Paid Allocation Recommendations for AI Agents and TAO Wallets
How Stakao sells paid informational Bittensor allocation recommendations to humans and autonomous agents through EUR checkout and x402 USDC API calls.
Published Jul 8, 2026 . Stakao . 8 min read
Direct answer
Paid allocation recommendations are one-time informational outputs that analyze a Bittensor TAO wallet or model portfolio and return target allocation guidance. In Stakao, the human version is a EUR one-shot report and the agent version is a machine-readable x402 USDC API call. Neither path executes staking.
Why agents are asking for paid allocation recommendations
Autonomous agents can discover staking products, compare pricing, and request analysis, but they need a narrow paid action that returns a useful result without taking custody or signing on-chain transactions.
For Stakao, the paid unit is allocation analysis. The agent or human submits a wallet or catalog item context, pays for the report, and receives a recommendation-style output that can be inspected before any manual strategy activation.
That makes the page useful for both AI search and human SEO: it answers what the paid recommendation is, how it is purchased, and what it is not allowed to do.
Human and autonomous-agent entry points
The product concept is the same, but the checkout surface differs. Humans use Stakao pages and Stripe-style purchase flows; agents use public discovery files, OpenAPI, MCP, and x402.
| Buyer | Entry point | Payment | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human | https://stakao.com/allocation-analysis | EUR 2.90 one-time payment | Wallet allocation report with tactical informational guidance. |
| AI agent | https://api.stakao.com/agent/allocation-analysis/model-portfolio | 3 USDC through x402 on Base | Compact JSON model portfolio allocation recommendation. |
| AI agent with wallet context | https://api.stakao.com/agent/allocation-analysis/allocation | 3 USDC through x402 on Base after free preflight | Compact JSON wallet-specific allocation analysis decision. |
The recommendation boundary is explicit
A paid recommendation is not a managed strategy, a transaction, or investment advice. Stakao keeps analysis, payment, and execution as separate steps.
- The paid API returns informational allocation analysis only.
- The response may create an analysis decision record, but it does not create a user strategy.
- The agent endpoint cannot create delegate transactions, proxy grants, transfers, staking, or unstaking actions.
- Humans still activate Stakao strategies through the normal app flow when they want ongoing automation.
- The same safety wording appears in llms.txt, OpenAPI, MCP tools, auth documentation, product catalog, and blog pages.
Recommended API flow for an agent
An agent should discover the service for free, validate the request for free, then pay only when it is ready to create the paid allocation output.
- Read https://api.stakao.com/agent for the manifest, pricing, safety boundaries, and supported endpoints.
- Read /agent/allocation-analysis/catalog to select a valid catalog_item_id.
- For wallet-specific analysis, call free preflight and use the Stakao-generated client_request_id.
- Send the paid request and receive HTTP 402 Payment Required with x402 payment instructions.
- Pay 3 USDC on Base, retry the exact same request with payment proof, and store the returned decision id.
- Treat ANALYZED as an informational state, not proof that staking was executed.
When to use model portfolio vs wallet-specific recommendations
The direct model portfolio endpoint is best for simple agent demos and product evaluation. The wallet-specific endpoint is better when the agent already has a user wallet address to analyze.
| Need | Use this endpoint | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Fast paid example without user wallet input | GET /agent/allocation-analysis/model-portfolio | No wallet preflight is required, so the agent can test the x402 purchase loop directly. |
| Recommendation for a specific TAO wallet | POST /agent/allocation-analysis/allocation | The backend can validate the wallet and attach the result to a wallet-specific analysis record. |
| Human report before subscribing | https://stakao.com/allocation-analysis | A browser checkout is easier for humans who do not operate an agent wallet. |
FAQ
Are Stakao paid allocation recommendations investment advice?
No. They are informational analysis outputs. Users and agent operators are responsible for deciding whether to act on them.
Can an agent execute staking after buying a recommendation?
No. The public paid agent endpoint cannot execute staking, unstaking, transfers, proxy grants, or delegate transactions.
How much does an agent allocation recommendation cost?
The current public agent price is 3 USDC through x402 on Base. The human one-shot wallet allocation report is EUR 2.90.
What URL should an AI agent start with?
Start with https://api.stakao.com/agent. It exposes the manifest, catalog links, OpenAPI, MCP endpoint, x402 price metadata, and safety boundaries.
Related pages
Agent entrypoints
These endpoints are public discovery surfaces. Paid allocation creation remains gated by x402 USDC and returns informational allocation analysis output.