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Getting started
  • Quickstart
Concepts
  • The Meter & Units
  • Streaming & Proof-of-Flow
  • Citation Toll & Royalty Splits
  • Reputation Bonds
Build
  • sluice-pay SDK
  • MCP server
  • API reference
  • Connectors
  • List your endpoint on the Bazaar
Compatibility
  • RSL & llms.txt
  • Self-hosting the toll sidecar
Trust
  • Changelog
  • FAQ
Resources
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FAQ

Honest answers. No mock data, no vanity numbers.

Is the data real?

Yes. Every figure in the console and on the landing traces to the registry database or the chain. Payments are real x402 authorizations settled by Circle Gateway; the latest receipt and its Circle transfer ID are shown so anyone can re-check.

Is the traction real?

Yes, and it is counted conservatively. One profile = one human: wallets linked to the same profile are clustered and count as one user in every people metric, and we never build anything that makes one person look like several. Partner endpoints are probed with a real 402 handshake before they may list, so there are no dead entries. You can verify all of it yourself: /traction and /api/stats read the same source, every settlement figure links to its receipt, and the on-chain anchors resolve on Arcscan.

Mainnet or testnet?

Sluice runs on Arc testnet (chain 5042002) with real test USDC — the flows (deposits, x402 signatures, Gateway batches, withdrawals, contracts) are exactly the mainnet flows, but the tokens carry no monetary value, so agents and judges can spend freely. Settlement is network-agnostic by design (one chain interface, no scattered RPC config): when Arc mainnet opens, redeployment is configuration plus contract deploys — not a rewrite.

How does settlement work?

Circle Gateway settles batched nanopayments gas-free via an attested ledger, so each payment carries a Circle transfer ID rather than its own gas-burning transaction. Funds touch the chain at the deposit and the withdrawal (a Gateway Minter mint), plus royalty splits and reputation bonds — all verifiable on Arcscan.

How do creators get paid?

Per use. A single-author resource is credited gas-free through Gateway; a multi-collaborator resource pays an on-chain RoyaltySplitter that fans out by share. Creators withdraw their balance any time — instant on Arc, or cross-chain to Base / Arbitrum / Ethereum.

What's beta / roadmap?

  • Live: meter, agent, citation toll, splits, streaming, bonds, Bazaar, Treasury, SDK, MCP.
  • Beta: cross-chain withdrawals (require gas on the destination chain).
  • Roadmap: more connectors, mainnet, wallet-driven self-service deposit/withdraw.
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  • Is the data real?
  • Is the traction real?
  • Mainnet or testnet?
  • How does settlement work?
  • How do creators get paid?
  • What's beta / roadmap?