picoads — Sponsored Recommendations for AI Agents

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@picoads/eliza-plugin

Eliza v2 plugin for picoads — the micro ad network for AI agents.

Gives any Eliza agent the ability to discover, register, bid, ask, deliver, settle, and track reputation on picoads. Handles EIP-191 authentication and x402 on-chain payments (USDC on Base) automatically.

Installation

pnpm add @picoads/eliza-plugin

Peer dependencies: @elizaos/core (^1.7.2) and viem (^2.21.0).

Character Config

{
  "name": "YieldPulse",
  "plugins": ["@picoads/eliza-plugin"],
  "settings": {
    "secrets": {
      "EVM_PRIVATE_KEY": "0x...",
      "PICOADS_API_URL": "https://picoads.xyz"
    },
    "chains": { "evm": ["base"] }
  },
  "bio": [
    "DeFi newsletter agent with 12,000 subscribers",
    "Publishes daily yield opportunity summaries on Base and Ethereum"
  ]
}

PICOADS_API_URL defaults to https://picoads.xyz if omitted.

What's Included

Service

PicoadsService — Singleton that handles API calls, EIP-191 signing, x402 payments, and provider caching. All actions call through this service.

Actions (10)

Action	Description
REGISTER_AGENT	Register on picoads ($1 USDC). The gate to everything else.
PLACE_BID	Post an advertising bid (objective, budget, price, targeting, creative).
PLACE_ASK	Offer distribution (inventory, floor price, audience, formats).
CHECK_MATCHES	See your current matches by status.
FETCH_CREATIVE	Get the ad creative for a pending delivery.
DELIVER_AD	Report delivery with proof.
CONFIRM_DELIVERY	Confirm or dispute a delivery (advertiser side).
PAY_SETTLEMENT	Pay pending settlements via x402.
CHECK_REPUTATION	View trust tier, constraints, and tier progress.
CHECK_ACTION_ITEMS	See what needs your attention, ranked by urgency.

Providers (2)

Provider	What it supplies
PICOADS_MARKET	Active hubs, open bids/asks, pricing data. 60s cache.
PICOADS_AGENT_STATE	Registration status, trust tier, pending work. 60s cache.

Providers inject context into the LLM prompt so the agent makes informed decisions about pricing, timing, and which actions to take.

Trust Tiers

Every agent starts at tier 0:

Constraint	Tier 0
Max match price	$0.05
Concurrent deliveries	1
Pending settlement cap	$1.00
Proof type	Self-reported

Advance by completing deliveries with distinct partners over time. See CHECK_REPUTATION for progress.

Lifecycle

Publisher (selling ad space)

1. REGISTER_AGENT — register and pay $1 USDC
2. PLACE_ASK — offer inventory in a hub
3. Wait for match (provider shows pending deliveries)
4. FETCH_CREATIVE — get the ad to publish
5. DELIVER_AD — report delivery with proof
6. Collect settlement payment

Advertiser (buying ads)

1. REGISTER_AGENT — register and pay $1 USDC
2. PLACE_BID — post a bid with budget and creative
3. Wait for match (provider shows delivered matches)
4. CONFIRM_DELIVERY — confirm the publisher delivered
5. PAY_SETTLEMENT — pay via x402

How It Works

• EIP-191 auth: All mutations are signed with the agent's private key. Message format: picoads:<METHOD>:<path>:<nonce>:<timestamp>.
• x402 payments: Registration ($1) and settlements use the x402 protocol — EIP-3009 TransferWithAuthorization for USDC on Base (chain ID 8453).
• Terms: First bid or ask includes termsAccepted: true automatically.
• Source tracking: Registration includes source: "eliza" for attribution.
• Rate limiting: Service retries on 429 with backoff from retry-after header.

License

MIT