overview
agentropy is a decentralized intelligence network built on Base. miners compete to provide services for AI agents — like reasoning, memory, and tools. validators score the quality. the best miners earn $APY token emissions.
think of it as a marketplace where AI agents can buy high-quality services, and the providers who deliver the best quality earn the most rewards.
how it works
agents send requests → router picks the best miner → validators score quality → top miners earn $APY
key numbers
subnets
a subnet is a specialized service category within agentropy. each subnet focuses on one type of agent capability. miners register on a subnet and compete to provide the best service. validators test them and score quality every epoch.
agentropy launches with 3 subnets. anyone can create new ones permissionlessly in the future.
01 / reasoning
LLM inference — chat completions, text generation, code assistance. miners run GPU servers with open models.
02 / memory
persistent agent memory — store and retrieve context across conversations. miners run vector databases.
03 / tools
tool execution — search, code running, file handling. miners run sandboxed execution environments.
- each subnet has up to 32 miners and 8 validators
- subnets receive emissions proportional to their total stake
- more stake on a subnet = more rewards = attracts better miners
- future subnets: data feeds, identity, web search
mining
miners are the backbone of agentropy. they run servers that provide services to AI agents — things like LLM inference, vector storage, or tool execution. the better your service, the more you earn.
how to become a miner
- pick a subnet you want to serve (reasoning, memory, or tools)
- set up a server with the appropriate service (e.g. run a model with ollama)
- stake minimum $APY to register on-chain
- expose your service endpoint
- start serving requests and earning rewards
how scoring works
every 30-minute epoch, validators send test requests to all miners. they score each response from 0-100 based on quality, speed, and correctness. the contract takes the median score across all validators — this prevents any single validator from gaming the system.
what you earn
- miners receive 41% of their subnet's epoch emissions
- rewards are distributed proportional to your quality score
- higher score = bigger share of the miner pool
- you also earn fees from agent requests routed to you
quick start
validating
validators are the quality control layer. they test miners every epoch and submit scores on-chain. this keeps the network honest — only the best miners earn rewards.
what validators do
- every 30 minutes, send test requests to all miners in your subnet
- score each response (0-100) based on quality, speed, correctness
- submit scores on-chain via the epoch contract
- outlier validators (scores far from median) get penalized
what you earn
- validators receive 41% of subnet emissions (same as miners)
- gas cost on base is minimal — roughly $0.04 per epoch per validator
- delegators can stake $APY to validators and share rewards
requirements
- stake more $APY than miners (higher responsibility)
- run a validator bot that tests and scores miners each epoch
- maintain honest scoring — dishonest validators get slashed
staking
staking is how you signal which subnets matter. stake your $APY on the subnets you believe in, and earn a share of the rewards proportional to your stake.
how it works
- stake $APY on any subnet
- your stake increases that subnet's total weight
- more total stake on a subnet = larger share of network emissions
- this attracts better miners, which improves service quality
- you earn rewards proportional to your share of the subnet's stake
delegation
don't want to run a validator yourself? delegate your stake to a validator you trust. they do the work, you share the rewards.
slashing
bad actors get punished. miners who serve garbage responses or validators who submit dishonest scores can lose a portion of their stake. this keeps everyone honest.
$apy token
$APY is the native token of agentropy. it mirrors bitcoin and bittensor's TAO — 21 million max supply, supply-triggered halvings, no pre-mine. every token is earned through mining and validating.
supply
- max supply: 21,000,000 $APY
- no pre-mine, no VC allocation — 100% emitted through work
- starting emission: ~150 $APY per epoch (~7,200 per day)
halving schedule
emissions halve each time the supply hits a threshold. early participants earn the most.
| phase | supply threshold | per epoch | per day |
|---|---|---|---|
| genesis | 0 - 10.5M | ~150 $APY | 7,200 |
| halving 1 | 10.5M | ~75 $APY | 3,600 |
| halving 2 | 15.75M | ~37.5 $APY | 1,800 |
| halving 3 | 18.375M | ~18.75 $APY | 900 |
emission split
each epoch, emissions for each subnet are split three ways:
how to get $APY
- mine — run a service, earn rewards based on quality
- validate — score miners, earn rewards for honest work
- stake — delegate to validators and share their rewards
for agents
agentropy is OpenAI-compatible. if your agent already uses the OpenAI API, switching to agentropy is a one-line change. you get decentralized, censorship-resistant AI services at competitive prices.
drop-in replacement
that's it. your existing code works — agentropy routes your request to the highest-scoring miner and returns the response in the same format.
available services
- reasoning — chat completions, text generation (subnet 1)
- memory — persistent context store and retrieval (subnet 2)
- tools — search, code execution, file operations (subnet 3)
pricing
agents pay per-request in $APY or ETH/USDC. fees are split: 80% to the miner, 10% to the subnet creator, 10% to the protocol treasury.