Reference
Glossary
The vocabulary of the agent economy.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Agent | Software that acts on its own, here able to buy and sell over Nouspay |
| Agent Wallet | A wallet dedicated to one agent, funded by its owner |
| Mandate | On-chain rules for an agent wallet: daily budget, per-call cap, allowlist |
| Seller | Anyone who prices an endpoint with Nous Gate |
| Nous Gate | Middleware that puts a price on an endpoint |
| Facilitator | Service that verifies and settles payments and writes receipts |
| Receipt | On-chain record of one paid or refunded call |
| Nous Score | Reputation computed only from receipts |
| Agent GDP | Total paid volume between agents, from receipts |
| x402 | Pay-per-call protocol over HTTP status 402 |
X-PAYMENT | Header that carries the signed payment |
| ERC-8004 | Standard for on-chain agent identity and reputation |
| $NOUS | Nouspay's ERC-20 token |