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citation payments recorded0.004100USDC

agentic reasoning loop / server judge-strict / 0xb13f86099060c665

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 per-citation gas fees.

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 receipt0x16684529...07d4d5
query id0xb13f86099060c665
query hash0xba075b5ec3810815f238ef7d5d4ad3b8571b8ef9d08485a1e277b612c8cab4ed
answer hash0x83091e0160c27aac7688c109cf34e0fcf491ae7e7001221be4d63706e0a6bd51
created at2026-07-12T00:14:47.770Z
record agent modellm
agent modelclaude-haiku-4-5-20251001
server agent modejudge-strict
receipt count3
reader payment hash0x1cc44bb65851edce513c5cee3eeeeadba8906b871a090be41df17f73ed0809a7
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 hash0x1cc44bb6...0809a7

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 hash0x35b11cb9af65e2f4f19686f346d7d2f18af9bbb83064d4e2c95ca7692a65cf21

EIP-712 TollgateUseIntent

Signed decision-to-spend anchor

intent digest0x289b41c3c1331b14436a5192a863d84d19fd0f9457813104da2856a42a7eb4a3
signature0xcaffb3b14a8d898d974641734b3cf4c68bcaaa78013ffca3fafadfc3ed48c5b6094f860f07bb156e991315ea2cc771c4d04ebe313ef1adade1def945c07bc9e01b
max spend0.002800 USDC
nonce157829394052221018171854751974368388409
expiry1783816200
candidate set root0x33f8af9286d8633e17b2d240c2f1846c144bca98c01975f5e4416d2b0389c089
selected sources root0x6ad8df70006979c765a0a006e965db847c74d76eb07daaf4e4fdb6fe162bf89c
decision trace hash0xefec89991344dc0ee719e2a308fae64de33eeac16178c8b4e4fe6479b6c8afbf
claim support root0x08438b68e2c559394d559a686a23267a7380a81d144dd7932499f2fe83a6b831
Arc anchor tx0x9914da01d72b3122531b2b88d4d83ca12e77db5e21615dd68d543169946c9998

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 addresses creator compensation philosophy.
Escrow and Ownership VerificationCreator Licensing Desk / score 19 / 0.001400 USDC
Addresses ownership verification and escrow safeguards, which protect creators but do not directly explain the payment mechanism itself. Lower priority given budget constraints and three high-relevance sources already se
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, gas-efficient accumulation). Concrete mechanism for how creators actually receive funds.
x402 Settlement Schemes on ArcPayments Protocol Notes / score 1 / 0.001300 USDC
Describes HTTP 402 and settlement protocols, which are relevant to payment infrastructure but less directly tied to how Tollgate specifically compensates creators. Budget better spent on FeeRouter and economics sources a

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

Appraise to payout timeline

PASS: All three claims are directly supported by purchased sources. The draft answer accurately reflects the payment mechanism, split routing, and gas-cost optimization strategy described in the source materials.

  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 addresses creator compensation philosophy. | feerouter-splits-receipts: Explains the on-chain payment infrastructure (FeeRouter contract, USDC routing, split payouts, receipt ledger, gas-efficient accumulation). 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 purchased sources. The draft answer accurately reflects the payment mechanism, split routing, and gas-cost optimization strategy described in the source materials.
  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.0x35b11cb9af65e2f4f19686f346d7d2f18af9bbb83064d4e2c95ca7692a65cf21

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 per-citation gas feessupported / 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 0x08438b68...a6b831

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 addresses creator compensation philosophy.
Source page0x16684529...07d4d5

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, gas-efficient accumulation). Concrete mechanism for how creators actually receive funds.
Source page0x4df6c0f6...6811c8

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 page0x35b11cb9...65cf21

answer receipts

Payment trail

Indie Researcherpayment status: accrued -> claimable on-chain / creator recipient 0x6666...6666ledger 0x16684529...07d4d5 / prev 0x22ce4b60...f19e6a
0.000934Arc tx0x16684529...07d4d5
Receipt Ledger Notespayment status: accrued -> claimable on-chain / creator recipient 0x8888...8888ledger 0x4df6c0f6...6811c8 / prev 0x16684529...07d4d5
0.001866Arc tx0x4df6c0f6...6811c8
Agent Commerce Notespayment status: refunded / creator recipient 0x9999...9999ledger 0x35b11cb9...65cf21 / prev 0x4df6c0f6...6811c8
0.0013000x35b11cb9...65cf21