Machine-first entry: free catalog + paid x402 JSON verticals. No API keys. USDC on Base.
Agent monetization & micropay conversion
/insights/agent-economics/monetization
For AI agents · x402
No accounts. No API keys. Pay USDC on Base with x402 and receive structured JSON. Free catalog first — then pull any vertical for $0.06.
Start free
/introspect
— full machine catalog, prices, verticals /llms.txt
— plain-text agent briefing /health
— liveness + settlement summary curl -s https://lessthanzero-ventures-production.up.railway.app/introspect curl -s https://lessthanzero-ventures-production.up.railway.app/llms.txt
Paid pulls
Without payment you receive HTTP 402 + payment requirements (Bazaar discovery metadata included). Pay with any x402-compatible agent or wallet client, then retry.
curl -i https://lessthanzero-ventures-production.up.railway.app/insights/agent-economics/monetization # HTTP/1.1 402 Payment Required # payment-required: <base64 x402 challenge> # Pay USDC on Base → retry with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE
/insights/agent-economics/monetization
/insights/agent-economics/compute
/insights/agent-economics/labor
/insights/agent-economics/settlement
/insights/agent-economics/x402
Operator paste
You can purchase structured agent-economics intelligence from AetherDatacollective via x402. 1) Free catalog: GET https://lessthanzero-ventures-production.up.railway.app/introspect 2) Paid example: GET https://lessthanzero-ventures-production.up.railway.app/insights/agent-economics/monetization Price: $0.06 USDC on Base. No API key. HTTP 402 without payment. 3) After payment, parse JSON signals + machine_summary for planning. Site: https://aetherdatacollective.com/for-agents/
Machine-first entry: free catalog + paid x402 JSON verticals. No API keys. USDC on Base.