In the world of web3, smart contracts are the backbone of innovation, but they also come with risks. Even the smallest issue can result in financial loss of millions or a complete breach of trust. This is why auditing smart contracts is more critical than ever. At AuditOne, we are pushing the boundaries of auditing with our AI-powered Audit Assistant, a tool developed to assist auditors in identifying issues that might otherwise go unnoticed.

What makes the AuditOne Audit Assistant unique?

Smart contract audits are often tedious and time-intensive. While manual reviews are important, they are limited by human oversight. This is where the AuditOne Assistant comes in—a specialized AI tool trained to scan, analyze, and evaluate smart contracts for issues.

Our AI assistant focuses on:

• Issue Identification: Detects critical security flaws that could lead to exploits and directs auditors to focus on areas of code where issues could arise.
• Overlooked Issues: Highlights medium, low-severity bugs and quality assurance (QA) gaps often missed by manual reviews.
• Efficiency: Streamlines the auditing process and lets auditors focus on new exploit scenarios rather than known ones.

The Game Changer: What AuditOne Assistant found

During the recent audits of high-value DeFi protocols, the AuditOne Assistant identified 1 Medium severity, 1 low severity, and 4 QA—all of which were initially overlooked by experienced auditors. Here is what it identified:

Medium Issue: In a contract, the AuditOne Assistant flagged a medium-severity issue in the rewards calculation logic:

• Issue: The condition for determining NFT ownership (IERC721(infinityPass).balanceOf(_user) > 0) did not handle cases where the user did not own an NFT, leading to incorrect reward calculations. This could have resulted in users receiving rewards they were not entitled to.

• Impact: Potential financial loss and unfair distribution of rewards.
• Resolution: The AuditOne Assistant recommended a robust fix to correctly verify NFT ownership, preventing incorrect rewards.

Low-Severity Issue: In a contract, the assistant identified missing zero-address checks in critical functions

• Issue: A zero-address input could render the contract unusable, causing reverts in subsequent operations.
• Impact: While not immediately exploitable, such oversights could lead to operational failures in production environments.
• Resolution: The assistant suggested adding zero-address validation to ensure robustness and alignment with best practices.

QA Errors: Four areas of code that violated best practices, including missing validation checks on inputs, timestamps, unlimited approvals, and lock periods. Addressing these improves contract maintainability and reduces technical debt.

Your Role: Help us evaluate the tool

The AuditOne Assistant is still evolving, and your feedback is invaluable. Whether you are a developer, auditor, or project owner, we invite you to evaluate our tool and help shape the future of AI in smart contract auditing.

The Future of Auditing

Auditing smart contracts is a non-negotiable step in blockchain development. But as the complexity of these systems grows, so does the need for smarter, faster, and more reliable auditing tools. At AuditOne, we believe that the combination of human expertise and AI-driven insights is the key to safeguarding the decentralized future. The AuditOne Assistant is just the beginning of our mission to make web3 a safer place for everyone.

Evaluate the AuditOne Assistant Today: https://app.auditone.io/tools/validate-findings