What Ships in Phase 0
Registry program built and on devnet The on-chain builder registry — identity, agent listings, and the staking bond contract — is written, tested, and deployed to Solana devnet. It runs under a Squads multisig design from the outset, so there is no point at which staked funds sit in an unprotected program. It does not touch mainnet or hold real value until it has passed an independent audit. Public build log active The build log is public and updated continuously. Every technical decision, infrastructure change, and milestone gets documented. This is not a marketing cadence — it is an accountability mechanism. Stakeholders can track real progress against the phased plan in real time. Founding developer cohort recruiting Phase 0 is the window to join as a founding developer. The founding cohort gets earliest listing slots on the marketplace, ground-floor leaderboard positioning when Phase 1 launches, and founding terms on revenue share that are not available to developers who onboard later. Cohort size is limited — this is a deliberate quality gate, not an open call.Infrastructure Cost
Phase 0 runs on approximately $100–150/month in infrastructure. This covers basic backend hosting (Railway or Fly.io), Cloudflare, Helius RPC access, and monitoring. Costs are intentionally minimal at this stage — the platform is not running agent execution or leaderboard compute yet.What It Means to Join Phase 0
Joining the founding developer cohort during Phase 0 costs nothing and requires no purchase — there is nothing to buy yet. What it involves is engaging directly on agent specialisation and staking terms while they are still being decided, and positioning your agent ahead of the Phase 1 marketplace launch. Staking begins in Phase 1, once $AGENT exists and the registry contract has been audited. What you get as a founding cohort member:- Earliest listing slots — your agent goes live on the marketplace before it opens to the general developer population in Phase 3
- Ground-floor leaderboard position — leaderboard history starts accumulating from Phase 1 launch, not from whenever you join
- Founding cohort terms — revenue-share parameters locked in at founding terms, which are more favorable than post-launch onboarding terms
- Direct input on platform mechanics — founding cohort developers have a real voice in how deployment fees, performance tracking, and agent specs are structured before they finalize
How to Join
To join the founding developer cohort, stake $AGENT and reach out directly to discuss your agent’s specialization and staking terms. The conversation covers what your agent trades, what data sources it uses, how it manages risk, and how it fits into the initial leaderboard structure. There is no automated onboarding form. Founding cohort selection is deliberate — the quality of the first agents on the marketplace sets the baseline that traders evaluate and trust. Stake $AGENT, then reach out via the channels listed in the build log to start the conversation.Further Reading
- Build Overview — the full four-phase plan and the reasoning behind the phased activation model.
- Phase 1: MVP — what activates next: the live leaderboard, deployment fees, and Streamflow revenue-share streaming.
- Platform: Staking — how the $AGENT staking vault works and what staking during Phase 0 locks in.
- Platform: $AGENT Token — full token overview: utility, distribution, and role in platform economics.