diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9a2904a9..db13733f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -217,3 +217,6 @@ __marimo__/
 
 # Cache
 **/data_cache/
+.kiro/
+ralph-kiro.sh
+progress.txt
diff --git a/.kiro/specs/active/024-generic-agent-interface-contrib/tasks.md b/.kiro/specs/active/024-generic-agent-interface-contrib/tasks.md
index 5913f34d..940deccc 100644
--- a/.kiro/specs/active/024-generic-agent-interface-contrib/tasks.md
+++ b/.kiro/specs/active/024-generic-agent-interface-contrib/tasks.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ No standardized input/output contract for agents. Hard to swap, compose, or benc
 ## Tasks
 - [x] 1. Define AgentInput schema: ticker, date, context (market data, news, fundamentals)
 - [x] 2. Define AgentOutput schema: rating (5-tier), confidence, price_targets, thesis, risk_factors
-- [ ] 3. Create BaseAgent abstract class with analyze(input) -> output contract
+- [x] 3. Create BaseAgent abstract class with analyze(input) -> output contract
 - [ ] 4. Refactor existing agents (fundamentals, sentiment, news, technical) to implement BaseAgent
 - [ ] 5. Create AgentRegistry for pluggable agent discovery
 - [ ] 6. Add agent benchmarking: compare outputs across different LLM backends
diff --git a/tradingagents/agents/__init__.py b/tradingagents/agents/__init__.py
index 26aca721..c485fb04 100644
--- a/tradingagents/agents/__init__.py
+++ b/tradingagents/agents/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from .base_agent import BaseAgent
 from .utils.agent_utils import create_msg_delete
 from .utils.agent_states import AgentState, InvestDebateState, RiskDebateState
 from .utils.memory import FinancialSituationMemory
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ from .managers.portfolio_manager import create_portfolio_manager
 from .trader.trader import create_trader
 
 __all__ = [
+    "BaseAgent",
     "FinancialSituationMemory",
     "AgentState",
     "AgentInput",
diff --git a/tradingagents/agents/base_agent.py b/tradingagents/agents/base_agent.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81630ab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tradingagents/agents/base_agent.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+"""Abstract base class for trading agents with a standardized analyze contract."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+
+from .utils.schemas import AgentInput, AgentOutput
+
+
+class BaseAgent(ABC):
+    """Base class all trading agents must implement.
+
+    Subclasses provide ``analyze`` which accepts an :class:`AgentInput` and
+    returns an :class:`AgentOutput`, ensuring a uniform contract across every
+    agent in the system.
+    """
+
+    name: str = "unnamed_agent"
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def analyze(self, agent_input: AgentInput) -> AgentOutput:
+        """Run analysis and return a standardized output."""
+        ...