Two-Tier Agent Registry
Public Agents (~35 initial)
- Visible to clients on their n8n dashboard
- Listed on quiknation.com agent marketplace
- Competitors will have similar ones — no competitive loss
- Examples: Frontend Builder, Database Optimizer, Payment Integrator, Auth Setup, Testing Agent
- Each has: name, avatar, 3D page, skills list, pricing
- Client sees: “Maya is planning your feature” or “Aaron is generating your logo”
Secret Agents (Core IP — NEVER EXPOSED)
- The orchestration layer (Granville, Maya, Nikki, Gary pipeline)
- The self-improving loop (autoresearch eval → mutation → improvement)
- n8n validation workflows that catch agent failures
- CLI-Anything tool generation
- The dispatch system itself
- Cost optimization / model routing
- The fact that Cursor Ultra is the execution engine
- Agent-to-agent communication patterns
Internal Registry (S3)
- URL:
auset-platform-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/agents/registry.html - When Quik or Amen Ra sees an agent name in Slack, they click → see who that agent is
- Shows: name, named-after story, role, skills, current tasks, avatar, 3D animated page
- Links to the agent’s logo kit page (Aaron/Faith generate these)
- Internal only — not linked from quiknation.com
Client-Facing Registry
- URL: on quiknation.com (eventually)
- Shows only public agents
- Each agent has a profile card (from Magic Patterns mockup — AgentProfile component)
- Skills shown as purchasable items (from SkillMarketplace component)
- Activity feed showing what agents are doing for that client
What Clients See vs What We Keep
| Client Sees | We Keep Secret |
|---|---|
| ”Maya planned your feature” | Maya is Bedrock Sonnet, costs $0.003/task |
| ”Ida integrated feedback” | Ida runs on Cursor Ultra (flat rate) |
| “Build completed successfully” | 1am preflight → auto-fix → 2am build pipeline |
| ”35 agents available” | Actually 300+ agents, most are internal |
| ”AI-powered development” | CLI-Anything generates tools on demand |
| Agent skills at 30 each | Skills cost us ~$0.01 to execute |
THE REAL BUSINESS MODEL — AGENT ECONOMY (corrected March 15, 2026)
What The Client Buys
The client buys AGENTS — as many as they need. Not one. Not skills. AGENTS.
- Kinah pays $4,200 → we build her a Discovery Agent → that agent is HER asset
- She needs more? She buys a Marketing Agent, a Booking Agent, a Finance Agent
- Each agent is a named, living member of her team
Agent Licensing (THE NETWORK EFFECT)
Agents the client DOESN’T need, they can LICENSE to other clients who DO.
- We build Kinah a Discovery Agent → another consultant licenses it → Kinah earns revenue → we take a cut
- A barbershop gets an FMO-style agent → another barbershop licenses it → both earn from the network
- The agent PAYS FOR ITSELF through licensing
The Marketplace (35 → 350 → 3,500 → 35,000)
35 public agents on the marketplace TODAY. But every client’s agent becomes licensable:
- Client browses: “I need a booking agent” → sees 3 booking agents from other clients, rated and proven
- Client browses: “I need a delivery agent” → licenses one that QuikCarry already proved works
- Client needs something new → we build custom → NOW that’s a new licensable asset on the marketplace
- Every new client adds agents. Every new agent makes the platform more valuable for EVERYONE.
Revenue Streams
| Stream | How It Works | Our Cut |
|---|---|---|
| Custom agent build | Client pays $4,200+ for new agent | 100% |
| Agent subscription | Monthly fee per active agent | 90%+ margin |
| Agent licensing | Client A licenses Client B’s agent | Platform fee (15-30%) |
| Skill marketplace | Client buys capabilities for their agent | 80%+ margin |
| Agent maintenance | Our secret agents improve their agents overnight | Included in subscription |
Ida’s Real Role
Ida isn’t just integrating feedback. She’s the prototype for AGENT DISCOVERY — she goes into a project, finds the gaps, recommends which agents the client needs. She discovers what agents need to exist.
Secret Agents (Still Core IP)
The orchestration pipeline (Granville/Maya/Nikki/Gary), the self-improving eval loop, CLI-Anything tool generation, the dispatch system — these NEVER appear on the marketplace. They’re what makes every public agent powerful. Competitors can copy individual agents. They can’t copy the factory that builds them.
The agent is the product. The agent is the asset. The agent is the revenue. The marketplace is the network effect.
How to apply:
- Every agent created gets classified: PUBLIC or SECRET
- Public agents get: avatar, 3D page, profile on registry, quiknation.com listing
- Secret agents get: internal registry entry only, no public visibility
- Client n8n shows public agent names. Secret agents show as “System” or generic.
- The
/create-agentcommand must ask: public or secret?