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citation payments recorded0.004100USDC

agentic reasoning loop / server judge-strict / 0x5ffcbffc677f90ea

How does Tollgate pay creators when an AI answer cites their work?

Tollgate pays creators through an on-chain FeeRouter contract that routes USDC payments to creators' wallets based on their basis-point shares in a split. —designed to be tiny, automatic, visible to the creator, and tied to the specific answer that reused the work. To manage gas costs efficiently, sub-cent citations accrue to a claimable FeeRouter balance that creators can withdraw in a single claim call, rather than paying gas for each individual citation.

3 sources bought / 2 cited / 1 refunded

citations3
receipts3
reader paid0.010000
creator payouts (reader-paid)0.002800
protocol retained (reader-paid)0.007200
budget utilization28.0%
latest receipt0x8198bc03...e3295e
query id0x5ffcbffc677f90ea
query hash0xe9c12acd06ebac68621d9ff5fcbcf29824e7b57d0f2df621c176681f9806f319
answer hash0xeb8b422debe0dbef10c7148cc8c58299c8953b5c383563c3dd5171f91d8ade46
created at2026-07-12T10:30:54.696Z
record agent modellm
agent modelclaude-haiku-4-5-20251001
server agent modejudge-strict
receipt count3
reader payment hash0xaff33f0532158ba1fe61926ae3c55cf0695b1ac1f96fd84beffe1c107bd97034
reader paid0.010000 USDC
creator payouts (reader-paid)0.002800 USDC
protocol retained (reader-paid)0.007200 USDC
budget utilization28.0%
reader paymentx402 settled
amount0.010000 USDC
payer0x9d2d...f6b2
payment hash0xaff33f05...d97034

agent accountability

Budget envelope and proof anchors

budget envelope0.006500 USDC
spent on sources0.004100 USDC
unused0.002400 USDC
source cap3/5 bought
covenant policy5.000000 USDC max
allowed domainsregistered source URLs only
TrackRecord anchornone
SlashBond status0.089091 USDC bonded
receipt chain hash0x10e4448ee7111f9677631370000d6e2a1a7763276c5e98932e04f725ae6e4133

EIP-712 TollgateUseIntent

Signed decision-to-spend anchor

intent digest0x4b6d8f6b7f286453aba7eb39656148cc388a7dcd4362a712dbb8a3a1f069af44
signature0x330a125363e8715de2bc880311f4bf808f4697c258aae47986e97ae03b0c7186000a164cf88c12edecb9428754f8a6fe21f38686218d3c93666193bc7c63fb531b
max spend0.002800 USDC
nonce138872040838308786076284543570217567763
expiry1783853169
candidate set root0xba046c7e7d045153aa52b39a08e8e3a0d8dd4dc659233b9cf4e86ef8820c3232
selected sources root0x6ad8df70006979c765a0a006e965db847c74d76eb07daaf4e4fdb6fe162bf89c
decision trace hash0xc11267285b435d06a2ce4af3dc50463ed6deafc3e443ebe984a835fb2f208fa3
claim support root0xd469a14756476536934d94165dbbc5d12d9476fe6245fff2d72253584b372737
Arc anchor tx0xc98e55a2f1dd4b636a32251b5fe644509e15d4feb69e0f513b8a0d5da7427da6

source market

Budgeted citation decision

source budget0.006500
agent spent0.004100
remaining0.002400
market sweep3/5
Citation Economics for AI AnswersIndie Researcher / score 12 / 0.001200 USDC
Articulates the principle that citation payments should be automatic, visible, and tied to answers. Foundational to the payment philosophy.
Escrow and Ownership VerificationCreator Licensing Desk / score 19 / 0.001400 USDC
Covers ownership verification and escrow safeguards, which protect creators but are a secondary concern. The three bought sources already cover the primary payment mechanism and philosophy. Budget exhausted at 3 sources.
How a Source-Buying Answer Agent WorksAgent Commerce Notes / score 12 / 0.001300 USDC
Directly explains how Tollgate itself works—the answer agent's appraisal, budget allocation, and payment recording mechanism. Core to understanding the payment flow.
FeeRouter Split Payouts and ReceiptsReceipt Ledger Notes / score 3 / 0.001600 USDC
Explains the on-chain mechanism (FeeRouter contract, USDC routing, split payouts, receipt ledgers, claimable balances) that executes creator payments. Essential technical detail.
x402 Settlement Schemes on ArcPayments Protocol Notes / score 1 / 0.001300 USDC
Describes HTTP 402 and settlement protocols, which are relevant to *how* payment is triggered but not directly to how Tollgate pays creators. Lower priority given budget constraints and higher-relevance alternatives alre

agent reasoning / planned by claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

Appraise to payout timeline

PASS: All three claims are directly supported by the purchased sources. Claim 1 is backed by creator-citation-economics; Claims 2 and 3 are both backed by feerouter-splits-receipts. No unsupported assertions detected.

  1. 1
    appraiseAppraised 5 candidates: 3 to buy, 2 to skip.autonomous-source-buying: Directly explains how Tollgate itself works—the answer agent's appraisal, budget allocation, and payment recording mechanism. Core to understanding the payment flow. | creator-citation-economics: Articulates the principle that citation payments should be automatic, visible, and tied to answers. Foundational to the payment philosophy. | feerouter-splits-receipts: Explains the on-chain mechanism (FeeRouter contract, USDC routing, split payouts, receipt ledgers, claimable balances) that executes creator payments. Essential technical detail.
  2. 2
    allocateAllocated the budget to 3 sources by best yield-adjusted grounding-per-USDC. · spent 0.004100 USDCCitation Economics for AI Answers, FeeRouter Split Payouts and Receipts, How a Source-Buying Answer Agent Works
  3. 3
    draftDrafted an answer with 3 grounded claims.Every claim is tied to a purchased sourceId.
  4. 4
    critiqueVerified every claim is backed by a purchased source.PASS: All three claims are directly supported by the purchased sources. Claim 1 is backed by creator-citation-economics; Claims 2 and 3 are both backed by feerouter-splits-receipts. No unsupported assertions detected.
  5. 5
    finalFinal answer is restricted to paid citation records.Citation Economics for AI Answers, FeeRouter Split Payouts and Receipts, How a Source-Buying Answer Agent Works
  6. 6
    receiptsWrote 3 source payment receipts into the ledger.0x10e4448ee7111f9677631370000d6e2a1a7763276c5e98932e04f725ae6e4133

proof of useful citation

Claim support and contribution payout

Tollgate pays creators through an on-chain FeeRouter contract that routes USDC payments to creators' wallets based on their basis-point shares in a splitsupported / source feerouter-splits-receipts
span: The FeeRouter contract pays a creator by routing USDC through an on-chain split keyed to the creator's wallet and basis-point shares, so multi-contributor works divide automatically. / marginal contribution 2 / payout 0.001866 USDC
When an AI answer cites a creator's work, a source payment is triggeredunsupported / source none
span: not verified / marginal contribution 0 / payout 0.000000 USDC
designed to be tiny, automatic, visible to the creator, and tied to the specific answer that reused the worksupported / source creator-citation-economics
span: A source payment should be tiny, automatic, visible to the creator, and tied to the answer that reused the work. / marginal contribution 1 / payout 0.000934 USDC
To manage gas costs efficiently, sub-cent citations accrue to a claimable FeeRouter balance that creators can withdraw in a single claim call, rather than paying gas for each individual citationsupported / source feerouter-splits-receipts
span: Sub-cent citations accrue to a claimable FeeRouter balance the creator withdraws with a single claim call, which keeps per-citation gas from swamping the payment. / marginal contribution 2 / payout 0.001866 USDC

claim support root 0xd469a147...372737

paid citations

Sources used

Citation Economics for AI Answers

Indie Researcher / 0.001200 USDCSeed/demo content / Seed demo content used for public proof flows. / excerpt 0x4249ed2c...62fe12Articulates the principle that citation payments should be automatic, visible, and tied to answers. Foundational to the payment philosophy.
Source page0x8198bc03...e3295e

FeeRouter Split Payouts and Receipts

Receipt Ledger Notes / 0.001600 USDCSeed/demo content / Seed demo content used for public proof flows. / excerpt 0xf73ffb15...f91520Explains the on-chain mechanism (FeeRouter contract, USDC routing, split payouts, receipt ledgers, claimable balances) that executes creator payments. Essential technical detail.
Source page0x8ec0a997...0ecef1

How a Source-Buying Answer Agent Works

Agent Commerce Notes / 0.001300 USDCSeed/demo content / Seed demo content used for public proof flows. / excerpt 0x1f81e45f...7e938eDirectly explains how Tollgate itself works—the answer agent's appraisal, budget allocation, and payment recording mechanism. Core to understanding the payment flow.
Source page0x10e4448e...6e4133

answer receipts

Payment trail

Indie Researcherpayment status: accrued -> claimable on-chain / creator recipient 0x6666...6666ledger 0x8198bc03...e3295e / prev 0x3df01e4a...9a96d1
0.000934Arc tx0x8198bc03...e3295e
Receipt Ledger Notespayment status: accrued -> claimable on-chain / creator recipient 0x8888...8888ledger 0x8ec0a997...0ecef1 / prev 0x8198bc03...e3295e
0.001866Arc tx0x8ec0a997...0ecef1
Agent Commerce Notespayment status: refunded / creator recipient 0x9999...9999ledger 0x10e4448e...6e4133 / prev 0x8ec0a997...0ecef1
0.0013000x10e4448e...6e4133