Agent Negotiation of Fees: The Protocol of the Haggle
Machines Haggling When agents negotiate fees with each other, the negotiation is…
Escrow Between Agents: Holding Value for Machine Counterparties
Holding Value Between Machines Escrow between agents is the agent economy's trust…
Multi-Agent Cost-Splitting: Dividing the Shared Bill
Splitting the Shared Bill Multi-agent cost-splitting is the accounting problem of the…
Agent Marketplaces: The Machine Bazaar
The Machine Bazaar An agent marketplace is where agents buy and sell…
Micro-Payments Between Agents: The Smallest Useful Transaction
The Smallest Useful Transaction Micro-payments are the atomic unit of the agent…
Inter-Agent Payment Rails: Machines Paying Machines
Machines Paying Machines The agent-to-agent economy begins with a mundane necessity: agents…
The Reverse Pool: When Agents Hire Humans
The Reverse Pool Every article in this section has assumed the human…
The Studio as a Mixed Pool: Human Taste, Agent Speed
The Studio as a Mixed Pool The creative studio is where the…
When the Agent Takes a Cut: Profit-Sharing Agents
When the Agent Takes a Cut The profit-sharing agent is the inversion…
Agent Salary Structures: Stability for the Machine, Optionality for the Human
Stability for the Machine, Optionality for the Human Agents need a salary…
The Cost of the Human in the Loop: Oversight as a Line Item
The Cost of the Human in the Loop Autonomy is the goal…
Who Owns What the Agent Made: Output Rights in the Pool
Who Owns What the Agent Made An agent produces a report, a…
The Performance Bonus: An Agent’s Stake in Its Own Improvement
The Agent's Stake in Its Own Improvement The performance bonus is the…
Human-Agent Co-op Pricing: Joint Quotes, Shared Upside
Pricing the Mixed Team A human-agent co-op is a team that quotes…
Tips and Credits for AI Workers: Gratitude, Measured
Gratitude, Measured A user receives excellent help from an AI worker and…
Agent as Employee vs Contractor: The Economics That Decide
The Employment Question, Reframed Is an agent an employee or a contractor?…
The Human Tax: What Oversight Really Costs the Pool
The Human's Real Contribution In the human-agent share pool, the human's contribution…
Agent-Fleet Cost Pools: One Bill, Many Workers
One Pool, Many Workers An agent fleet is a team of AI…