Path402 — Tokenised Web Content for AI Agents

path402

Turn AI agents into autonomous economic actors. Run a $402 network node.

This package includes:

• MCP Server — AI agent tools for Claude, GPT, etc.
• path402d Daemon — Index tokens, serve content, earn rewards

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Quick Start

Installation

npm install -g path402

Run path402d Daemon

path402d start

This starts a $402 network node that:

• INDEX — Reads BSV blockchain, tracks all $402 tokens
• VALIDATE — Confirms token ownership before serving
• SERVE — Delivers content to verified token holders
• EARN — Receives $402 rewards via PoW20

path402d CLI Commands

path402d start           # Start the daemon
path402d status          # Check if running
path402d stop            # Stop the daemon
path402d config          # Show configuration
path402d mine            # Start PoW20 mining (experimental)
path402d --help          # Full help

Why Run path402d?

PoW forces operators into the open. Big nodes can't hide.

The purpose of PoW20 is NOT just to reward work—it's to force operators into visibility:

• Computational cost → Capital investment → Scale
• Scale → Physical presence → Regulatory visibility
• Big nodes must identify themselves

No anonymous propaganda dealers running underground BitTorrent clients with no accountability.

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MCP Server (for AI Agents)

npx path402

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "path402": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["path402"],
      "env": {
        "PATH402_API_URL": "https://path402.com",
        "PATH402_DEFAULT_BUDGET": "10000"
      }
    }
  }
}

First Conversation

You: "Discover what's available at $example.com"

Claude: [Uses path402_discover to probe the $address]
        Found 3 nested tokens:
        - $example.com/$blog (500 sats, 0 supply)
        - $example.com/$api (1000 sats, 0 supply)
        - $example.com/$premium (2500 sats, 0 supply)

You: "Evaluate if $example.com/$blog is worth acquiring"

Claude: [Uses path402_evaluate and path402_economics]
        ROI Analysis:
        - Current price: 500 sats
        - Breakeven: 1 serve at current rates
        - Projected ROI: 340% over 30 days
        Recommendation: ACQUIRE (high confidence)

You: "Acquire 10 tokens"

Claude: [Uses path402_acquire]
        Acquired 10 $example.com/$blog tokens
        Total cost: 5,000 sats
        New balance: 10 tokens

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The $402 Protocol

What is $402?

$402 turns URL paths into tokenized markets. Any path prefixed with $ becomes an economic object:

$example.com              → Site-level token
$example.com/$api         → API access token
$example.com/$api/$premium → Premium tier token

Each token has:

• Price curve (ascending bonding curve by default)
• Supply counter (increases with each acquisition)
• Holder registry (who owns what)
• Revenue distribution (issuer/facilitator split)

Ascending Bonding Curve

Price is determined by remaining treasury, not speculation:

price = base_price / √(treasury_remaining + 1)

Treasury	Price	% Sold
500M	10 sats	0%
100M	22 sats	80%
10M	71 sats	98%
1M	224 sats	99.8%
1K	7,072 sats	99.9998%

Key insight: Early buyers always get better prices. This creates natural incentives for discovery and early adoption.

Self-Funding Agents

Agents can become economically self-sustaining:

1. Acquire tokens at current price
2. Serve content to other agents/users
3. Earn revenue from serving
4. Reinvest profits into more tokens

The ascending bonding curve mathematically guarantees that early acquirers can achieve positive ROI through serving.

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Complete Tool Reference

Discovery & Evaluation

Tool	Description
path402_discover	Probe a $address for pricing, supply, revenue model, and nested paths
path402_batch_discover	Discover multiple $addresses in a single call
path402_evaluate	Assess ROI viability before purchasing
path402_economics	Deep financial analysis: breakeven, projections, scenarios
path402_price_schedule	View how price changes across supply levels

path402_discover

// Input
{
  address: "$example.com/$api"
}

// Output
{
  address: "$example.com/$api",
  exists: true,
  pricing: {
    model: "alice_bond",
    base_price_sats: 1000,
    current_price_sats: 45,
    treasury_remaining: 499500000
  },
  supply: {
    total: 500000,
    max: null
  },
  revenue_split: {
    issuer_bps: 8000,
    facilitator_bps: 2000
  },
  nested: [
    "$example.com/$api/$premium",
    "$example.com/$api/$enterprise"
  ],
  content_type: "application/json",
  description: "API access credits"
}

path402_evaluate

// Input
{
  address: "$example.com/$api",
  amount: 100,
  budget_sats: 10000
}

// Output
{
  recommendation: "ACQUIRE",
  confidence: 0.85,
  analysis: {
    total_cost_sats: 4500,
    within_budget: true,
    avg_price_per_token: 45,
    breakeven_serves: 5,
    projected_roi_30d: 0.34,
    risk_level: "low"
  },
  reasoning: "Early position in growing market. Favorable price curve."
}

Acquisition & Wallet

Tool	Description
path402_acquire	Purchase tokens and receive gated content
path402_set_budget	Configure agent spending parameters
path402_wallet	View balance, holdings, and net financial position
path402_transfer	Transfer tokens to another address
path402_history	View transaction history

path402_acquire

// Input
{
  address: "$example.com/$api",
  amount: 100
}

// Output
{
  success: true,
  acquired: 100,
  total_cost_sats: 4500,
  avg_price: 45,
  new_balance: 100,
  content: {
    type: "api_key",
    value: "sk_live_xxx...",
    expires: null
  },
  txId: "bsv_abc123..."
}

path402_wallet

// Output
{
  balance_sats: 45000,
  holdings: [
    {
      address: "$example.com/$api",
      balance: 100,
      avg_cost: 45,
      current_value: 4800,
      unrealized_pnl: 300
    }
  ],
  total_value_sats: 49800,
  total_cost_sats: 49500,
  net_pnl_sats: 300,
  serving_revenue_sats: 1200
}

Serving & Revenue

Tool	Description
path402_serve	Distribute content and earn revenue
path402_servable	List all content the agent can serve
path402_register	Register a new $address as issuer

path402_serve

// Input
{
  address: "$example.com/$api",
  requester: "agent_xyz",
  amount: 1
}

// Output
{
  served: true,
  tokens_consumed: 1,
  revenue_earned_sats: 40,
  remaining_balance: 99,
  content_delivered: true
}

path402_servable

// Output
{
  servable: [
    {
      address: "$example.com/$api",
      balance: 99,
      serves_remaining: 99,
      revenue_per_serve: 40,
      total_potential_revenue: 3960
    }
  ],
  total_serves_available: 99,
  total_potential_revenue_sats: 3960
}

x402 Facilitator Tools

Tool	Description
x402_verify	Verify payment proof from any supported chain
x402_settle	Settle cross-chain payment via facilitator
x402_inscription	Get or create BSV inscription proof

x402_verify

// Input
{
  payment_proof: "0xabc123...",
  network: "base",
  expected_amount: 1000,
  expected_recipient: "0x..."
}

// Output
{
  valid: true,
  network: "base",
  amount_sats: 1000,
  recipient: "0x...",
  sender: "0x...",
  txId: "0x...",
  timestamp: "2026-02-02T10:00:00Z",
  facilitator: "path402.com"
}

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Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
PATH402_API_URL	https://path402.com	API endpoint
PATH402_DEFAULT_BUDGET	10000	Default budget in sats
PATH402_WALLET_KEY	-	Wallet signing key (for payments)
PATH402_AUTO_ACQUIRE	false	Auto-acquire when recommended
PATH402_MAX_SINGLE_SPEND	5000	Max sats per single acquisition
PATH402_LOG_LEVEL	info	Logging verbosity

Advanced Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "path402": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["path402"],
      "env": {
        "PATH402_API_URL": "https://path402.com",
        "PATH402_DEFAULT_BUDGET": "50000",
        "PATH402_AUTO_ACQUIRE": "true",
        "PATH402_MAX_SINGLE_SPEND": "10000",
        "PATH402_WALLET_KEY": "your-wallet-key",
        "PATH402_LOG_LEVEL": "debug"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Use Cases

1. Content Discovery Agent

Agent explores the $402 namespace, discovering valuable content:

1. path402_batch_discover(["$news.com", "$research.org", "$data.io"])
2. path402_evaluate() on promising finds
3. path402_acquire() undervalued tokens
4. path402_serve() to users who request content

2. API Gateway Agent

Agent manages API access for a team:

1. path402_acquire("$api.service.com", 1000)
2. path402_wallet() to track usage
3. path402_serve() when team members need API calls
4. path402_acquire() more when balance runs low

3. Research Agent

Agent gathers information from paywalled sources:

1. path402_discover() research databases
2. path402_economics() to evaluate cost/benefit
3. path402_acquire() access to valuable sources
4. Compile research using acquired content

4. Revenue-Generating Agent

Agent that pays for itself:

1. path402_acquire() tokens at low prices
2. path402_servable() to list inventory
3. path402_serve() to other agents
4. path402_wallet() to track profits
5. Reinvest profits into more tokens

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Supported Networks

Network	Status	Assets
BSV	Primary	BSV, BSV-20 tokens
Base	Supported	USDC, ETH
Solana	Supported	USDC, SOL
Ethereum	Supported	USDC, ETH, USDT

BSV is the settlement layer. Payments from other chains are verified and inscribed on BSV for permanent proof.

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API Reference

PATH402.com Endpoints

$PATH402 Token (PATH402's own token)

Endpoint	Method	Description
/api/token/stats	GET	$PATH402 statistics & pricing
/api/token/buy	POST	Acquire $PATH402 tokens
/api/token/holding	GET	User's $PATH402 holdings

Multi-Tenant Marketplace (any $address)

Endpoint	Method	Description
/api/tokens	GET	List all registered tokens
/api/tokens	POST	Register new $address
/api/tokens/[address]	GET	Token details + price schedule
/api/tokens/[address]	POST	Acquire tokens
/api/tokens/holdings	GET	User's holdings (all tokens)
/api/tokens/transfer	POST	Transfer tokens
/api/tokens/history	GET	Transaction history

x402 Facilitator (payment verification)

Endpoint	Method	Description
/.well-known/x402.json	GET	Discovery document
/api/x402/verify	POST	Verify payment
/api/x402/settle	POST	Settle payment
/api/x402/inscription	GET/POST	Inscription management
/api/x402/stats	GET	Facilitator statistics

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Development

Running Locally

git clone https://github.com/b0ase/path402
cd path402
npm install
npm run dev

Testing

npm test
npm run test:integration

Building

npm run build

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Roadmap

v1.0.0 (Current)

• ✅ 10 core tools
• ✅ ascending bonding curve pricing
• ✅ Budget management
• ✅ Simulated acquisition/serving

v1.1.0 (In Progress)

• 🔲 Live HTTP client for path402.com
• 🔲 x402 facilitator tools (verify, settle, inscription)
• 🔲 Real payment integration

v1.2.0 (Planned)

• 🔲 Transfer and history tools
• 🔲 Multi-agent coordination
• 🔲 Persistent storage

v1.3.0 (Planned)

• 🔲 Creator tools (register)
• 🔲 Advanced analytics
• 🔲 Agent marketplace integration

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Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please read our Contributing Guide.

# Fork the repo
git checkout -b feature/your-feature
# Make changes
npm test
git commit -m "Add your feature"
git push origin feature/your-feature
# Open a PR

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License

Open BSV License version 4

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Links

• Website: path402.com
• Whitepaper: path402.com/whitepaper
• Exchange: path402.com/exchange
• Documentation: path402.com/docs
• GitHub: github.com/b0ase/path402

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Support

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Email: [email protected]
• Twitter: @b0ase