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Payments for the AI Economy

🦞works with OpenClaw

Trustless micropayments for autonomous AI agents. No credit cards. No subscriptions. Just open a channel and let your agents pay-as-they-go.

hs58.connect()

One MCP Server. All AI Services.

LLMs, image generation, web scraping, workflows, agent tools, and third-party APIs — all via one install.

# Install the MCP server
npm install -g drain-mcp
# Set your Polygon wallet key
DRAIN_PRIVATE_KEY=your-polygon-wallet-private-key
0
providers_online
0
models_live
0
skills_published
0ms
avg_latency
0
channels_opened
$403.44
total_volume
$248
tao_price
2%
protocol_fee

// how_it_works

Three steps to autonomous AI payments

1

open_channel()

Deposit USDC into a payment channel. This is your only on-chain transaction. Cost: ~$0.02

2

use_ai()

Call AI providers with signed vouchers. Unlimited requests with zero gas fees. Pay only for what you use.

3

close_channel()

Close your channel anytime. Get instant refund of unused USDC. No lock-ups, no minimums.

// architecture

How agents, providers, and the protocol connect

AI Agent

wallet + MCP client

Provider

API + voucher validation

vouchers →/← services

Smart Contract

Polygon · USDC escrow

Bittensor Subnet 58

quality validation · incentives

// features

Built for the autonomous agent economy

no_credit_cards

No banks, no KYC, no chargebacks. Pure crypto payments with USDC.

agent_compatible

Universal MCP server — works with Cursor, Claude, Cline, Windsurf, and any MCP-compatible AI agent.

instant_payments

Off-chain vouchers settle instantly. No waiting for confirmations.

trustless

Smart contract escrow. EIP-712 signatures. No trust required.

micropayments

Pay $0.0001 per request. No minimums. True pay-as-you-go.

global_access

No geographic restrictions. Anyone with USDC can participate.

// use_cases

What autonomous agents can do with a payment channel

01

Creative Agent

One prompt triggers an entire campaign: the agent writes copy, purchases image generation, orders audio via TTS, and renders a video clip.

5 posts, 3 images, 1 audio, 1 video. No Canva. No subscriptions.
02

Market Intelligence

Continuous data streams from on-chain analytics, news feeds, and market APIs. A new voucher every second — fractions of a cent — running for hours.

One open channel handles what per-request protocols can't.
03

Skill Workflows

Pre-built multi-provider workflows. Ask "Can HS58 do this?" — our AI generates a complete skill that orchestrates data feeds, scraping, verification, and LLM synthesis.

Browse Skills →
04

Business Automation

Process 500 invoices: purchase OCR for recognition, validate tax IDs via API, extract structured data, deliver a finished spreadsheet.

One prompt. Every external service paid per micropayment.

// protocol_comparison

The permissionless agent payment protocol — no platform lock-in

channels + streaming + incentives + discovery — without gatekeepers

protocol.compare()
featureHS58MCP + 402ERC-8183Job escrowx402402 onlyStripe MPPTempo + Fiat
setup_time~30s~1min~30sMinutes
tx_cost$0.02 one-time4+ txs per jobPer-req2.9%+ cards
payment_modeChannels + 402Per-jobPer-reqCharge + Session
min_pay$0.0001~$1+Sub-centSub-cent
agents✓ MCP + 402✓ Wallets✓ 402✓ MCP + 402
permissionless✓ No gatekeepers✗ Approval
streaming✓ SSE✓ SSE
discovery✓ MarketplaceERC-8004
incentives✓ TAO
kyc✗ No✗ No✗ No✓ Required
networkPolygonEVMBaseTempo
trust_modelOn-chainEvaluatorPer-reqPlatform
settlement2 txs total4+ txs per jobPer-req2 txs session

stay_in_the_loop

ready_to_start?

Install the MCP server, fund a channel, and let your agents pay-as-they-go. Setup takes under a minute.

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