About SentinelCRE
SentinelCRE monitors AI agents on-chain. Per-agent behavioral baselines detect compromise before damage is done — complementing Hexagate and Hypernative, not competing.
The name combines Sentinel (guardian) with CRE (Chainlink Compute Runtime Environment). Built on Chainlink’s decentralized infrastructure, SentinelCRE brings verifiable behavioral monitoring to every AI agent operating on-chain.
Founder Story
Willis Tang spent a decade in mechanical contracting before building security platforms. He knows how money moves through systems with minimal verification. That pattern repeats in DeFi, where AI agents execute millions with no behavioral monitoring.
The same operational gaps that let attackers drain a $285M DeFi protocol exist wherever high-value transactions flow through automated systems with insufficient oversight. SentinelCRE exists because AI agents need the same behavioral accountability that human operators take for granted.
SentinelCRE won 1st place in the Chainlink Convergence 2026 Hackathon’s CRE & AI track (500+ projects, 3,000+ participants). What started as a hackathon project is now a production behavioral monitoring platform for AI agents on-chain — built on Chainlink’s decentralized infrastructure through the Build Program.
Cross-Domain Founder Advantage
Most DeFi security founders come from one world. Willis comes from three.
Industry Operations + Security Insight
Founded and operated a mechanical contracting company. Understands how money moves through complex systems with minimal verification — the same vulnerability AI agents exploit at scale in DeFi.
AI / Software Development
Ships production smart contracts (112 tests passing), full-stack web apps, AI-powered tooling. 1st place at Chainlink Convergence 2026 — solo, against full teams.
Product Management
Roadmapping, user story development, phased execution. Thinks in MVP milestones, not feature bloat. Understands enterprise sales cycles.
The intersection is the moat. No DeFi security founder has the operational background to understand how high-value systems fail. No operations expert understands AI agent security well enough to build behavioral detection. No AI developer has shipped production smart contracts with on-chain enforcement. SentinelCRE sits at the intersection of all three.
Advisors & Partners
Josh Chin — 20-year cybersecurity veteran, NetForce founder, CMMC credentials. Cybersecurity advisory.
Sam Friedman — Senior Technical Account Manager, Chainlink Labs. Internal advocacy and ecosystem introductions.
Additional advisors and partners onboarding.