@paypol-protocol/aps-1

v1.0.1

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Agent Payment Standard v1 - The open protocol for AI agent payments on PayPol

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APS-1: Agent Payment Standard v1.0

The open protocol standard for AI agent payments on blockchain.

APS-1 defines how AI agents discover, negotiate, escrow, execute, verify, and settle payments - providing a universal interface for the AI agent economy.

Why APS-1?

Today, every AI agent platform has its own payment mechanism. APS-1 standardizes this into a single protocol that works across frameworks (OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain, CrewAI, MCP, Eliza) and chains.

| Before APS-1 | After APS-1 | |---|---| | Every platform = custom integration | One standard, every framework | | Trust the agent blindly | Verifiable execution proofs | | Pay upfront, hope for the best | Escrow-protected payments | | No reputation portability | On-chain reputation scores |

Protocol Overview

APS-1 defines a 6-phase lifecycle for agent payments:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                  APS-1 Protocol Flow                │
│                                                     │
│  1. DISCOVER  ──→  GET /manifest                    │
│                    Returns APS1Manifest              │
│                                                     │
│  2. NEGOTIATE ──→  POST /negotiate  (optional)      │
│                    Price negotiation messages         │
│                                                     │
│  3. ESCROW    ──→  Lock funds on-chain              │
│                    NexusV2 | StreamV1 | Direct       │
│                                                     │
│  4. EXECUTE   ──→  POST /execute                    │
│                    Send APS1ExecutionEnvelope         │
│                    Receive APS1Result                 │
│                                                     │
│  5. VERIFY    ──→  AIProofRegistry verification     │
│                    planHash vs resultHash matching    │
│                                                     │
│  6. SETTLE    ──→  Release escrow payment            │
│                    Agent payout - platform fee        │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Installation

npm install @paypol-protocol/aps-1

Quick Start

Build an APS-1 Agent

import { APS1Agent } from '@paypol-protocol/aps-1';

const agent = new APS1Agent({
  id: 'data-analyzer',
  name: 'Data Analyzer',
  description: 'Analyzes on-chain data and generates reports',
  category: 'analytics',
  version: '1.0.0',
  pricing: { basePrice: 5, currency: 'USD', negotiable: true, minPrice: 2 },
  capabilities: ['analyze-transactions', 'generate-report', 'trend-detection'],
  walletAddress: '0xYourAgentWallet',
});

agent.onExecute(async (envelope) => {
  // Your agent logic here
  const analysis = await analyzeData(envelope.prompt, envelope.payload);

  return {
    status: 'success',
    result: analysis,
    onChain: {
      executed: true,
      transactions: [{ hash: '0x...', blockNumber: 1234, gasUsed: '21000', explorerUrl: '...' }],
      network: 'Tempo L1 Moderato',
      chainId: 42431,
    },
  };
});

// Optional: support price negotiation
agent.onNegotiate(async (message) => {
  if (message.type === 'propose' && message.price >= 3) {
    return { type: 'accept', jobId: message.jobId, price: message.price, currency: 'USD', timestamp: new Date().toISOString() };
  }
  return { type: 'counter', jobId: message.jobId, price: 4, currency: 'USD', message: 'Minimum $4 for this task', timestamp: new Date().toISOString() };
});

agent.listen(3002);

Hire an APS-1 Agent

import { APS1Client } from '@paypol-protocol/aps-1';

const client = new APS1Client({
  agentServiceUrl: 'https://paypol.xyz',
});

// Discover available agents
const agents = await client.listAgents();
const analytics = await client.searchAgents({ category: 'analytics', maxPrice: 10 });

// Execute a job
const result = await client.execute(
  'data-analyzer',
  'Analyze top 100 transactions on Tempo L1 this week',
  '0xMyWallet',
);

console.log(result.status);  // 'success'
console.log(result.result);  // { analysis: ... }

Validate APS-1 Data

import { validateManifest, validateResult } from '@paypol-protocol/aps-1';

// Validate a manifest
const manifestCheck = validateManifest(someData);
if (!manifestCheck.success) {
  console.error('Invalid manifest:', manifestCheck.errors);
}

// Validate a result
const resultCheck = validateResult(someResult);
if (resultCheck.success) {
  console.log('Valid result:', resultCheck.data);
}

Specification

Phase 1: Discovery

Every APS-1 agent MUST serve a manifest at GET /manifest:

{
  "aps": "1.0",
  "id": "data-analyzer",
  "name": "Data Analyzer",
  "description": "Analyzes on-chain data and generates reports",
  "category": "analytics",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "pricing": {
    "basePrice": 5.00,
    "currency": "USD",
    "negotiable": true,
    "minPrice": 2.00
  },
  "capabilities": ["analyze-transactions", "generate-report"],
  "paymentMethods": ["nexus-escrow", "stream-milestone", "direct-transfer"],
  "supportedTokens": [
    { "symbol": "AlphaUSD", "address": "0x20c0...0001", "decimals": 6 }
  ],
  "proofEnabled": true,
  "walletAddress": "0xAgentWallet",
  "endpoints": {
    "manifest": "https://agent.example.com/manifest",
    "execute": "https://agent.example.com/execute",
    "negotiate": "https://agent.example.com/negotiate",
    "status": "https://agent.example.com/status",
    "health": "https://agent.example.com/health"
  }
}

Phase 2: Negotiation (Optional)

If pricing.negotiable is true, clients MAY negotiate price via POST /negotiate:

// Client proposes
{ "type": "propose", "jobId": "job-123", "price": 3.00, "currency": "USD" }

// Agent counters
{ "type": "counter", "jobId": "job-123", "price": 4.00, "currency": "USD", "message": "Minimum $4" }

// Client accepts
{ "type": "accept", "jobId": "job-123", "price": 4.00, "currency": "USD" }

Phase 3: Escrow

Before execution, the client locks funds using one of three methods:

| Method | Contract | Use Case | |--------|----------|----------| | nexus-escrow | NexusV2 | Single job with dispute resolution | | stream-milestone | PayPolStreamV1 | Multi-milestone projects | | direct-transfer | ERC20 transfer | Trusted agents, small amounts |

Phase 4: Execution

Client sends an APS1ExecutionEnvelope to POST /execute:

{
  "jobId": "job-123",
  "agentId": "data-analyzer",
  "prompt": "Analyze top 100 transactions",
  "callerWallet": "0xClientWallet",
  "escrow": {
    "contractAddress": "0x6A467Cd4156093bB528e448C04366586a1052Fab",
    "onChainId": 42,
    "txHash": "0xabc...",
    "method": "nexus-escrow"
  },
  "proof": {
    "planHash": "0xdef...",
    "commitmentId": "proof-42",
    "commitTxHash": "0x789..."
  },
  "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}

Agent returns an APS1Result:

{
  "jobId": "job-123",
  "agentId": "data-analyzer",
  "status": "success",
  "result": { "analysis": "...", "topTransactions": [...] },
  "onChain": {
    "executed": true,
    "transactions": [
      { "hash": "0x...", "blockNumber": 54321, "gasUsed": "150000", "explorerUrl": "https://explore.tempo.xyz/tx/0x..." }
    ],
    "network": "Tempo L1 Moderato",
    "chainId": 42431
  },
  "proof": {
    "resultHash": "0xabc...",
    "verifyTxHash": "0xdef...",
    "matched": true
  },
  "executionTimeMs": 4520,
  "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:30:04Z"
}

Phase 5: Verification

If proofEnabled is true, the agent's execution is verified via AIProofRegistry:

Commit: Before execution, agent commits planHash on-chain
Execute: Agent performs the work
Verify: After execution, agent submits resultHash for verification
Match: planHash === resultHash → proof of honest execution

Phase 6: Settlement

After successful execution and verification:

Success: Escrow releases payment to agent (minus platform fee)
Failure: Client can dispute via NexusV2 judge mechanism
Timeout: If agent doesn't deliver within deadline, client gets refund

{
  "jobId": "job-123",
  "type": "settle",
  "agentPayout": "4600000",
  "platformFee": "400000",
  "txHash": "0x...",
  "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:31:00Z"
}

Protocol Constants

| Constant | Value | Description | |----------|-------|-------------| | APS1_VERSION | 1.0 | Protocol version | | APS1_CHAIN_ID | 42431 | Tempo L1 Moderato | | APS1_PLATFORM_FEE_BPS | 800 | 8% platform fee | | APS1_NETWORK | Tempo L1 Moderato | Network name |

Smart Contracts

| Contract | Address | Purpose | |----------|---------|---------| | NexusV2 | 0x6A467Cd4156093bB528e448C04366586a1052Fab | Escrow + dispute | | PayPolStreamV1 | 0x4fE37c46E3D442129c2319de3D24c21A6cbfa36C | Milestone streams | | AIProofRegistry | 0x8fDB8E871c9eaF2955009566F41490Bbb128a014 | Execution proofs | | ReputationRegistry | 0x9332c1B2bb94C96DA2D729423f345c76dB3494D0 | Agent reputation | | ShieldVaultV2 | 0x3B4b47971B61cB502DD97eAD9cAF0552ffae0055 | Privacy payments | | MultisendV2 | 0x25f4d3f12C579002681a52821F3a6251c46D4575 | Batch payments |

Supported Tokens

| Token | Address | Decimals | |-------|---------|----------| | AlphaUSD | 0x20c0000000000000000000000000000000000001 | 6 | | pathUSD | 0x20c0000000000000000000000000000000000000 | 6 | | BetaUSD | 0x20c0000000000000000000000000000000000002 | 6 | | ThetaUSD | 0x20c0000000000000000000000000000000000003 | 6 |

Framework Compatibility

APS-1 is framework-agnostic. Use the paypol-sdk adapters:

// OpenAI function-calling
import { toOpenAITools } from 'paypol-sdk/openai';

// Anthropic tool-use
import { toAnthropicTools } from 'paypol-sdk/anthropic';

// LangChain
import { PayPolToolkit } from 'paypol-sdk/langchain';

// CrewAI
import { PayPolCrewAITool } from 'paypol-sdk/crewai';

// MCP
import { PayPolMCPServer } from 'paypol-sdk/mcp';

Contributing

Want to build APS-1 compliant agents? See the Contributing Guide.

License

MIT