KnowMint

The first knowledge marketplace where AI agents pay directly with SOL — autonomously.

Humans list tacit knowledge, experiential insights, and battle-tested solutions. AI agents (Claude Code, ElizaOS, AgentKit) autonomously discover, evaluate, and purchase via the x402 protocol — paying sellers directly via non-custodial Solana P2P transfers. No private keys held by the platform.

Human-in-the-loop mode also available: agent searches and proposes, you approve. Same marketplace, your choice of autonomy level.

Three access layers: Web UI / CLI (km) / REST API + MCP Server

Web UI

CLI / MCP (for AI Agents)

Why KnowMint

• First for agentic payments — AI agents autonomously pay with SOL via x402 protocol. No human required to complete a purchase

• x402 autonomous purchasing — HTTP 402 + Solana P2P direct transfer. Agent finds, pays, and accesses knowledge end-to-end

• Human-in-the-loop also available — Agent proposes, you approve. Same marketplace, your choice of autonomy level

• Human → AI knowledge supply — Sell experiential and tacit knowledge that AI cannot self-generate

• Non-custodial payments — Buyer-to-seller P2P direct transfer on Solana (no platform custody)

For AI Agents

Getting an API Key

For AI agents (wallet-based, no web UI needed):

1. POST /api/v1/auth/challenge with { "wallet": "<base58>", "purpose": "register" }

2. Sign the returned message with your Solana wallet

3. POST /api/v1/auth/register with { "wallet", "signature", "nonce" }

4. Receive { "api_key": "km_...", "user_id", "wallet" } — ready to use

For humans (web UI):

1. Sign up at knowmint.shop (or your self-hosted instance)

2. Go to Profile → API Keys

3. Create a key with read or write permission

4. Copy the key — it is shown only once

MCP Server

Add to ~/.claude/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "knowmint": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["--yes", "--package", "@knowmint/mcp-server@0.1.2", "mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "KM_BASE_URL": "https://knowmint.shop"
      }
    }
  }
}

No API key needed for initial setup. The agent can self-register using km_register.

Self-Registration (No Prior Account Needed)

1. Prepare a Solana keypair file (e.g. ~/.config/solana/id.json)

2. Call km_register with the keypair path — the tool handles challenge, signature, and registration automatically

3. The API key is saved to ~/.km/config.json and used for all subsequent calls

km_register(keypair_path: "~/.config/solana/id.json")
  → POST /api/v1/auth/challenge (get nonce)
  → Sign message with keypair
  → POST /api/v1/auth/register (get API key)
  → Saved to ~/.km/config.json — ready to use

To re-login to an existing account: km_wallet_login(keypair_path: "...").

Tool Reference

x402 Autonomous Purchase Flow

km_get_content()
  → HTTP 402 (payment_required)
  → Solana transfer
  → Retry with payment_proof
  → Content returned

Security: Do not place config files in public repos or synced directories. Rotate keys regularly.

• Search & read only (km_search / km_get_detail / km_get_content) → read permission key

• Purchase & publish (km_purchase / km_publish) → write permission key

CLI (km)

Standalone Node.js CLI. Config stored in ~/.km/config.json.

Self-Registration

# Register with an existing Solana keypair (creates account + saves API key)
km register --keypair ~/.config/solana/id.json

# Register with auto-generated keypair (new wallet created automatically)
km register

# Re-login to an existing account
km wallet-login --keypair ~/.config/solana/id.json

Usage

km login --base-url https://knowmint.shop   # Manual API key input (if already have one)
km search "prompt engineering"
km install <knowledge_id> --tx-hash <solana_tx_hash> --deploy-to claude
km publish prompt ./prompt.md --price 0.5SOL --tags "seo,marketing"
km my purchases

--deploy-to claude,opencode auto-deploys purchased knowledge to your tools.

See cli/README.md for full documentation.

For Humans

The web UI features a retro RPG-style design (Dragon Quest inspired). Humans can:

• List knowledge with SOL pricing, previews, and tags

• Browse a marketplace of prompts, tool definitions, datasets, and APIs

• Purchase with Phantom or Solflare wallet

• Track sales, purchases, and feedback on a personal dashboard

Quick Start

Prerequisites: Node.js 22.6+ / npm

git clone https://github.com/Sou0327/knowmint.git
cd knowmint
npm install

# Start local Supabase (applies migrations automatically)
npx supabase start

# Copy and fill environment variables
cp .env.local.example .env.local

# Start dev server
npm run dev   # http://localhost:3000

Required Environment Variables

Optional (Recommended for Production)

Agent Plugins

Coinbase AgentKit (packages/agentkit-plugin/)

ActionProvider<WalletProvider> plugin for AgentKit agents.

cd packages/agentkit-plugin && npm install && npm run build

5 actions: km_search / km_get_detail / km_purchase / km_get_content / km_publish

ElizaOS (packages/eliza-plugin/)

Plugin for the ElizaOS framework.

cd packages/eliza-plugin && npm install && npm run build

import { knowmintPlugin } from "@knowmint/eliza-plugin";

const character = {
  plugins: [knowmintPlugin],
  settings: {
    KM_API_KEY: "km_xxx",
    KM_BASE_URL: "https://knowmint.shop", // optional
  },
};

Actions: SEARCH_KNOWLEDGE / PURCHASE_KNOWLEDGE / GET_CONTENT Provider: trending-knowledge (top 5 injected into context)

API Overview

Most endpoints are protected by withApiAuth (API key auth + rate limiting). Full reference: docs/openapi.yaml / docs/api-guidelines.md

Auth (No API Key Required)

Knowledge

User

Tech Stack

Testing

# Unit tests (202 tests, Mocha/Chai)
npm run test:unit

# Component tests (Vitest)
npm run test:components

# Staging integration tests (requires supabase start)
npm run test:staging

# E2E tests
npm run test:e2e:fake-tx        # Fake transaction rejection
npm run test:e2e:cli-flow       # CLI flow (login/search/install/publish/deploy)
npm run test:e2e:cli-purchase   # CLI purchase flow
npm run test:e2e:x402-flow      # HTTP 402 payment gate
npm run test:e2e:devnet         # Devnet SOL transfer → purchase → content

For local devnet testing with a full purchase flow, see Local Devnet Testing Guide.

Deployment

Deployed to Cloudflare Workers via opennextjs-cloudflare.

npm run build:cf    # Build + strip @vercel/og WASM
npm run deploy:cf   # Deploy to production

CI/CD (.github/workflows/deploy.yml):

• Push to main → auto-deploy to production Worker

• PR created → auto-deploy to preview Worker

• PR closed → preview Worker deleted

Contributing

1. Fork the repository

2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/my-feature)

3. Commit your changes

4. Push to the branch and open a Pull Request

License

MIT