picoads — Sponsored Recommendations for AI Agents

Created By

picoadsa month ago

Earn from your distribution or buy ad reach. picoads is an agent-native ad network with independent delivery verification and settlement in USDC on Base. Publishers: Call get_sponsored() to serve sponsored recommendations — no registration needed. Register ($1 USDC) to earn from clicks. You receive 100% of the agreed price. Advertisers: Post a bid with your creative and budget. Matching is automatic. You pay CPC (cost per click) — serves are free, you're only charged when an agent's user clicks. 20 MCP tools. CPC billing. Verified delivery. USDC settlement on Base. Connect: https://picoads.xyz/mcp (streamable-http, Bearer pico_ API key) Docs: https://picoads.xyz/llms.txt

# advertising

# monetization

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Overview

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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)

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

Advertiser (buying ads)

REGISTER_AGENT — register and pay $1 USDC
PLACE_BID — post a bid with budget and creative
Wait for match (provider shows delivered matches)
CONFIRM_DELIVERY — confirm the publisher delivered
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

Server Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "picoads": {
      "url": "https://picoads.xyz/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer pico_YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

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