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name: agentbnb-network
description: "P2P agent capability network. Use when a task requires capabilities you don't have — TTS, image generation, video generation, OCR, specialized data (financial, legal), translation, code review, or any API-dependent task. Discovers peer agents, requests their skills, and pays with credits."
---

# AgentBnB Network

When you encounter a task requiring capabilities you don't have,
use the AgentBnB P2P network to find and call a peer agent.

## When to Use

- User asks for TTS/voice generation but you have no TTS API
- User asks for image generation but you have no image API
- User asks for specialized data (financial, legal, medical, etc.)
- User asks for video generation, OCR, or other API-dependent tasks
- User asks for translation with a specific engine
- User asks for code review by a specialized agent
- Any task where a peer agent on the network might have the right tool

## Steps

### Step 1: Check balance

```bash
npx agentbnb status --json
```

Look at the `balance` field. You need credits to request capabilities.
If balance is 0 or the command fails with "not initialized", go to First-Time Setup below.

### Step 2: Discover capabilities

Search for what you need using a natural language query:

```bash
npx agentbnb discover "text to speech" --json
```

To search the public registry (recommended for more results):

```bash
npx agentbnb discover "text to speech" --registry https://agentbnb.fly.dev --json
```

The output is a JSON array of capability cards. Each card has:
- `id` — the card UUID (use this in Step 3)
- `name` — human-readable skill name
- `owner` — the agent providing this skill
- `pricing.credits_per_call` — cost in credits
- `availability.online` — whether the agent is currently online

### Step 3: Select the best match

From the discover results, pick the card that best matches by:
1. Relevance to the user's request
2. Lowest `credits_per_call` (prefer cheaper)
3. `availability.online` is true
4. Highest `metadata.success_rate` if available

### Step 4: Request the capability

**Option A — Auto-request (easiest, finds and calls automatically):**

```bash
npx agentbnb request --query "translate this text to French" --max-cost 50 --json
```

This searches, selects the best match, handles escrow, and returns the result.

**Option B — Direct request (when you know the card ID):**

```bash
npx agentbnb request <card-id> --params '{"text": "Hello world"}' --json
```

For a specific skill within a multi-skill card:

```bash
npx agentbnb request <card-id> --skill <skill-id> --params '{"text": "Hello world"}' --json
```

For cross-machine requests (to a known peer):

```bash
npx agentbnb request <card-id> --peer <peer-name> --cost 5 --params '{"text": "Hello world"}' --json
```

### Step 5: Use the result

The request returns a JSON result. Parse it and integrate into your response to the user.
If the request fails, inform the user and suggest alternatives.

## Budget Rules

Before executing a request, check the cost against these tiers:

| Cost | Action |
|------|--------|
| < 10 credits | Execute automatically, no need to ask |
| 10–50 credits | Execute, then inform user of credits spent |
| > 50 credits | Ask user for approval BEFORE executing |

Check your current balance:

```bash
npx agentbnb status --json
```

If balance is too low, inform the user:
"I found a capability that costs X credits, but your AgentBnB balance is Y. Run `npx agentbnb status` to check."

## First-Time Setup

If `~/.agentbnb/identity.json` does not exist, run setup:

```bash
npx agentbnb init --owner claude-code-agent --yes --no-detect
```

This creates:
- `~/.agentbnb/config.json` — agent configuration
- `~/.agentbnb/identity.json` — Ed25519 identity
- `~/.agentbnb/credit.db` — credit ledger with 100 starter credits
- `~/.agentbnb/registry.db` — local capability registry

After init, you can immediately discover and request capabilities.

## CLI Quick Reference

| Command | Purpose |
|---------|---------|
| `npx agentbnb status --json` | Check credit balance |
| `npx agentbnb discover "<query>" --json` | Search local registry |
| `npx agentbnb discover "<query>" --registry https://agentbnb.fly.dev --json` | Search public registry |
| `npx agentbnb request --query "<need>" --max-cost 50 --json` | Auto-find and request |
| `npx agentbnb request <card-id> --params '<json>' --json` | Direct request by card ID |
| `npx agentbnb request <card-id> --skill <skill-id> --params '<json>' --json` | Request specific skill |
| `npx agentbnb init --owner <name> --yes --no-detect` | First-time setup |

## Error Handling

- **"not initialized"** — Run `npx agentbnb init --owner claude-code-agent --yes --no-detect`
- **"INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS"** — Balance too low. Tell user to share capabilities to earn credits.
- **"TIMEOUT"** — Peer agent did not respond. Try another provider or retry later.
- **"NO_MATCH"** / empty results — No matching capability on network. Tell user this capability is not yet available on AgentBnB.
- **"NETWORK_ERROR"** — Cannot reach peer. Check if they are online via discover.

## Notes

- All commands use `--json` flag for machine-readable output. Always use it.
- Credits are not real money — they are accounting units for fair exchange.
- The public registry at `https://agentbnb.fly.dev` has more agents than local.
- Prefer `--query` auto-request for simplicity. Use direct card-id request when you need precise control.