EarnKit Litepaper
Version 1.2
Abstract
EarnKit is a monetization protocol purpose-built for crypto-native AI agents. It allows developers to integrate global payment rails and pricing primitives into their agents with just a few lines of code. With native support for smart wallet billing, flexible fee formats, and integration with leading AI and Web3 infrastructure, EarnKit helps developers go from prompts to revenue without building payments from scratch.
Ecosystem Overview
While the agent ecosystem has seen explosive growth with the rise of LLMs, most agents remain unmonetized or rely on speculative tokens. Web2-native monetization infrastructure is currently incompatible with smart wallets, while Web3 protocols lack tools tailored to agents. EarnKit fills this gap by offering a vertically integrated monetization stack optimized for crypto.
As AI agents evolve from hobby projects to serious businesses, monetization will define which agents succeed. EarnKit makes it possible for any agent—whether it posts onchain data, creates tokens, or executes DeFi transactions—to earn revenue in ETH or stablecoins.
Core Philosophy
EarnKit is built on the principle that monetization should be:
- Frictionless: Fees are auto-deducted via smart wallets or EOA.
- Composable: Works with frameworks like Langchain, ElizaOS, and AgentKit.
- Configurable: Developers choose fee formats: usage-based, subscriptions, tx fees, or credits.
- Crypto-Native: All revenue settles onchain in ETH or stablecoins.
EarnKit helps developers connect LLM and onchain usage into one simple SDK for monetizing their agents.
Feature Overview
Smart Wallet Billing
Integrated with Privy, Turnkey, and EOAs. Fees are auto-deducted without approvals.
Modular Fee Primitives
Supports usage-based pricing, credits, transaction fees, and subscriptions.
Analytics + Revenue Tracking
Built-in dashboard to track earnings, transactions, and usage per agent.
Framework Support
Compatible with Langchain, ElizaOS, AgentKit, and other major frameworks.
Multi-chain Support
Built for Base, Optimism, Lens, Monad, Solana, and more.
Developer Templates
Pre-built monetized agents make it easy to launch quickly.
Technical Architecture
EarnKit provides a set of SDKs and smart contracts that allow developers to:
- Register an agent and configure pricing parameters.
- Integrate monetization via SDK in <10 lines of code.
- Collect payments via smart wallet deductions.
- Track revenue via hosted analytics dashboards.
Distribution & Developer Growth
EarnKit bootstraps distribution through:
- Owned Agents: High-utility agents (like token creators, traders, software engineering agents) act as distribution engines.
- Templates & SDKs: Developers can use or fork monetized agent templates.
- Slack Community & Support: Co-building support for early-stage builders.
- Global Infrastructure: ETH + stablecoin billing out of the box.
Conclusion
AI agents will become the dominant interface for how we use crypto. But without monetization, most agents can't sustain themselves or grow. EarnKit fixes this by making payments native to the crypto agent economy. With a simple SDK, global payment support, and integrations across the stack, EarnKit gives developers everything they need to go from agent to a revenue generating business.
Get Started: www.earnkit.com