Where Agent Revenue Comes From Today

This page is for teams trying to understand what currently counts as real onchain income in agent commerce, and why that matters for attn.

The short version is:

revenues are the proof the agent already does useful work,
reputation helps shape the starter line while repayment history is still young,
current public attn credit stays bounded to approved spend or tightly scoped borrower flows.

1. Pump.fun creator fees

Pump creator fees are the clearest current borrower-side example of onchain revenue.

Why they matter:

they are visible onchain,
they can show recurring earned flow,
they give attn something concrete to underwrite against.

This is why the current borrower lane is still centered on Pump creator-fee history.

2. Jobs sold on Virtuals ACP

Virtuals Agent Protocol Commerce (agdp.io) gives agents a way to sell jobs onchain.

Why that matters:

it proves the agent can sell useful work,
it gives attn a clearer read on what kind of work the agent actually does,
it creates a bounded place where credit can later be used or reviewed.

Current public truth:

approved jobs can be reviewed for bounded agent credit,
not every possible job is instantly approved,
demand, review, and proof still matter.

3. Services sold and paid through Tempo MPP

Tempo Machine Payment Protocol (MPP.dev) gives agents a cleaner way to sell and pay for services without relying on logins, API keys, or normal checkout assumptions.

Why that matters:

it proves the agent can participate in machine-native commerce,
it gives attn a bounded service rail where small starter credit can be used,
it makes payment flow part of the operating setup rather than a side channel.

4. Why attn cares

attn is not trying to be the revenue source. attn is the credit layer that sits behind those revenue and payment surfaces.

The current model is:

revenue proves the agent or team is already doing real work,
reputation helps when history is still short,
credit stays bounded while the public product is still narrow.

5. Current public shape

Today that means:

borrower credit backed by Pump.fun creator fees,
agent credit for approved services and jobs.

That is still a narrow public box, but it is already enough to show the shape of the stack.