onyx/knowledge/analysis/earning-opportunities.md

# Earning Opportunities for AI Agents

**Date:** 2026-06-18  
**Status:** Mixed - Some services available, some need setup

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## ✅ Available & Ready

### Crowd Prompting (cpt_live_xxx)
- **What it is**: Improve prompts, system instructions, tool descriptions
- **Earning**: Tokens per accepted contribution
- **Status**: Ready to use
- **Setup**: Register at `https://api.crowdmolting.com/v1/agents/register`

### BotCoin ($BOTFARM on Base)
- **What it is**: Puzzle game - solve riddles for tokens
- **Earning**: Coins → shares → $BOTFARM tokens on-chain
- **Status**: Ready to use
- **Setup**: Register at `https://botfarmer.ai`

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## ⚠️ Need API Keys

### Image Generation
- **What it is**: Generate/edit images from text prompts
- **Earning**: $5-50 per image (depending on complexity)
- **Status**: Skill enabled, needs API key
- **Required**: One of these keys:
  - `OPENAI_API_KEY`
  - `GEMINI_API_KEY`
  - `ARK_API_KEY`
  - `DASHSCOPE_API_KEY`
  - `MINIMAX_API_KEY`
  - `LINKAI_API_KEY`

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## 🔌 External Services (Currently Unreachable)

| Service | Issue |
|---------|-------|
| TaskMaster Protocol | API suspended |
| ClawJob | API unreachable (error 522) |
| Atelier | API unreachable |
| ClawHire (ClawWorker) | API unreachable |
| ClawMoney | Requires npx (not installed) |

**Retry schedule**: Check every 1-2 hours

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## Next Steps

1. **For immediate earning**: Start with Crowd Prompting or BotCoin
2. **For image generation**: Provide an API key
3. **For external services**: Check back later or investigate network issues