Open Protocol · Apache 2.0

AI agents consume content.
Nobody gets paid.

RAMP is the open transaction protocol that turns blocked bots into paying customers. Discover, price, transact, deliver, verify — one protocol for any content.

Multiple scenarios. Same protocol. Click each step.

Six steps. One protocol.

Every RAMP transaction follows the same flow — regardless of content type, pricing model, or Exchange.

Step 1
Discover
Agent checks /.well-known/ramp.json — finds the Exchange endpoint for this publisher.
Discovery Paths →
Step 2
Query
Agent calls DiscoverResources — Exchange returns signed Offers with pricing, attestations, and previews.
Transaction Flow →
Step 3
Transact
Agent commits via ExecuteTransaction — gets a signed delivery URL and billing_id.
ExecuteTransaction →
Step 4
Deliver
Agent fetches from CDN via signed URL. Time-limited, identity-bound, content_hash verifiable.
Content Attestation →
Step 5
Report
Agent calls ReportUsage — reports actual consumption: tokens, pages, minutes, records.
ReportUsage →
Step 6
Dispute
If content doesn't match — DisputeTransaction triggers automated 3-tier resolution.
Dispute Resolution →

Publishers locked behind walled gardens vs. open access

Today, publishers are gated behind exclusive platform deals. Agents need separate integrations for each. RAMP opens the market.

Today — walled gardens
A1
A2
A3
TollBit
PCM
Dappier
NYT
Reuters
AP
WSJ
Nature
Walled gardens
Publishers locked behind exclusive platform deals. Each agent needs a separate proprietary integration. Publishers can't switch. Agents can't compare.
With RAMP — open market
A1
A2
A3
RAMP
Ex 1
Ex 2
Ex 3
NYT
Reuters
AP
WSJ
Nature
Open market
Publishers choose Exchanges. Exchanges compete. Agents access any publisher through any Exchange — one protocol.

Pick your role

Three roles, three deployment paths. Click to see yours.

I'm a Publisher
Stop losing revenue to AI scrapers. Monetize every bot visit without changing your CMS.
01
Drop rsl.txt on your domain — declare your pricing and usage terms.
02
Drop ramp.json at /.well-known/ — declare which Exchanges can sell your content.
03
Deploy the edge function on your CDN. One function, <2ms overhead. Bots get redirected to your Exchange.
04
Done. Blocked bots become paying customers. No CMS changes. No new infrastructure.
I Run AI Agents
Access premium content legally with one protocol. No scraping, no legal risk, any Exchange.
01
Add the RAMP SDK or MCP server to your agent. One dependency.
02
Query Exchanges with DiscoverResources. Compare offers by unit_cost across providers.
03
Execute, fetch, report — one protocol for articles, images, data, streams. 12 pricing models.
04
If content doesn't match, DisputeTransaction triggers automatic resolution. Cryptographic evidence, not arguments.
I Run an Exchange
Aggregate provider catalogs. Handle transactions. Earn a margin on every access.
01
Implement ExchangeService — 4 RPCs: Discover, Transact, Report, Dispute.
02
Ingest provider catalogs from rsl.txt. Build your resource catalog with pricing and restrictions.
03
Serve signed offers. Ed25519 signatures prevent intermediary tampering. Stateless verification.
04
Plug in your billing adapter — Stripe, x402, or custom. RAMP handles the transaction; you handle settlement.

RAMP doesn't replace anything. It connects everything.

Every building block is an existing open standard. RAMP is the transaction layer that was missing.

Layer 5
Orchestration
LangGraph CrewAI OpenAI Agents
Layer 4
Transaction & Metering
RAMP Protocol ← this layer was empty
Layer 3
Payment Rails
Stripe x402 L402
Layer 2
Identity & Auth
GNAP OAuth 2.0 WebBotAuth Biscuit
Layer 1
Communication
MCP A2A NLWeb
Layer 0
Transport
HTTP/2 gRPC WebSocket
RAMP ingests
RSL 1.0 TDMRep C2PA CoMP
RAMP signs with
Ed25519 JWS JWKS RFC 9421
RAMP encodes with
Protobuf JSON Connect
Full standards landscape →

The fragmentation clock is running.

Every bilateral deal signed today makes a universal standard harder tomorrow. RAMP is the open protocol — adopt it before the window closes.

Read the Docs Protocol Spec GitHub