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Research workflow

Ask a question. Set a citation budget.

CitePay evaluates available sources, pays only when a source is used, and records receipts, claimable earnings, and cache reuse.

Research run

Set the question and maximum source budget.

Decision preview
$USDC

Decision preview. The ledger records payments, cache reuse, and skipped sources.

The agent shows its work.

Run a question to see sources used, sources skipped, cache reuse, and payment receipts.

Recent research runs

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Why are batteries getting cheaper?

7/6/2026, 10:49:23 AM

$0.00 / $0.200 bought1 reused11 skipped

How GitHub used secret scanning to reach inbox zero?

7/6/2026, 9:17:57 AM

$0.00 / $0.200 bought0 reused12 skipped

How GitHub used secret scanning to reach inbox zero?

7/6/2026, 9:08:26 AM

$0.00 / $0.200 bought0 reused11 skipped

How GitHub used secret scanning to reach inbox zero?

7/6/2026, 8:10:06 AM

$0.00 / $0.200 bought0 reused9 skipped

How GitHub used secret scanning to reach inbox zero?

7/5/2026, 11:25:17 PM

$0.00 / $0.200 bought0 reused9 skipped

How does GitHub use secret scanning to reach inbox zero?

7/5/2026, 11:21:11 PM

$0.00 / $0.500 bought0 reused9 skipped

Source pool

Available sources.

These are the sources the agent can consider. It pays for relevant eligible sources, reuses cached access, and skips items that are off-topic, over budget, or blocked for payment.

12 sources
Imported sourceClaimable sourcePayment blocked
Git

Highlights from Git 2.55

$0.01

Natalie Guevara / The GitHub Blog

Source record

Source ID: highlights-from-git-2-55

Payee: claimable

Payment allowed: false

Canonical URL: https://github.blog/open-source/git/highlights-from-git-2-55/

GitOpen Source
Imported sourceClaimable sourcePayment blocked
Governance & compliance

How GitHub maintains compliance for open source dependencies

$0.01

Natalie Guevara / The GitHub Blog

Source record

Source ID: how-github-maintains-compliance-for-open-source-dependen

Payee: claimable

Payment allowed: false

Canonical URL: https://github.blog/enterprise-software/governance-and-compliance/how-github-maintains-compliance-for-open-source-dependencies/

Governance & complianceOpen Sourceopen sourceopen source license compliance
Imported sourceClaimable sourcePayment blocked
Application security

6 security settings every GitHub maintainer should enable this week

$0.01

Natalie Guevara / The GitHub Blog

Source record

Source ID: 6-security-settings-every-github-maintainer-should-enabl

Payee: claimable

Payment allowed: false

Canonical URL: https://github.blog/security/6-security-settings-every-github-maintainer-should-enable-this-week/

Application securityMaintainersOpen SourceSecuritySupply chain security
Imported sourceClaimable sourcePayment blocked
Application security

How GitHub used secret scanning to reach inbox zero

$0.01

Natalie Guevara / The GitHub Blog

Source record

Source ID: how-github-used-secret-scanning-to-reach-inbox-zero

Payee: claimable

Payment allowed: false

Canonical URL: https://github.blog/security/application-security/how-github-used-secret-scanning-to-reach-inbox-zero/

Application securitySecurityGHASpush protectionSecret Scanning
Imported sourceClaimable sourcePayment blocked
Company

How agents are transforming work

$0.01

OpenAI News / OpenAI News

Source record

Source ID: how-agents-are-transforming-work

Payee: claimable

Payment allowed: false

Canonical URL: https://openai.com/index/how-agents-are-transforming-work

public feedAI agentsCompany
Imported sourceRegistered sourcePayment allowed
AI source payments

Why source payments need consent before automation

$0.02

Abdulkabir Quadri / CitePay Demo Publisher

Source record

Source ID: owned-demo-source

Payee: registered

Payment allowed: true

Canonical URL: https://citepay.vercel.app/content/owned-demo-source

source consentAI citationspayments
Imported sourceRegistered sourcePayment blocked
Agent infrastructure

Agent payment logs should separate proof from payout

$0.09

Nadia Park / Independent Agent Security

Source record

Source ID: demo-direct-wallet-payee

Payee: registered

Payment allowed: false

Canonical URL: https://security.example/agent-payment-logs

agent paymentssettlementpayee readiness
Registered sourceClaimable sourcePayment blocked
Open data

Public datasets need payout routes too

$0.04

Leila Santos / Open Data Notes

Source record

Source ID: demo-feed-claimable

Payee: claimable

Payment allowed: false

Canonical URL: https://publisher.example/open-data/payout-routes

open datapayoutsfeeds
Registered sourceClaimable sourcePayment blocked
AI systems

A practical cache policy for research agents

$0.06

Jon Bell / Product researcher

Source record

Source ID: research-cache

Payee: missing_wallet

Payment allowed: false

Canonical URL: not provided

agentscachingprovenance
Registered sourceClaimable sourcePayment blocked
Software

When usage-based pricing actually works

$0.05

Jon Bell / Product researcher

Source record

Source ID: usage-based-pricing

Payee: missing_wallet

Payment allowed: false

Canonical URL: not provided

pricingSaaSproduct strategy
Registered sourcePayment allowed
Energy

Why grid storage costs fall differently from solar

$0.08

Maya Chen / Independent climate analyst

Source record

Source ID: demo-1

Payee: unverified

Payment allowed: true

Canonical URL: not provided

grid storageenergy marketscost curves
Registered sourceClaimable sourcePayment blocked
Cities

What transit maps miss in fast-growing cities

$0.07

Amara Okafor / Urban systems writer

Source record

Source ID: informal-transit-data

Payee: missing_wallet

Payment allowed: false

Canonical URL: not provided

mobilitycitiesinformal systems