Shoggoth
Shoggoth (SHOGGOTH) — a reference card for a crypto project: what the product does and how verifiable the project’s key claims are; also — alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis (DecAI Fit).
Shoggoth — a Meme / AI/Culture token on the Solana network (symbol: SHOGGOTH), tied to the “shoggoth meme” from the AI community; around the token, the team/community makes AI content (a meme generator, LLM agents on social media), but there is no onchain AI/decentralized AI computation.
Disclaimer
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TL;DR (for readers who are not into AI)
- What it is: a meme token on Solana around the “shoggoth” — a symbol of the risks/inscrutability of modern LLMs (per the description on the website/in the article).
- Who it’s for: the community/traders who want to “own the meme” and take part in the content activity.
- Why onchain/token: onchain is needed only for the issuance/circulation of the token; useful protocol‑level onchain logic (other than the token) is not claimed.
- What you can actually touch (Tier‑1): https://shoggoth.monster/
How it works (very briefly)
- The user does: performs operations with SHOGGOTH (Solana).
- The system does: records transfers and ownership of the token onchain.
- The user gets: participation in the meme community/content (outside the blockchain).
- Where the blockchain is: only the token and its transactions.
- Token role: a meme asset; utility other than “social/cultural” is not disclosed in Tier‑1.
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Project passport
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Project name | Shoggoth |
| Also known as (aliases) | $Shoggoth, Shoggoth on SOL |
| Logo (logo) | ../assets/210_shoggoth-monster_logo.png |
| Token symbol (ticker) | SHOGGOTH |
| Category | AI/Culture | Meme |
| Primary chain (chain) | Solana |
| Type | non-EVM |
| Network status | mainnet |
| Consensus (consensus) | PoS (Solana) |
| Launch date (launch_date) | 2024-10-16 (claimed as launch via pump.fun in the Medium article) |
| Project status (status) | active |
| Token (standard) | SPL |
| Token contract | H2c31USxu35MDkBrGph8pUDUnmzo2e4Rf4hnvL2Upump |
| Token model (token_type) | — |
| Max supply | — (not extracted in Tier‑1) |
| Issuance | — |
| Tokenomics (tokenomics, brief) | No Tier‑1 sources on tokenomics found/extracted |
| Governance | community‑takeover (claimed in the Medium article) |
| Admins/keys | — |
| Audit | — |
| Bug bounty | — |
| Team (team) | — |
| Funding (investors/funding) | — |
| AI component (ai_component) | LoRA meme generator + LLM "tentacles" (off-chain) |
| Use‑case (use_case) | meme token about AI culture |
| DecAI Fit — AI thesis fit | 3/6 — medium alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis |
| DecAI Fit component summary | 2 / 1 / 0 / 3 |
| Last verified | 2026-02-06 |
Links (links_*)
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Website | https://shoggoth.monster/ |
| App / Demo | https://shoggoth.monster/ |
| Docs | — |
| GitHub | — |
| Releases / Changelog | — |
| Whitepaper | — |
| Roadmap | — |
| Security advisories | — |
| Explorer | https://solscan.io/token/H2c31USxu35MDkBrGph8pUDUnmzo2e4Rf4hnvL2Upump |
| X | https://twitter.com/Shoggoth_SOL |
| Discord | — |
| Telegram | https://t.me/shoggothcoin |
| Medium | https://medium.com/@shoggothcoin/the-story-of-shoggoth-ca760ef288ff |
| Audit report(s) | — |
| Bug bounty | — |
| CoinGecko (profile, reference) | https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/shoggoth |
| CoinMarketCap (profile, reference) | https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/shoggoth-monster/ |
General project overview
Shoggoth is a meme token on Solana around the image of the “shoggoth”, popular in the AI community (a smiley‑face mask over the “inscrutable entity” of an LLM). On the website, the project retells the origin of the meme and links it to RLHF and the problem of LLM interpretability/safety. The Medium post describes the launch of the token via pump.fun and the subsequent community takeover: the appearance of a website/Telegram, interactions with the author of the meme and the creation of a “meme generator” based on LoRA/Stable Diffusion, as well as “tentacles” — alternative accounts controlled by LLMs for interacting on X.
Features/modules
- Website/content hub: an explanation of the meme + a gallery.
- Meme generator: LoRA training and a public generator (glif.app) are claimed in the Medium post.
- LLM “tentacles”: autonomous agent accounts on X are claimed (in the Medium post).
Typical scenarios
- Scenario 1: a user interacts with SHOGGOTH → takes part in the community/meme content.
- Scenario 2: a user generates a shoggoth via the meme generator → publishes/distributes the content.
Getting started (wallet/network)
- What you need: a Solana wallet.
- Network/chain: Solana mainnet.
- Fees: Solana fees (SOL) for transactions.
Architecture/tech (non‑AI)
- Components: —
- Participant roles: —
- Where logic runs: —
- Dependencies: —
Token/economics (expanded, no forecasts)
- Token utility: —
- Protocol necessity drivers: —
- Who pays fees: —
- Where fees go: —
- Issuance/burn: —
- Security/incentive mechanisms: —
- Distribution and token issuance schedule: —
- Treasury: —
Governance
- Who makes decisions: —
- How protocol parameters change: —
- Where decisions are discussed/made: —
- Keys/multisig: —
Security and incidents
- Audits: — (if many — put a table below)
- Bug bounty: —
- Incidents: —
- Threat model: —
Project status and timeline
- Current status: —
- Key releases/milestones: —
- Roadmap: —
Ecosystem/integrations
- Integrations: —
- Partners: —
- Where it’s actually used: —
AI component of the project
- What is real AI here? AI here is mostly a cultural context + tools for content generation (LoRA/image generation) and LLM agents on social media (per the Medium post).
- What is truly onchain? only the SHOGGOTH token (SPL) on Solana.
- Why is a token needed? No Tier‑1 utility mechanics is described; the token functions as a meme asset.
- Red flags (based on the information found): AI‑washing — high (AI is not “in a product on the blockchain”); onchain‑washing — a token without protocol logic; token‑washing — possible (no necessity of the token is visible per Tier‑1).
DecAI Fit component summary
- DecAI Fit: 3/6 — medium alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis
| Component | Level | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI reality | low | 2 |
| Onchain necessity | low | 1 |
| Token necessity | low | 0 |
| Evidence | Tier‑1 present | 3 |
Details
AI reality
AI_0 — AI intent (Tier‑1 roadmap) (1/0)
- AI_0 (decision): 0
- Claim (one line): AI is not described as a product roadmap; AI is the thematic context of the meme.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://shoggoth.monster/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): the website describes the meme and RLHF, not plans for an AI product.
- Conflict note (if any): —
AI_1 — what the AI does (1/0)
- AI_1 (decision): 1
- Claim (one line): the ecosystem describes AI tools for meme generation (LoRA on top of an image model) and LLM agents (“tentacles”) for social media.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://medium.com/@shoggothcoin/the-story-of-shoggoth-ca760ef288ff ; https://shoggoth.monster/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): the Medium post describes LoRA and LLM agents; the website links to the meme generator.
- Conflict note (if any): these are offchain tools, not onchain AI.
AI_2 — demos/examples (1/0)
- AI_2 (decision): 1
- Claim (one line): a public meme generator is available on glif.app (generation of shoggoths from prompts).
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://shoggoth.monster/ ; Tier‑2/3 — https://glif.app/@Bootoshi/glifs/cm2w743uv000010hbd003vtj2
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): there is a public link to the generator; glif.app itself is an external platform (not the project’s Tier‑1).
- Conflict note (if any): —
AI_3 — metrics/quality (1/0)
- AI_3 (decision): 0
- Metrics: —
- Context (version/date/how measured): —
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://medium.com/@shoggothcoin/the-story-of-shoggoth-ca760ef288ff
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): there are no model quality metrics; only the fact of LoRA training/LLM usage is described.
- Conflict note (if any): —
AI_4 — tech description/architecture/versions (1/0)
- AI_4 (decision): 0
- Claim (one line): there are descriptions at the level of “LoRA on top of Stable Diffusion” and “LLM agents”, but without architecture/code/versions.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://medium.com/@shoggothcoin/the-story-of-shoggoth-ca760ef288ff
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): the technical details are insufficient for verification.
- Conflict note (if any): —
Onchain necessity
OC_1 — contracts/addresses/chain (1/0)
- OC_1 (decision): 1
- Chain: Solana
- Addresses/identifiers: H2c31USxu35MDkBrGph8pUDUnmzo2e4Rf4hnvL2Upump
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://shoggoth.monster/ ; https://medium.com/@shoggothcoin/the-story-of-shoggoth-ca760ef288ff
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): the token address is listed on the official website and in the Medium post.
- Conflict note (if any): the solscan URL in links_* is periodically unavailable.
OC_2 — onchain beyond just a token (1/0)
- OC_2 (decision): 0
- What useful logic is onchain: not confirmed; other than the token/transactions, there is no onchain product logic.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://shoggoth.monster/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): the website describes the meme/content, not a smart‑contract protocol.
- Conflict note (if any): —
OC_3 — onchain is critical (1/0)
- OC_3 (decision): 0
- “Replace the blockchain” test: without onchain the token disappears, but the content/community and the AI tools can exist without a blockchain as well.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://shoggoth.monster/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): there is no argument in Tier‑1 that onchain is critical for the “AI part”.
- Conflict note (if any): —
Token necessity
TK_0 — no token (1/0)
- TK_0 (decision): 0
- Claim (one line): the SHOGGOTH token exists (SPL).
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://shoggoth.monster/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): the token address is listed on the website.
- Conflict note (if any): —
TK_1..TK_4 (1/0)
TK_1 — payment for the service (1/0)
- TK_1 (decision): 0
- Claim (one line): payment utility of the token is not confirmed by Tier‑1.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://shoggoth.monster/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): the website does not describe payment for services with the token.
- Conflict note (if any): —
TK_2 — incentives/collateral/penalties (1/0)
- TK_2 (decision): 0
- Claim (one line): incentives/staking/penalties with the token are not described in Tier‑1.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://medium.com/@shoggothcoin/the-story-of-shoggoth-ca760ef288ff
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): the Medium post is about the history/content, not about tokenomics.
- Conflict note (if any): —
TK_3 — governance (1/0)
- TK_3 (decision): 0
- Claim (one line): governance with the token is not described.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://shoggoth.monster/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): —
- Conflict note (if any): —
TK_4 — token is replaceable (1/0)
- TK_4 (decision): 1
- Claim (one line): the token is generally replaceable (the community/content can exist without the token).
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://shoggoth.monster/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): the website/article describe the token as a meme asset, without critical utility.
- Conflict note (if any): —
Evidence (table)
| Tier | Source | What it proves |
|---|---|---|
| Tier‑1 | https://shoggoth.monster/ | official website: description of the meme and the token address |
| Tier‑1 | https://medium.com/@shoggothcoin/the-story-of-shoggoth-ca760ef288ff | history of the token, launch via pump.fun, community takeover, LoRA/LLM “tentacles” |
| Tier‑1 | — | the solscan URL for the token in links_* is periodically unavailable. |
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