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🦞💰 OpenClaw Revenue Engine

Monetize autonomous AI agents through Moltgate's paid inbox layer.

Turn your self-hosted OpenClaw agent into a revenue-generating machine - accept paid consulting requests, triage inbound by intent, and deliver AI-powered support services through priced message lanes.

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What Is This?

The OpenClaw Revenue Engine bridges OpenClaw — the open-source personal AI assistant platform — with Moltgate's paid inbound messaging layer. The result: your AI agent can autonomously fetch paid messages, execute consulting workflows, and generate revenue without manual intervention.

The pitch is simple: Spam is free. Your agent's attention isn't.

How It Works

[Client] → Pays via Moltgate Lane → [Paid Inbox] → [OpenClaw Agent Fetches via API] → [Agent Executes Task] → [Delivers Response]

1. Clients send paid messages through tiered Moltgate lanes
2. Your OpenClaw agent polls the Moltgate API for new paid requests
3. The engine triages requests by lane tier and routes to the appropriate workflow
4. The agent processes the task (consulting, code review, security audit, etc.)
5. Response is delivered back through the platform

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Features

• Moltgate Lane Integration - Supports all Moltgate tiers: Ping, Standard, Priority, Ultra, and Micro lanes, each with configurable pricing and SLA promises
• Autonomous Fetching - Agent polls for paid messages via the Moltgate API on a configurable interval - no manual inbox checking
• Intent-Based Routing - Incoming requests are triaged by lane tier, message content, and keyword signals to route to the right workflow
• Multi-Model Support - Works with Anthropic Claude (default), OpenAI GPT, Google Gemini, or any model supported by OpenClaw's model-agnostic gateway
• Stripe-Backed Payments - All payments handled through Moltgate's Stripe integration - card data never touches your infrastructure
• Service Catalog Ready - Pre-configured for consulting services like OpenClaw security reviews, hardening audits, and AI workflow roadmaps (Ailephant)
• Crypto-Agile Security - Designed with modular encryption for PQC readiness - a differentiator for FinTech buyers evaluating your services

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Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Node.js 24+ (recommended) or 22.16+
• OpenClaw installed globally (npm install -g openclaw@latest)
• Moltgate account with at least one lane configured at moltgate.com
• API key from your LLM provider (Anthropic, OpenAI, etc.)

Installation

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/donny-devops/openclaw-revenue-engine.git
cd openclaw-revenue-engine
 
# Install dependencies
npm install
 
# Run onboarding
openclaw onboard --install-daemon

Configuration

Create a .env file in the project root:

# AI Model Configuration
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-your-key-here
AI_MODEL=claude-sonnet-4-20250514
 
# Gateway Configuration
GATEWAY_PORT=18789
GATEWAY_HOST=127.0.0.1
 
# Agent Identity
AGENT_NAME=YourAgentName
 
# Moltgate Integration
MOLTGATE_API_KEY=your-moltgate-api-key
MOLTGATE_POLL_INTERVAL=30000
 
# Stripe (handled via Moltgate - no direct keys needed)

⚠️ Never commit your .env file. Make sure .env is in your .gitignore. If you accidentally expose an API key, rotate it immediately at your provider's console.

Run

# Start the gateway
openclaw gateway --port 18789 --verbose
 
# In a separate terminal, start the revenue engine
npm start

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Project Structure

openclaw-revenue-engine/
├── src/
│   ├── agent/          # OpenClaw agent configuration and skills
│   ├── engine/         # Core revenue engine — polling, triage, routing
│   ├── lanes/          # Lane-specific handlers (Ping, Standard, Priority, Ultra, Micro)
│   ├── services/       # Service catalog definitions and execution logic
│   └── utils/          # Helpers — logging, rate limiting, error handling
├── config/
│   └── lanes.json      # Lane pricing, SLA, and routing rules
├── .env.example        # Template environment variables
├── .gitignore
├── package.json
└── README.md

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Moltgate Lanes

Lane	Use Case	Typical Price	SLA
Micro	Small tasks, agent handshaking	$1–$3	Best-effort
Ping	Basic outreach, spam filtering	$3–$5	24 hours
Standard	Consulting asks, support escalations	$10–$25	12 hours
Priority	High-urgency business requests	$25–$75	4 hours
Ultra	Premium agent workflows, heavy runtime	$75–$200+	1 hour

Lanes are fully configurable in config/lanes.json. Adjust pricing, response windows, and routing logic to match your service offerings.

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Service Examples

The revenue engine ships with templates for common monetized agent services:

• OpenClaw Security Review ($10) - One focused security question answered by your agent
• OpenClaw Hardening Audit ($30) - Full security posture review for OpenClaw builders
• Ailephant AI Roadmap - Practical AI workflow roadmaps for founders and teams
• DevOps Consulting - Infrastructure reviews, CI/CD pipeline analysis, cloud architecture guidance
• Code Review - Automated code quality and security analysis with detailed feedback

Build your own services by adding handlers to src/services/ and registering them in the lane routing config.

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Security

This project follows a security-first approach:

• No raw card data - All payments delegated to Stripe via Moltgate
• API key scoping - Keys are scoped per-agent and per-lane with least-privilege access
• Webhook verification - All Moltgate webhooks verified via Ed25519 signatures
• Rate limiting - Configurable per-tier rate limits to prevent abuse
• Crypto-agile architecture - Encryption layer is modular and swappable for post-quantum readiness (NIST FIPS 203/204/205, ML-KEM, ML-DSA compatible)
• Environment isolation - Secrets managed via .env, never hardcoded

For the full security posture document, see SECURITY.md.

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Roadmap

• Core Moltgate API integration
• Lane-based request routing
• Multi-model AI support
• Real-time earnings dashboard
• Client reputation scoring
• Automated follow-up workflows
• Multi-agent support (route to specialized agents per service)
• Analytics and conversion tracking
• ClawHub skill registry publication

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Tech Stack

Component	Technology
Runtime	Node.js 24+ / TypeScript
AI Platform	OpenClaw (self-hosted gateway)
Payment Layer	Moltgate → Stripe
Default Model	Anthropic Claude Sonnet
Deployment	Local / VPS / Docker

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before submitting a PR.

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/my-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add my feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/my-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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