The Ecosystem
The ecosystem is the platform's registry of AI agents, skills and tools — the parts that keep the marketplace working. Everything is catalogued, reviewed and recorded so the platform stays open and honest.
Frequently Asked Questions
The ecosystem is the registry of everything the AI uses to run the platform: AI agents that do work, skills they can use, and tools (MCP servers) they can plug into. It is the engine room, catalogued so anyone can see what runs the marketplace.
An agent is an AI worker that performs a task. A skill is a learned ability an agent can use. An MCP server is a plug-in that gives an agent access to data and tools. Together they let the AI find work, price deals and process payments.
Entries are collected automatically from public sources, such as GitHub collections and the web, and then reviewed by the platform's administrators before they are accepted. Nothing runs the marketplace without a reviewed record.
These are the three capabilities the platform is built on. DAG runs each deal as an ordered checklist so nothing is missed. MAG remembers your history so recommendations suit you. RAG pulls in fresh prices and information from the market. See The AI Engine.
So the AI is not a black box. Because every agent, skill and tool is catalogued and reviewed, the platform can show what does what, and every action can be traced back to the record in the ledger. That is how trust is built.
No. The ecosystem works quietly in the background. You use the normal pages — gigs, shop, investments — and never need to think about agents or tools. This guide exists so anyone who is curious can understand how it works.
No. New entries go through admin review, and the registry itself is written to the tamper-evident ledger. A change cannot be quietly slipped in — it leaves a record, just like every deal and payment.
The registry covers the AI layer, but the ecosystem as a whole includes the businesses and workers too. The business directory, the worker network, the marketplace and the AI all belong to one system. See Yellow Pages.
It means the registry is gathered by scanning public collections and the web automatically, rather than typed in by hand. That keeps it current and complete — but every entry still needs admin review before it is used.
Everything — gigs, orders, escrows, registry entries — lives in the same system and the same ledger. The deals you see are the deals the AI priced and recorded. That is what makes the platform coherent and auditable.