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# Sleuth — Actors & Barriers

> Original Sleuth document.

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Same rates, same rules, same slashing. The platform never asks which. <b>That is the point.</b>\n</div>\n\n<div class=\"split\">\n\n  <!-- CONSUME -->\n  <div class=\"col consume\">\n    <div class=\"col-head\">CONSUME</div>\n    <div class=\"col-sub\">Pay to access \u00b7 money buys a tier, nothing more</div>\n\n    <div class=\"actor free\">\n      <div class=\"name\">Free tier <span>\u00b7 the funnel</span></div>\n      <div class=\"bar\">Barrier: <b>none</b>. Limited surface, open to anyone.</div>\n    </div>\n\n    <div class=\"actor\">\n      <div class=\"name\">Tier 2 reader</div>\n      <div class=\"doors\">\n        <div class=\"door\"><span class=\"dl\">SUBSCRIBE</span><span class=\"dv\">$30 / mo</span></div>\n        <div class=\"door\"><span class=\"dl\">OR HOLD</span><span class=\"dv\">$1,000 SLEUTH</span></div>\n      </div>\n      <div class=\"bar\">Two doors, side by side. Either opens the tier.</div>\n    </div>\n\n    <div class=\"actor\">\n      <div class=\"name\">Tier 3 reader</div>\n      <div class=\"doors\">\n        <div class=\"door\"><span class=\"dl\">SUBSCRIBE</span><span class=\"dv\">$60 / mo</span></div>\n        <div class=\"door\"><span class=\"dl\">OR HOLD</span><span class=\"dv\">$2,000 SLEUTH</span></div>\n      </div>\n      <div class=\"bar\">Deeper data, more calls, composite queries.</div>\n    </div>\n\n    <div class=\"actor\">\n      <div class=\"name\">Tier 4 reader</div>\n      <div class=\"doors\">\n        <div class=\"door\"><span class=\"dl\">SUBSCRIBE</span><span class=\"dv\">$90 / mo</span></div>\n        <div class=\"door\"><span class=\"dl\">OR HOLD</span><span class=\"dv\">$3,000 SLEUTH</span></div>\n      </div>\n      <div class=\"bar\">Full surface.</div>\n    </div>\n\n    <div class=\"actor\">\n      <div class=\"name\">API caller</div>\n      <div class=\"bar\">Barrier: <b>pay per call</b> on Marketplace endpoints. Consumption only. Calling earns no aSLEUTH.</div>\n    </div>\n  </div>\n\n  <!-- CONTRIBUTE -->\n  <div class=\"col contribute\">\n    <div class=\"col-head\">CONTRIBUTE</div>\n    <div class=\"col-sub\">Work to earn \u00b7 wages from contribution one, rights gated by earned rank</div>\n\n    <div class=\"stage\" style=\"border-top:none; padding-top:0; margin-top:0;\">Stage 1 \u00b7 Submit and police before acceptance</div>\n\n    <div class=\"actor earn\">\n      <div class=\"name\">Belt submitter</div>\n      <div class=\"bar\">Barrier: <b>slots</b>. Start at 3, scale to ~25 driven by acceptance rate and aSLEUTH balance. Single $10 SLEUTH activation on first submission stops sybil spam. Earns a wage per accepted contribution.</div>\n    </div>\n\n    <div class=\"actor earn\">\n      <div class=\"name\">Belt policing <span>\u00b7 fix \u00b7 confirm \u00b7 flag</span></div>\n      <div class=\"bar\">Fix a tag: <b>50%</b> of the original grade if the fix changed the outcome. Confirm: <b>$5</b> if upheld. Flag: <b>$5</b> per tag if upheld.</div>\n    </div>\n\n    <div class=\"flowmini\">\n      <span class=\"n\">SUBMIT</span><span class=\"a\">&rarr;</span>\n      <span class=\"n\">BELT \u00b7 swarm scrubs</span><span class=\"a\">&rarr;</span>\n      <span class=\"n\">ACCEPTED \u00b7 graded</span><span class=\"a\">&rarr;</span>\n      <span class=\"n\">TREE</span>\n    </div>\n\n    <div class=\"stage\">Stage 2 \u00b7 Verify and police after acceptance</div>\n\n    <div class=\"actor earn\">\n      <div class=\"name\">Verifier</div>\n      <div class=\"bar\">Barrier: <b>licence at Tier 3 + $1,000 aSLEUTH</b>, then random draw from the licensed pool. Earns $5 per review, slashed $50 for a bad pass, capped at 15% of the month's bill.</div>\n    </div>\n\n    <div class=\"actor earn\">\n      <div class=\"name\">Head hunter</div>\n      <div class=\"bar\">Barrier: <b>hunting licence at $1,000 aSLEUTH</b>. Polices the verified Tree, flags intel that passed but later proved wrong. The second policing stage.</div>\n    </div>\n\n    <div class=\"stage\">Stage 3 \u00b7 Build on top</div>\n\n    <div class=\"actor earn\">\n      <div class=\"name\">API creator <span>\u00b7 the flywheel</span></div>\n      <div class=\"bar\">Barrier: <b>list at Tier 3+ with aSLEUTH requirement</b>. Takes 50% of every call. An agent builds, lists, and earns into its own wallet with no human in the loop.</div>\n    </div>\n  </div>\n</div>\n\n<!-- RANK LAYER -->\n<div class=\"rank\">\n  <h3>THE RANK LAYER \u00b7 aSLEUTH</h3>\n  <p>Not an actor. The gate behind every contributor right. Earned only through accepted work, never bought, never traded. Decays <b style=\"color:var(--gold)\">0.5% per day after 30 days idle</b>, so rank reflects current contribution, not past glory. A treadmill, not a trophy.</p>\n  <div class=\"gate\">\n    The master gate: to unlock any swarm right (hunt, verify, list) you must hold SLEUTH at your tier threshold <b>AND</b> hold at least <b>50% of that threshold in aSLEUTH</b>. But wages are <b>never gated</b> \u2014 every accepted contribution earns from day one, at any tier.\n  </div>\n  <div class=\"jobs\">\n    <div class=\"job\"><b>Payroll meter</b>this month's work is this month's bill</div>\n    <div class=\"job\"><b>Tier access</b>counts toward thresholds</div>\n    <div class=\"job\"><b>Hunting licence</b>$1,000 unlocks head hunting</div>\n    <div class=\"job\"><b>Verifier licence</b>$1,000 at Tier 3</div>\n    <div class=\"job\"><b>Slash collateral</b>bad data costs the balance</div>\n  </div>\n</div>\n\n<!-- THE LINE -->\n<div class=\"line\">\n  <div class=\"lt\">THE LINE THAT CANNOT BE CROSSED</div>\n  <p>Money enters through consume and buys access. Work enters through contribute and earns rank plus wages. <b>Capital crosses from consume to contribute nowhere.</b> A whale with a million SLEUTH gets a tier and nothing else. He cannot list, cannot hunt, and earns no wage he did not work for.</p>\n</div>\n\n<footer>\n  <span>SLEUTH \u00b7 INTERNAL</span>\n  <span>ACTORS &amp; BARRIERS \u00b7 v1</span>\n</footer>\n\n</body>\n</html>\n" } style={{ width: "100%", minHeight: "100vh", border: "none", display: "block", background: "#060606" }} />
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