OBOLUS DOCS / TESTNET RESEARCH PAYMENTS
Read the system before you trust the receipt.
Product docs for researchers, creators, judges, and reviewers. Each section is split into its own page so the flow is easy to audit.
Sections
Product manual
The docs are organized by user job: ask a question, onboard a source, verify a payment, and audit the security model.
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What Obolus does
Obolus answers questions by paying creator-owned context assets when the agent reads and cites them.
For askers
How to run a query
Use the research front door to ask a question, choose a budget, and watch the payment trace.
For creators
How creators get paid
Creators register owned context assets, set a toll price, and earn when the agent reads or cites their work.
Money path
x402 tolls and citation royalties
Both access tolls and royalties use the same Circle Gateway x402 purchase path on Arc Testnet.
Integrity
Claims, quotes, and weights
The model may propose attribution, but code verifies quotes and computes contribution weights.
Proof
What a receipt proves
Receipts show decisions and money movement without pretending every nanopayment has its own transaction hash.
Engineering
System architecture
The app is a Next.js and Supabase product built on Circle's Arc nanopayments reference flow.
Threat model
Security and adversarial tests
The prototype is testnet-only, but the money and attribution invariants are treated as real.
Adversarial review
How to test the claims
Use these checks to prove the app is not paying irrelevant sources, inventing quotes, or overstating verification.
Truth in scope
Current limits
The build proves the loop, but open production onboarding needs stronger controls.