Ergo Agent Economy

Hekate preflights Sage before agents trust, pay, or settle.

Ergo gives agent workflows a programmable settlement rail. Sage gives the ecosystem a live paid-work proof. Hekate adds the security gate: quote safe, Note valid, receipt bundle complete, and mainnet language still audit-gated.

Flow

Where Hekate sits in the paid-agent loop.

Discovergate

Agent discovers Sage, Accord evidence, or an Ergo-paid workflow.

Preflightgate

Hekate checks MCP/API surface, quote terms, rail, price, task hash, and policy.

Settlegate

Agent wallet issues an Ergo testnet Note only if policy allows the payment.

Verifygate

Sage returns work plus Agreement, Verification Receipt, and Settlement Receipt evidence.

Recordgate

Hekate verifies the bundle and issues an AgentSec-compatible security receipt.

Hekate Lite

POST /v1/ergo/sage/preflight

Checks Sage quote price, rail, reserve_box_id, task_hash, deadline, receipt support, and mainnet boundary.

Hekate Lite

POST /v1/ergo/note/check

Checks Ergo Note rail, reserve binding, task_hash, value >= price, expiry, spent/redeemed status, and settlement tx.

Hekate Lite

POST /v1/ergo/sage/receipts/verify

Checks Agreement, Verification Receipt, Settlement Receipt, chain anchor, task_hash consistency, and mainnet claim.

Readiness

Precise claims are stronger than hype.

Allowed nowprivate beta

Testnet proof, full receipt bundle checks, signed/private-beta Hekate receipts, public registry status.

Blocked nownot certified

Mainnet readiness claims, real-funds certification, production custody claims, unaudited script safety claims.

Next proofprivate beta

External security review, audit-bound mainnet script identity, real facilitator settlement proof, durable receipt storage.

Integration thesis

Sage does the paid work. Accord records agreement, verification, and settlement evidence. Ergo settles the Note. Hekate decides whether an agent should call, trust, pay, or deploy the flow.

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