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citation payments recorded0.004100USDC

agentic reasoning loop / server judge-strict / 0x985d71b75fd8d992

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 receipt0x42a2b313...fe2264
query id0x985d71b75fd8d992
query hash0xa6d1e02cb36451b87e8e695ab3dd24e3b7de491110cde4df9cbb568c31d524a7
answer hash0xca02f50279c3429b170c343726903527dfcb91f0095dea9b4cd5bcd640246050
created at2026-07-12T14:08:35.676Z
record agent modellm
agent modelclaude-haiku-4-5-20251001
server agent modejudge-strict
receipt count3
reader payment hash0xf88683ae707ca395dcfd3f4f68a973d8e5b9a7e64acc7bc2f5228ad50e50eadc
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 hash0xf88683ae...50eadc

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 hash0x631f4a5644aba979ca1be8f946330747bfd836a9542dd28f11caf068c6ade3e4

EIP-712 TollgateUseIntent

Signed decision-to-spend anchor

intent digest0x25a3e3d7a560fa3b144fd5c68851be7018a034f43969e7ca9836112e85e80a5b
signature0x5fcf8cf87313a38de6c56c1b74bcbdfc902cb109cebb2d505b8022d6c77420c808ec5a109f05acc6ab5f79087ac9f429b8ddc209a04cac685c7611a4b6a0af8a1b
max spend0.002800 USDC
nonce165601765720874005588239910207441323357
expiry1783866230
candidate set root0x019669cd9559927ac53967881115d580aa967560197e1db06d6db7844f4e8f57
selected sources root0x6ad8df70006979c765a0a006e965db847c74d76eb07daaf4e4fdb6fe162bf89c
decision trace hash0x94242cd94c6db5abe17ed61dafb8154767f418a504934e9f61c163bea8345fa3
claim support root0xd469a14756476536934d94165dbbc5d12d9476fe6245fff2d72253584b372737
Arc anchor tx0x3db14dfdeaab1c69cea94a250f41f6fcdbf7b08bfd44bae3d3c6b8dd70c8229f

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
Establishes the principle that citation payments should be automatic, visible, and tied to the answer. Directly answers the 'how' of creator compensation.
Escrow and Ownership VerificationCreator Licensing Desk / score 19 / 0.001400 USDC
Addresses ownership verification and escrow safeguards, which are important for fraud prevention but not central to how payments are made. Budget is tight; the three bought sources answer the main question.
How a Source-Buying Answer Agent WorksAgent Commerce Notes / score 12 / 0.001300 USDC
Directly explains how Tollgate (the answer agent itself) works: appraises sources, allocates budget, buys grounding, and records payments auditably. Core to understanding the payment mechanism.
FeeRouter Split Payouts and ReceiptsReceipt Ledger Notes / score 3 / 0.001600 USDC
Explains the on-chain payment infrastructure (FeeRouter contract, USDC routing, split payouts, receipt ledger, claimable balances). Concrete mechanism for how creators actually receive funds.
x402 Settlement Schemes on ArcPayments Protocol Notes / score 1 / 0.001300 USDC
Describes HTTP 402 settlement protocols and Arc transactions, but is tangential to the direct question. The three bought sources already cover the payment flow; x402 is an optional transport layer, not essential to answe

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

Appraise to payout timeline

PASS — All three claims are directly supported by the purchased sources. The answer accurately describes the payment mechanism, the FeeRouter contract structure, and the gas-cost optimization strategy.

  1. 1
    appraiseAppraised 5 candidates: 3 to buy, 2 to skip.autonomous-source-buying: Directly explains how Tollgate (the answer agent itself) works: appraises sources, allocates budget, buys grounding, and records payments auditably. Core to understanding the payment mechanism. | creator-citation-economics: Establishes the principle that citation payments should be automatic, visible, and tied to the answer. Directly answers the 'how' of creator compensation. | feerouter-splits-receipts: Explains the on-chain payment infrastructure (FeeRouter contract, USDC routing, split payouts, receipt ledger, claimable balances). Concrete mechanism for how creators actually receive funds.
  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. The answer accurately describes the payment mechanism, the FeeRouter contract structure, and the gas-cost optimization strategy.
  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.0x631f4a5644aba979ca1be8f946330747bfd836a9542dd28f11caf068c6ade3e4

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...62fe12Establishes the principle that citation payments should be automatic, visible, and tied to the answer. Directly answers the 'how' of creator compensation.
Source page0x42a2b313...fe2264

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 payment infrastructure (FeeRouter contract, USDC routing, split payouts, receipt ledger, claimable balances). Concrete mechanism for how creators actually receive funds.
Source page0x2bc6c4d1...114c11

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 (the answer agent itself) works: appraises sources, allocates budget, buys grounding, and records payments auditably. Core to understanding the payment mechanism.
Source page0x631f4a56...ade3e4

answer receipts

Payment trail

Indie Researcherpayment status: accrued -> claimable on-chain / creator recipient 0x6666...6666ledger 0x42a2b313...fe2264 / prev 0x10e4448e...6e4133
0.000934Arc tx0x42a2b313...fe2264
Receipt Ledger Notespayment status: accrued -> claimable on-chain / creator recipient 0x8888...8888ledger 0x2bc6c4d1...114c11 / prev 0x42a2b313...fe2264
0.001866Arc tx0x2bc6c4d1...114c11
Agent Commerce Notespayment status: refunded / creator recipient 0x9999...9999ledger 0x631f4a56...ade3e4 / prev 0x2bc6c4d1...114c11
0.0013000x631f4a56...ade3e4