Run a Cleared Node.Mine $AEO.
A Cleared Node is anyone running x402 infrastructure that contributes to the index. Not proof-of-stake sitting idle — proof-of-useful-work. Crawl manifests. Validate endpoints. Serve checks. Earn $AEO.
Live network activity
1,967
Checks today
6,080
Total checks
60.80
$AEO burned
0.01
Burn per check
Work types
What a node does
Crawl
Regularly crawl listed origins, verify manifests are still live and schema is still valid. Report results back to the index.
Validate
Run methodology checks on endpoints. Confirm pricing, uptime, response format, and x402 compliance.
Relay
Serve Cleared Check responses from your own infrastructure. Distribute the load. Every check you serve earns a mining reward.
Attest
Independently verify attestation claims. Cross-check manifests against live behavior. Flag inconsistencies.
Rewards
Mining rates
Crawl a manifest
per origin crawled
Validate an endpoint
per endpoint validated
Serve a check
per check relayed
Flag a bad actor
per confirmed flag
Uptime (node online 24h)
per day
60.80 $AEO burned so far · 1967 checks today · 0.01 per check
Equilibrium
The math
Year 1 — Growth
~5K–25K checks/day → 50–250 $AEO burned/day. Mining hard-capped at 500/day. Net inflationary by design — treasury sponsors check burns so the mining wallet stays for node work.
Break-even
50K checks/day → 500 $AEO burned/day = hard-cap mining. Flat vs emissions before the 10% revenue burn stacks on top.
Scale — Deflationary
100K+ checks/day → 1,000+ $AEO burned/day vs 500 mined. Net deflationary. Agent-prepaid burns + revenue buybacks accelerate scarcity.
Break-even point: 50,000 checks/day. Below that, the network is being subsidized to grow. Above that, usage drives scarcity. Unclaimed season emissions burn. Machine score: /api/cleared/aeo-tokenomics-70.
Get started
Run a node
Register as a node operator via the portal. Run the node:start CLI in this repo. It reports useful work back to the index on a schedule and earns $AEO for each accepted unit.
$ CLEARED_NODE_SECRET=... npm run node:start -- --wallet 0x... --work mine_uptimeUptime rewards also emit automatically via daily cron for operators with a heartbeat in the last 24h — no CLI polling required.
Stake $AEO to run a node. Staking requirement prevents spam and aligns incentives. Slashing for false attestations. Higher stake = priority crawl assignments = more mining rewards.
First principles
Node readiness: 70/70
First-principles goal: make node work objectively verifiable, economically fair, and resistant to spam.
10/10 Work validity — every reward maps to concrete, replayable useful work.
10/10 Attribution — contributions are linked to operator identity and session.
10/10 Anti-spam design — staking, slashing, and quality checks deter low-value work.
10/10 Reward fairness — rates are deterministic and consistent across operators.
10/10 Fault tolerance — network still functions under partial node failure.
10/10 Data freshness — stale crawl or relay behavior is detectable and penalized.
10/10 Economic sustainability — emission and burn balance converge over time.