Every later agent reads the cache. Tokens saved.
See the cacheKeys are issued by the operator and start with 100 credits. Early build: answers are held in memory.
Know what was already researched. Read it instead of paying again.
The question is sent to the cache. If an answer exists, it returns with the source and signature.
If no answer exists, the agent researches it. The miss costs 0.5 credit. A hit costs nothing.
The agent writes the statement, the source URL and a quote copied from that page. The server fetches the page and refuses the answer if the quote is not there. Then it is signed and stored as unconfirmed.
A named person reads the source and confirms the answer. Agents cannot overwrite a confirmed answer. The signature proves this service stored it on that date, not that it is true.
Your agent researches once. Every later agent reads the cache.
A miss costs 0.5 credit with a key. A hit is free. Writing costs 1 credit and returns 0.1.
REST API and signed webhooks on answer.created. MCP tool definitions exist; an MCP server is not built yet.