows were a nightmare: PlayAI's platform needed to work across 10+ different chains, but managing multiple wallets and keeping the experience consistent across chains was becoming a logistical nightmare.

The team initially tried Privy for wallet creation and management, but quickly ran into walls. While it handled basic wallet functions, it couldn't do automated onchain transactions. Even with delegation features, there were strict limits on transaction amounts that just didn't work for their platform's more sophisticated AI workflows.

Smart Wallets Unlock Real AI Automation

After evaluating multiple providers, PlayAI went with Smart Wallets because of their comprehensive solution and responsive engineering support. The integration completely transformed how users interact with their platform:

• Dead simple social authentication: Users can now sign up with Google or X and immediately start building AI workflows without knowing anything about crypto.

• True automated transaction execution: AI agents can now sign onchain transactions automatically within predefined parameters, enabling users to set up their workflows once and let them run completely autonomously across multiple chains.

• Bulletproof key management: PlayAI can manage wallets and transactions securely without ever touching private keys, keeping user funds safe while enabling sophisticated automation.

Smart Wallets Solve Onboarding and Retention

Smart Wallets completely transformed PlayAI's user experience and platform capabilities. The results show what happens when you remove wallet friction for users:

• Onboarding got way faster: Account setup time dropped by 70% with social logins and automated wallet management. Users can now go from signup to running their first AI workflow in seconds.

• More users, more transactions: The platform now supports over 25,000 users running 100+ AI-powered applications across 10+ chains, all powered by smart wallets.

• Workflows that actually work: PlayAI now enables automated onchain interactions without any user intervention, powering 10+ distinct workflow types from DeFi trading automation to cross-chain asset management.

• Users stick around: Removing wallet complexity barriers led to significantly higher conversion rates and way fewer drop-offs, especially among non-crypto users who just want AI automation to work.

"Working with the Alchemy team was great. Their engineers and product team were super responsive during integration and helped resolve issues quickly," the PlayAI team noted.

Start Building AI Applications Onchain

As PlayAI continues expanding their orchestration platform, they're focused on enabling even more sophisticated AI workflows that can operate autonomously across the entire web3 ecosystem. Smart wallets position them to support increasingly complex use cases as the onchain AI space evolves.

PlayAI shows how eliminating the complexity barriers of crypto accelerates adoption of onchain AI tools. Whether you're building trading automation, cross-chain workflows, or completely new categories of AI-powered applications, smart wallets provide the foundation for user-friendly, secure automation.

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