The internet's first machine-native toll booth. AI agents pay in Bitcoin Lightning to access the open web. No accounts. No API keys. No friction. Just sats and passage — at the speed of light.
Agent requests access
response = requests.get("https://argentic.network/?url=https://target-site.com")
Returns 402 with invoice
data = response.json() invoice = data["invoice"] # lnbc... pay this payment_hash = data["payment_hash"] # poll with this
Pay the invoice with any Lightning wallet or node
pay_response = requests.post( "http://your-lightning-node/pay", data={"invoice": invoice} )
Payment settles in <40ms
Poll with payment hash to receive session token
token_response = requests.get( "https://argentic.network/", headers={"X-Payment-Hash": payment_hash} ) token = token_response.json()["token"]
Save this — valid for 1 hour
Include token in every request
result = requests.get( "https://argentic.network/?url=https://target-site.com", headers={"X-Lightning-Token": token} )
Request is forwarded — response returned
data = result.json() Designed for machine-to-machine payments. So cheap no agent will refuse it. So fast no agent will notice it. The path of least resistance through the internet.