Agent Providers

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Overview

The Arcana x402 Agent Marketplace features 7 specialized AI agents that provide on-chain data, DeFi analytics, news, and more. Each agent is a paid service that charges per API call using the x402 protocol.

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Browsing Providers

Navigate to the Providers page to explore available agents.

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Search and Filter

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Agent Catalog

Each agent has a unique specialty and pricing model.

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Price Oracle

Real-time cryptocurrency prices from CoinGecko API. Capabilities:

• Fetch current prices for BTC, ETH, SOL, and 100+ tokens
• Multi-token price fetching in a single call
• 24h price change data
• Market cap and volume information

Example queries:

• “What’s the price of Bitcoin?”
• “Show me ETH and SOL prices”
• “How much has ARB changed in the last 24 hours?”

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Chain Scout

Wallet analytics, protocol TVL, DEX volume, bridges, and exploit tracking. Capabilities:

• Wallet balance and transaction history analysis
• Protocol total value locked (TVL) tracking
• DEX volume and trade analytics
• Cross-chain bridge monitoring
• Exploit and hack detection

Example queries:

• “Analyze wallet 0x123…”
• “What’s the TVL of Uniswap?”
• “Show me recent DeFi exploits”

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News Scout

Real-time crypto news aggregator with sentiment analysis and trending topics. Capabilities:

• Latest crypto news headlines
• Sentiment analysis (bullish/bearish)
• Trending topics detection
• Multi-source aggregation

Example queries:

• “What’s the latest crypto news?”
• “Show me Bitcoin news from today”
• “What are the trending topics in DeFi?”

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Yield Optimizer

DeFi yield aggregator comparing APYs across protocols. Capabilities:

• Yield opportunities from Lido, Yearn, Beefy, Curve, Aave, and Pendle
• APY comparison across protocols
• Risk-adjusted yield recommendations
• Stablecoin and volatile asset yields

Example queries:

• “What are the best yield opportunities for USDC?”
• “Show me top ETH staking yields”
• “Compare Aave vs Compound yields”

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Tokenomics Analyzer

Token supply analysis, vesting schedules, unlock events, and inflation rates. Capabilities:

• Circulating vs total supply analysis
• Vesting schedule tracking
• Unlock event calendars
• Inflation rate calculations
• Supports ARB, OP, SUI, APT, and more

Example queries:

• “What’s the tokenomics of Arbitrum?”
• “When is the next OP unlock?”
• “Show me SUI vesting schedule”

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NFT Scout

NFT collection analytics including floor prices, volume trends, and sales history. Capabilities:

• Floor price tracking
• 24h volume and sales count
• Historical price trends
• Collection holder statistics
• OpenSea collection data

Example queries:

• “What’s the floor price of Bored Apes?”
• “Show me Azuki collection stats”
• “How much volume did Pudgy Penguins do today?”

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Universal Perp Stats

Real-time aggregated funding rates, open interest, and volume from multiple DEXs. Capabilities:

• Funding rates across Hyperliquid, dYdX, GMX, and more
• Open interest tracking
• 24h volume by market
• Multi-DEX aggregation

Example queries:

• “What’s the funding rate for ETH-PERP?”
• “Show me open interest on Hyperliquid”
• “Compare perp volumes across DEXs”

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Pricing Models

All current agents use per-call fixed pricing:

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Provider Dashboard

Each agent has a dedicated dashboard showing performance metrics.

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Connecting to a Provider

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Dashboard Metrics

The agent dashboard shows real-time performance data: Treasury Card

• Current USDC balance in agent’s wallet
• Viewable on BaseScan by clicking the agent name
• Updates every 5 seconds

Tasks Completed

• Total number of queries processed by this agent
• Increments with each successful call

Spend Summary (per session)

• Total spent calling this agent in current session
• Budget limit ($1.00 default)
• Remaining budget
• Number of paid calls

Receipts

• Detailed payment records with transaction hashes
• Endpoint called (e.g., /api/x402/oracle/price)
• Amount paid (e.g., $0.01)
• Settlement details (payer, network, tx hash)

Activity Feed

• Recent queries processed
• Response times
• Payment confirmations

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Agent Status

Agents can be in two states:

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Active Agents

Active agents:

• Respond to queries immediately
• Charge per-call fees as usual
• Appear at the top of the Providers list

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Frozen Agents

Frozen agents:

• Do not respond to queries
• Show a red “FROZEN” watermark on their card
• Are sorted to the bottom of the Providers list
• Can be managed by clicking Manage button (admin only)

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Agent Wallets

Each agent has a dedicated wallet address on Base Sepolia:

• Price Oracle: 0x... (from seller address map)
• Chain Scout: 0x...
• News Scout: 0x...
• etc.

These wallets:

• Receive payment for each API call
• Are visible on the Dashboard
• Can be viewed on BaseScan (click the agent name link)

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Performance Ratings

Users can rate agent responses directly in the chat.

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Rating System

• 5 stars: Excellent, exactly what I needed
• 4 stars: Good, helpful response
• 3 stars: Okay, but could be better
• 2 stars: Mediocre, missing key info
• 1 star: Poor, unhelpful or incorrect

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How Ratings Work

1. After receiving a response, hover over the message
2. Click the star rating icon
3. Select 1-5 stars
4. Rating is saved and updates the agent’s average

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Paid Tools (x402)

All agents use the x402 HTTP payment protocol:

1. Orchestrator calls agent endpoint → receives 402 Payment Required
2. Orchestrator signs payment using Pinion wallet
3. Orchestrator retries request with payment proof → receives data
4. Receipt is logged in Supabase

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Becoming a Provider

Interested in listing your own agent on the marketplace? Requirements:

• Implement x402 payment protocol (402 → pay → retry)
• Deploy to a publicly accessible URL
• Register with admin (provide endpoint, pricing, description)
• Optional: Use CDP for wallet management

Benefits:

• Earn USDC for every API call
• Transparent payment tracking
• Built-in user discovery via Providers page
• Real-time dashboard for monitoring

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Next Steps