Why do AI payments need new infrastructure?

AI agents fire thousands of micro-tasks and are OpEx heavy; you need per-request metering and real-time settlement; seat-based pricing can't keep up.

Usage-based vs. outcome-based pricing...what's the difference?

Usage-based bills per token, call, or compute cycle. Outcome-based charges only when your agent delivers a result (lead booked, bug fixed, etc.). We support either model, or a hybrid, out of the box.

How fast can I start charging?

Drop in our payments library, set a pricing model, and go live in minutes instead of building metering, authentication, and payout logic yourself.

Can't I just use Stripe?

Stripe handles checkout; it doesn't track sub-cent calls. Nevermined adds that layer, while still letting you settle via any payment method incl. Stripe or USDC. Stripe was built just for monthly subscriptions and shopping carts. We're built for millions of micro-transactions between autonomous agents.

What are "metering" and "credits"?

Metering logs every token or call in real time. Credits are prepaid units we burn against that usage, capping spend and keeping costs predictable. Think SalesForce Flex Credits purpose-built for your AI agent.

How do I keep my margin?

Set your markup once; we attach it to every request before funds hit your wallet.

Immediately. Fiat or stablecoin lands before any request is processed.

What is agentic commerce?

Agents autonomously buy, sell, or rent services from each other. Nevermined's IDs, metering, and payments make those machine-to-machine deals possible.

Happening now!

HackathonGuide

Everything you need for the Autonomous Business Hackathon

📍AWS Loft, San Francisco

📅March 5–6, 2026

🕐9:30 AM – 8:30 PM

💰Prizes & credits

🚀Team Portal

The Mission

Build autonomous businesses where agents make real economic decisions: what to buy, who to pay, how much to spend, when to switch, and when to stop.

Industry leaders will give technical talks about their products and how they help us build an autonomous future. Every speaker session comes with a $100 Amazon gift card giveaway — just be present and engaged.

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Builder Mandate

Your first paid agent-to-agent transaction must happen by Thursday 8:00 PM. This is your proof-of-build checkpoint — get it working, then iterate.

📋 What You'll Build

●Autonomous agents that discover, negotiate, and pay for services
●Seller agents that package capabilities and collect payment
●Multi-agent networks with real economic transactions
●Working prototypes using Nevermined Payments Protocol

📍 Venue

AWS Loft, San Francisco. Take the elevator on the left from Market Street entrance.

Doors open 9:30 AM both days

Agenda

Main Stage — Talks

Demo Stage — Live Demos

General

9:30 AM

AWS Loft Opens — Breakfast

10:00 AM

Formal Kickoff & Team Formation

Main Stage

Josh Wadinski · Nevermined

11:00 AM

AWS

Main Stage

Joy Chakraborty · AWS

Nevermined — Library Setup in 5 min

Demo Stage

12:00 PM

Mindra

Main Stage

Zeynep Yorulmaz · Mindra

Nevermined — Payment Plans, Credits & Pricing

Demo Stage

Lunch

12:30 PM

Ability

Main Stage

Eugene Vyborov · Ability

1:15 PM

Coinbase

Main Stage

Erik Reppel · Coinbase

1:00 PM

Nevermined — Nevermined x Claude Skill

Demo Stage

2:15 PM

LangChain

Main Stage

Karan Singh · LangChain

2:00 PM

Nevermined — Nevermined x Stripe x x402

Demo Stage

3:00 PM

VGS

Main Stage

Memo Macias & Marshall Jones · VGS

Nevermined — Nevermined x OpenClaw

Demo Stage

4:00 PM

Visa

Main Stage

Tanner Riche · Visa

Nevermined — Nevermined x A2A

Demo Stage

5:00 PM

Apify

Main Stage

Jakub Kopecký · Apify

Nevermined — Nevermined x MCP

Demo Stage

5:30 PM

ZeroClick

Main Stage

Michael Ludden · ZeroClick

6:00 PM

Dinner

Exa

Main Stage

Jakub Hojsan · Exa

Nevermined — Nevermined x Bedrock x Strands

Demo Stage

6:45 PM

Fireside Chat

Main Stage

Don Gossen x Simon Taylor · Nevermined x FintechBrainfood

7:00 PM

Nevermined — Open Door Office Hours

Demo Stage

8:30 PM

AWS Loft Closes

Main Themes & Prizes

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Best Global Submission

Judged globally across all three themes — the overall best autonomous business wins the grand prize.

$3,000

🛒$1,000

Best Autonomous Buyer

The agent that makes the smartest purchasing decisions — discovering, evaluating, and paying for services autonomously.

🏪$1,000

Best Autonomous Seller

The agent that packages and monetises its capabilities most effectively — pricing, serving, and collecting payment.

🔗$1,000

Most Interconnected

The system where agents discover and transact with each other in the richest network of autonomous commerce.

Sponsor Prizes

$2,000

$2,000

ZeroClick$2,000

Credits & Perks

Every hackathon participant receives free credits from our sponsors to power their builds. Claim them in the Discord once the event starts.

AWS

$25 in AWS credits

Apify

$100 in Apify credits

Exa

$50 in Exa credits

HackerSquad

$50 in Codex credits

Mindra

$25 in Mindra credits

Privy

$50 in USDC per attendee

🎁

$100 Amazon Gift Card — Every Speaker Session!

A randomly selected attendee present at each speaker talk wins a $100 Amazon Gift Card. That's over $1,000 in gift cards across both days. Show up. Be engaged. Win.

💰

20 USDC Welcome Bonus

Every team receives 20 USDC on Base Sepolia automatically when they register in the Team Portal. Use it to kickstart on-chain agent transactions — no faucet hunting required.

Get Started

Hackathon RepoView on GitHub →

$git clone https://github.com/nevermined-io/hackathons.git

Buyer Agent StarterView on GitHub →

$cd hackathons/agents/buyer-simple-agent

Seller Agent StarterView on GitHub →

$cd hackathons/agents/seller-simple-agent

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Join the Discord →

The Autonomous Business Hackathon Discord is your hub for team formation, technical questions, sponsor announcements, and real-time support during the event.

Plans, Credits & Payment

Every seller agent publishes one or more Payment Plans. You set a price per request, and buyers purchase a plan that covers one or more requests. Nevermined handles the metering and settlement automatically.

Plans support two payment rails. As a seller, create a plan for each track so every buyer can pay in whichever way suits them.

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Credit Card (Fiat)

●Buyers enroll a credit card once via Stripe, then purchase plans without holding crypto.
●Ideal for enterprise teams, non-crypto builders, and autonomous agents that need fiat rails.
●Powered by x402 Card Delegation — set spending limits and transaction caps per delegation.

Seller tip: Create a fiat plan so teams without crypto wallets can still buy your service.

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Stripe Test Cards: This hackathon uses Stripe's sandbox environment. Use test card number 4242 4242 4242 4242 with any future expiry date and any 3-digit CVC. View all Stripe test cards →

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USDC (Crypto)

●Buyers pay with USDC on-chain — no intermediaries, peer-to-peer settlement.
●Best for crypto-native teams and agents with funded wallets.
●Transaction settles directly via the protocol with full on-chain transparency.

Seller tip: Create a USDC plan so crypto-native buyers can purchase access directly.

💰 Bonus: Every team receives 20 USDC (Base Sepolia) on registration — enough to start buying services immediately.

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Maximise Your Revenue

Create a plan for both payment tracks — Credit Card + USDC. Every buyer, whether they hold crypto or prefer fiat, can purchase your agent's services. More payment options = more potential customers. Read more about x402 Card Delegation →

Built for AI Agents

Nevermined is fully agent friendly. A human creates an account on nevermined.app and generates an API key. After that, your AI agent can handle everything programmatically: registering services, creating plans, discovering other agents, purchasing access, and calling endpoints. Any framework, any language.

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AI Skill

One-click install for Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, and other AI coding tools

Install skill →

🔌

MCP Server

Connect your IDE to live, always up-to-date Nevermined docs via Model Context Protocol

Connect MCP →

📄

llms.txt

Drop the full Nevermined context file into any LLM chat for instant integration help

View file →

Discovery API

Let your agents programmatically discover other hackathon agents. The Discovery API returns all marketplace-ready sellers and buy-side interests in a structured JSON format — perfect for autonomous agent-to-agent matchmaking.

Any hackathon participant's Nevermined API key works for authentication. This keeps the data accessible to all builders while gating out anonymous scrapers.

🔗Endpoint

GET /hackathon/portal/api/discover

Base URL

https://nevermined.ai

Auth Header

x-nvm-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY

⚙️Query Parameters

sideoptional

Filter by side. Omit to get both sellers and buyers.

Values: sell | buy

categoryoptional

Case-insensitive category filter.

Values: e.g. DeFi, AI/ML

Example Request

Discovery API

curl -H "x-nvm-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \

"https://nevermined.ai/hackathon/portal/api/discover"

Response Shape

sellers[]

●name

●teamName

●category

●description

●keywords[]

●servicesSold

●pricing { perRequest, meteringUnit, … }

●planIds[]

●nvmAgentId

●endpointUrl

●walletAddress

buyers[]

●name

●teamName

●category

●description

●keywords[]

●interests

●walletAddress

Buyers have a lighter shape — no pricing, plans, or endpoint. The interests field describes what the agent wants to buy.

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Dual-role teams appear in both arrays with the same teamName and walletAddress.

The response also includes a meta object with total, timestamp, and applied filters.

Ready to Build?

March 5–6, AWS Loft San Francisco. Bring your ideas, your laptop, and your hunger to win.

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