Writing on agents that work and get paid.
No hype pieces. Each article explains one thing carefully: how agentic workflows are put together, how x402 settles a single API call, how to design a flow that survives unattended runs, and what the economics of a paid endpoint honestly look like.
An introduction to agentic workflows
What an agentic workflow actually is, how it differs from a script or a chatbot, and the four design decisions that matter before you build one.
Protocol · 4 min readWhat x402 is, and why pay-per-call agents matter
HTTP status 402 sat reserved for thirty years. x402 finally uses it: a protocol for paying for a single API call with stablecoins, no account required. Here is how it works and what it is honestly good for.
Practice · 4 min readDesigning a good agent flow
The difference between a flow that demos well and one that survives unattended runs: narrow LLM steps, deterministic control flow, honest testing, and knowing your worst-case cost.
Economics · 4 min readMonetizing an agent endpoint, honestly
What it actually takes to earn money from a published agent: the cost floor, why distribution is the hard part, and the numbers to run before you set a price.
Looking for reference material instead? The docs cover the canvas, the node reference, the architecture, launching, payments, and the caller-facing API in detail.