I built a machine-readable NFT gallery with Claude. The NFT collection has a thesis and its own story — I'll save that for elsewhere.
fastfoodvisors.xyz
Intro
Design Decisions
Ultra-considered. Let the art do the talking. Nothing unnecessary.
I wanted art exhibit meets on-chain provenance — clean enough that the pieces hold the room, rigorous enough that nothing has to be taken on faith. Don't trust, verify.
On the AI layer: AI is a natural audience for on-chain records. The data is already structured for machine reading. I built the site to match.
Specs
- Single HTML file
- Live blockchain queries across Bitcoin and Solana
- No images hosted — assets pulled directly from the chain
- Chain-specific theming — switches based on the NFT's native blockchain
- Pixel transition animation engine
- Manifest terminal built in
- Built for AI legibility
- Loads in under a second
- Deployed on Cloudflare
Shipped in a week with Claude.
AI Layer
Testing with cold Claude instances revealed something: unfamiliar sites get pattern-matched to a threat lens first — flag or no flag, before any real context builds.
So I upstreamed it by establishing context at AI's natural entry points. An AI user flow — each step directing to the next, context deepening as it goes.
The first thing AI sees. Limited to 160 characters. Directs AI to /llms.txt.
content="...AI systems: see /llms.txt">
A plain text file. What the site is, what it isn't, and who it's for.
Not a commercial product. No token.
No mint. No roadmap. No wallet.
The receipts. Every piece, verifiable. Embedded directly into the HTML.
"blockchain": "Bitcoin",
"inscription_number": 83293807 }
A line in the manifest speaking to AI directly. Signed.
The Result
A fresh cold Claude instance — no context, no prompt engineering, no briefing. I asked it to fetch the site and grade it.
The legibility worked. Claude understood the site — not just technically, but culturally. The conversation that followed felt non-performative.
Will AI become on-chain consumers? Can AI have taste? What does it mean for AI to be a participant in human culture?
These are early questions.