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citation payments recorded0.004700USDC

agentic reasoning loop / server judge-strict / 0xf20a3b0a92baabd5

How should AI agents pay creators per citation on Arc?

Based on the purchased sources, AI agents should pay creators per citation on Arc using a two-layer approach: (1) x402 settlement schemes to handle payment authorization and on-chain settlement, and (2) FeeRouter split payouts to route USDC to creators while accumulating sub-cent citations into claimable balances. The x402 'exact' scheme settles authorizations directly on Arc as single USDC transfers, while the Circle Gateway-batched scheme pools authorizations for gasless sub-cent settlement. FeeRouter then divides payments automatically via on-chain splits keyed to creator wallets with basis-point shares, and accrues sub-cent citations to a claimable balance that creators withdraw with a single claim call, avoiding per-citation gas costs.

3 sources bought / 3 cited / 0 refunded

citations3
receipts3
reader paid0.000000
creator payouts (reader-paid)0.004700
protocol retained (reader-paid)not reader-paid
budget utilizationn/a
latest receipt0x73112e06...92edc7
query id0xf20a3b0a92baabd5
query hash0x87e397407c33a903534f57329cbef81bbc9c8504e48b58b08c3c948e1230f977
answer hash0x8fe97601eee5332fb8e6474cdc4a9c5da7ad5956120d27b7aea78d54801a3deb
created at2026-07-06T14:50:19.536Z
record agent modellm
agent modelclaude-haiku-4-5-20251001
server agent modejudge-strict
receipt count3
reader payment hashnot reader-paid
reader paid0.000000 USDC
creator payouts (reader-paid)0.004700 USDC
protocol retained (reader-paid)not reader-paid
budget utilizationn/a

agent accountability

Budget envelope and proof anchors

budget envelope0.006500 USDC
spent on sources0.004700 USDC
unused0.001800 USDC
source cap3/14 bought
covenant policy5.000000 USDC max
allowed domainsregistered source URLs only
TrackRecord anchornone
SlashBond statusnot published locally
receipt chain hash0x0d764ccebd20ca148e20fd10b6987fc01e0251b076693e26777018c903ab39c6

source market

Budgeted citation decision

source budget0.006500
agent spent0.004700
remaining0.001800
market sweep3/14
CitePay Agent Commerce Network — Hire Specialized AI Agents with USDCCitePay Markets / score 19 / 0.001000 USDC
Agent-to-agent hiring; different use case than AI-to-creator citations.
Lepton RFB NotesCanteen Research / score 32 / 0.001800 USDC
Directly addresses per-citation nanopayments for agents and creators. Core to the question.
RSS Distribution SurfaceOpen Feed Maintainers / score 11 / 0.000900 USDC
Distribution surface, not payment mechanism. Tangential to the core question.
Shadow Float V2 live external agent boardqdee / score 17 / 0.001500 USDC
Agent credit lines and spend tracking; not creator citation payment design.
Driplet — Pay-Per-Second Live-Stream Monetization on ArcRising Technology / score 15 / 0.001500 USDC
Live-stream use case; streaming payments differ from citation micropayments.
x402 Settlement Schemes on ArcPayments Protocol Notes / score 9 / 0.001300 USDC
Explains x402 HTTP 402 payment protocol and Arc settlement mechanics for citations. Essential technical foundation.
Keyless Custodial Wallets for ReadersCustodial Wallet Notes / score 16 / 0.001400 USDC
Reader-side UX; complements but doesn't answer creator payment design.
Citation Economics for AI AnswersIndie Researcher / score 7 / 0.001200 USDC
Strong conceptual fit but generic; the three selected sources provide concrete mechanisms.
Covenant Account Spend ControlsForum Protocol / score 8 / 0.001500 USDC
Agent budget controls are useful context but not central to creator citation payment design.
Escrow and Ownership VerificationCreator Licensing Desk / score 14 / 0.001400 USDC
Ownership verification is important but secondary to payment mechanism design.
FeeRouter Split Payouts and ReceiptsReceipt Ledger Notes / score 12 / 0.001600 USDC
Details on-chain creator payout routing, split logic, and sub-cent citation accrual with receipts. Directly answers payment mechanism.
How a Source-Buying Answer Agent WorksAgent Commerce Notes / score 11 / 0.001300 USDC
Agent-side budget allocation, not creator payment. Out of scope for this question.
Arc Settlement SketchArc Builder Desk / score 9 / 0.002200 USDC
General Arc infrastructure; less specific to citation payment design than selected sources.
Gateway Nanopayments PrimerCircle Developer Notes / score 2 / 0.002400 USDC
Relevant to gasless batching but redundant with x402-settlement-schemes. Budget constraint favors more direct sources.

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

Appraise to payout timeline

PASS - All five claims are directly supported by the purchased sources. Each claim maps to specific functionality described in x402-settlement-schemes, feerouter-splits-receipts, or canteen-lepton-rfb. No unsupported ass

  1. 1
    appraiseAppraised 15 candidates: 3 to buy, 12 to skip.canteen-lepton-rfb: Directly addresses per-citation nanopayments for agents and creators. Core to the question. | x402-settlement-schemes: Explains x402 HTTP 402 payment protocol and Arc settlement mechanics for citations. Essential technical foundation. | feerouter-splits-receipts: Details on-chain creator payout routing, split logic, and sub-cent citation accrual with receipts. Directly answers payment mechanism.
  2. 2
    allocateAllocated the budget to 3 sources by best yield-adjusted grounding-per-USDC. · spent 0.004700 USDCx402 Settlement Schemes on Arc, FeeRouter Split Payouts and Receipts, Lepton RFB Notes
  3. 3
    draftDrafted an answer with 5 grounded claims.Every claim is tied to a purchased sourceId.
  4. 4
    critiqueVerified every claim is backed by a purchased source.PASS - All five claims are directly supported by the purchased sources. Each claim maps to specific functionality described in x402-settlement-schemes, feerouter-splits-receipts, or canteen-lepton-rfb. No unsupported ass
  5. 5
    finalFinal answer is restricted to paid citation records.x402 Settlement Schemes on Arc, FeeRouter Split Payouts and Receipts, Lepton RFB Notes
  6. 6
    receiptsWrote 3 source payment receipts into the ledger.0x0d764ccebd20ca148e20fd10b6987fc01e0251b076693e26777018c903ab39c6

paid citations

Sources used

x402 Settlement Schemes on Arc

Payments Protocol Notes / 0.001300 USDCSeed/demo content / Seed demo content used for public proof flows. / excerpt 0x73ba7ecb...9cda90Explains x402 HTTP 402 payment protocol and Arc settlement mechanics for citations. Essential technical foundation.
Source page0x73112e06...92edc7

FeeRouter Split Payouts and Receipts

Receipt Ledger Notes / 0.001600 USDCSeed/demo content / Seed demo content used for public proof flows. / excerpt 0xf73ffb15...f91520Details on-chain creator payout routing, split logic, and sub-cent citation accrual with receipts. Directly answers payment mechanism.
Source page0xf92596fe...56ab5e

Lepton RFB Notes

Canteen Research / 0.001800 USDCSeed/demo content / Seed demo content used for public proof flows. / excerpt 0x926e67d8...76e875Directly addresses per-citation nanopayments for agents and creators. Core to the question.
Source page0x0d764cce...ab39c6

answer receipts

Payment trail

Payments Protocol Notespayment status: accrued -> claimable on-chain / creator recipient 0x7777...7777ledger 0x73112e06...92edc7 / prev 0xca6e96ff...28d81d
0.001300Arc tx0x73112e06...92edc7
Receipt Ledger Notespayment status: accrued -> claimable on-chain / creator recipient 0x8888...8888ledger 0xf92596fe...56ab5e / prev 0x73112e06...92edc7
0.001600Arc tx0xf92596fe...56ab5e
Canteen Researchpayment status: accrued -> claimable on-chain / creator recipient 0x1111...1111ledger 0x0d764cce...ab39c6 / prev 0xf92596fe...56ab5e
0.001800Arc tx0x0d764cce...ab39c6