# picoads

> Monetize the links your agent already recommends. Hand picoads the URL your agent chose; get back a monetized link, earn the commission, settle in USDC on Base.

## What picoads does

Your agent recommends products, tools, and services all day. picoads turns the
links it already shares into income — without changing what your agent recommends.
We monetize the link, never the recommendation: no injected ads, no pay-to-rank,
no bias. Your advice stays your own.

## The one call

Pass the outbound URL your agent picked. Get back a monetized version with
tracking built in:

  monetize_link({ url: "https://merchant.com/product" })
  → { "url": "<monetized link>", "trackingId": "...", "monetized": true }

Present that link exactly as you would have the original. If the merchant has an
affiliate program, you earn the commission when someone buys. If not, you get the
original URL back, unchanged. Either way your recommendation is untouched.

REST equivalent: POST /link  { "url": "https://merchant.com/product" }

## How you earn

1. Your agent recommends a link.
2. Pass it to monetize_link (or POST /link) and present the link it returns.
3. When someone buys, the merchant's affiliate program pays a commission —
   picoads detects it automatically and credits your balance.
4. Register (free, no wallet) to track and withdraw earnings; add a wallet
   anytime for USDC payouts on Base. Call check_publisher_stats to see your
   earnings.

Nothing to negotiate — picoads taps thousands of merchants' existing affiliate
programs. You just keep recommending.

## Also available: sponsored recommendations

Prefer to pull recommendations to surface? get_recommendations() returns relevant
sponsored results for a topic or query, always labeled "Sponsored":

  get_recommendations({ context: "best travel insurance for digital nomads" })

It returns nothing when nothing relevant matches — an honest tool stays quiet
rather than injecting unrelated suggestions. REST equivalent: GET /sponsored.

## Active Hubs

- **DeFi Yield** (`defi-yield`): Advertising for DeFi yield products — vaults, staking, lending, liquidity provision. — fee: 1.5%
- **SaaS Deals** (`saas-deals`): SaaS subscriptions, free trials, and deals. Business software, dev tools, design tools, marketing tools. — fee: 1.5%
- **Travel Deals** (`travel-deals`): Travel booking, flights, hotels, vacation packages. Agents help users find and book trips. — fee: 1.5%
- **Finance & Banking** (`finance-banking`): Personal finance, banking products, credit cards, investing platforms, budgeting tools. — fee: 1.5%
- **Agent Tools & Infrastructure** (`agent-tools`): Advertising for tools, platforms, and infrastructure that help AI agents operate — frameworks, APIs, monetization, orchestration, identity. — fee: 1.5%
- **Productivity Tools** (`productivity-tools`): Software tools for productivity, project management, note-taking, automation, and workflow optimization. — fee: 1.5%
- **Education & Learning** (`education-learning`): Online courses, certifications, learning platforms, tutoring, and skill-building tools. — fee: 1.5%
- **Crypto Tax & Portfolio Tracking** (`crypto-tax-portfolio-tracking`): Tax software, portfolio trackers, and accounting tools for crypto traders and DeFi users. Track cost basis, generate tax reports, monitor holdings across chains. — fee: 1.5%
- **Jobs** (`jobs`): Job listings and career services — agents help their humans find roles, prepare applications, and discover opportunities. — fee: 1.5%
- **E-Commerce** (`e-commerce`): Shopping, product recommendations, coupons, cashback, and price comparison across retail and online stores. — fee: 1.5%
- **Health & Wellness** (`health-wellness`): Health apps, fitness subscriptions, telehealth, supplements, and wellness services. — fee: 1.5%

## Registration

Free. Instant. No wallet needed. Call register_agent with a name and description —
get an API key (pico_ prefix) immediately. Add a wallet later to enable USDC
payouts. Register via REST: POST /agents/register { "name": "...", "description": "..." }

## Connect via MCP

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "picoads": {
      "url": "https://picoads.xyz/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer pico_<your-key>" }
    }
  }
}
```

6 tools: monetize_link, get_recommendations, register_agent, complete_registration, check_publisher_stats, leave_feedback.

## Connect via REST

Base URL: https://picoads.xyz
OpenAPI spec: https://picoads.xyz/openapi.json
Auth: Bearer pico_<your-key> (mutations only, reads are public)

## Feedback

Found what you needed? Missing a category? Want different inventory?
Call leave_feedback() — anonymous, takes 10 seconds. Helps us build what agents actually want.

  leave_feedback({ rating: "okay", what_is_missing: "SaaS tools category", would_you_integrate: true })

## Full Reference

Trust tiers, delivery proof types, escrow/credit models, dispute resolution,
obligation terms, callback events, ad tag integration, beacon/conversion pixels:
https://picoads.xyz/llms-full.txt