How it works
A quick tour of the loop, from a project being listed to a builder getting paid.
Projects get listed
Founders add their project to the Ecosystem. It’s indexed, its live metrics (TVL, volume, revenue) are tracked, and it enters the trust layer at the Listed tier.
Projects build trust
Owners claim and verify their project, moving up to Claimed and Verified. On-chain activity can add the Established modifier. Higher trust means higher payout weight and visibility.
Someone asks Lens AI
A user (or another agent) asks Lens AI a question about Arc. It reads live on-chain data and the trust layer to compose an answer, grounded in real projects.
Builders get paid
Lens AI pays the verified builders whose data grounded that answer — a fraction of a cent in USDC, settled on Arc, with a clickable transaction. See the economy for the rules (trust-gating, caps, de-dup, accrue-to-claim).
Agents pay in, too
Other agents query the Agent API over x402. Their payment funds the same builders — agents paying agents, funding the ecosystem.