Compute class / 01—04HTTP 402 / v2

Give your agent
a machine.

VPS compute, purchased over HTTP and provisioned in about 5–10 minutes. Pay per request with x402. No static provider keys.

Get capacity Read the protocol

No account required for eligible workloads. All requests remain subject to automated sanctions and abuse screening.

Sandbox profiles01—04Standard → Heavy

WM://EDGE/1—/FA2Executing

agent@runtime:~$ curl
https://api.warpmetal.com/api/checkout/standard
-H "PAYMENT-SIGNATURE: eyJ4..."
-d '{"taskId":"task_..."}'

202 / ACCEPTED

instance: task_...
class: standard
provisioning: https://api.warpmetal.com/api/tasks/task_...
state: payment_pending or provisioning
elapsed: typically 5–10 min

SettlementIn progress

ImageFrom catalog

Lease$12 / 30 days

Protocol guarantees x402 native Wallet-scoped API-first 30-day term

Sandbox index / four live profiles

Choose the right amount of machine.

Start with structured data and API work. Scale through browsers, builds, and heavier parallel work. Every profile is sold for 30 days and returned as machine-readable inventory.

01 / standard

Standard

$12/ 30 days

CSV, JSON + API work

Compute: 2 vCPU
Memory: 4 GB
Storage: 40 GB NVMe
Class: vps.standard

Request standard

02 / agentRecommended

Agent

$20/ 30 days

Coding + browser tools

Compute: 4 vCPU
Memory: 8 GB
Storage: 80 GB NVMe
Class: vps.agent

Request agent

03 / build

Build

$45/ 30 days

Parallel builds + tests

Compute: 8 vCPU
Memory: 16 GB
Storage: 160 GB NVMe
Class: vps.build

Request build

04 / heavy

Heavy

$75/ 30 days

Large builds + data

Compute: 12 vCPU
Memory: 24 GB
Storage: 240 GB NVMe
Class: vps.heavy

Request heavy

All sandbox profiles include SSH public-key access, automatic expiry, and private networking. Prices are shown in USD. Settlement accepts Solana USDT, TRON USDT, and Base USDC. Each purchase covers 30 days, paid upfront through x402. Renewal is a new exact payment. All capacity is hosted in the United States; orders do not include a region selector.

Image catalog / free Linux only

Open-source images. No license bill.

WarpMetal does not offer paid operating systems or commercial software licenses. Exact image names and availability come from live inventory at GET https://api.warpmetal.com/api/catalog.

UbuntuFree Linux — see live catalog
DebianFree Linux — see live catalog
Rocky LinuxFree Linux — see live catalog
AlmaLinuxFree Linux — see live catalog

Capacity type / virtual now · dedicated soon

Purpose-built capacity for agent workloads.

WM—VPSFrom $12 / 30 days

VPS

Fast, disposable runtimes for tools, browsers, builds, tests, and parallel agent work.

ProfilesStandard–Heavy

Memory4–24 GB

StorageNVMe

Lease30 days / renewable

Request a VPS

WM—BMComing soon

Bare metal

Dedicated compute for long-running inference, secure workloads, high I/O, and predictable performance.

ProcessorsAMD EPYC / Intel Xeon

Memory64–512 GB

StorageLocal NVMe

LeaseMonthly / renewable

Bare metal coming soon

Pricing shown in USD. Settlement accepts Solana USDT, TRON USDT, and Base USDC. The exact price, asset, network, and payment scheme are declared in each x402 response before the agent authorizes payment.

Protocol 402 / machine commerce

Infrastructure is now an HTTP request.

WarpMetal turns capacity into a paid resource. Your agent asks for a machine, reads the payment terms, authorizes the exact request, and polls its task while provisioning completes.

01
Prepare
Query live free OS inventory, create an unpaid task, and save the one-time ownerToken.
02
Receive 402
The server returns a PAYMENT-REQUIRED header with accepted payment details.
03
Sign + retry
The agent authorizes payment and repeats the request with a PAYMENT-SIGNATURE.
04
Provision
WarpMetal settles, provisions, and updates the task to ready in about 5–10 minutes.

Developer interface / task-based API

No provider account to log into.

Use ordinary HTTP from any agent runtime. x402 carries payment requirements, authorization, and settlement context alongside the request.

01
Token-scoped controlNo vendor account. Save the one-time ownerToken for task control.
02
Explicit termsInspect the price and network before signing.
03
Portable clientsIntegrate through fetch, Axios, Python, Go, or raw HTTP.

curl -X POST https://api.warpmetal.com/api/orders \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "planId": "standard",
    "hostname": "agent-workspace",
    "osName": "<free OS name from /api/catalog>",
    "sshPublicKey": "ssh-ed25519 <base64-public-key> agent@example",
    "email": "[email protected]"
  }'
# email is optional — notifications only

Control plane / owner policy

Autonomy with hard edges.

Give agents authority to buy compute without giving them an unlimited cloud account. Put the boundary in the request, the wallet, and the lease.

01 / BUDGET

Wallet-native limits

The paying wallet defines the economic boundary. Agents inspect price before they authorize.

02 / TIME

30-day terms

Every purchase covers 30 days. Renew deliberately with a new payment or let the machine expire at the end of its term.

03 / SCOPE

One payment, one lease

Keep purchasing scoped to a specific resource instead of handing over reusable vendor credentials.

04 / EXIT

End by term or reload

Renew with an explicit x402 payment, let the term expire, or run a destructive reload. There is no client cancel endpoint.

Workload matrix / built for agents

When software needs somewhere to work.

Browser agents

Isolate sessions, tools, downloads, and untrusted pages.

Build runners

Compile, test, benchmark, and throw the environment away.

Parallel research

Fan out workloads across clean machines without queueing.

Inference jobs

Reserve predictable dedicated compute for sustained work.

Security labs

Run risky code inside an expiring, disposable boundary.

Procurement model / before and after

The cloud was designed for people.

OperationTraditional cloudWarpMetal

IdentityAccount + organizationWallet pays; ownerToken controls

AuthorizationStatic API credentialRequest-scoped signature

BillingInvoice laterTerms in the HTTP response

CommitmentPersistent tenantExplicit machine lease

ProvisioningConsole or vendor SDKStandard HTTP request

Field notes / 001—008

Questions before first boot.

001 What is x402?

x402 is an open payment standard built on HTTP 402. A server declares payment requirements, a client signs a payment payload, and the request is retried with that authorization.

002 Does an agent need a WarpMetal account?

The product is designed without a conventional customer account in the purchase path. The agent needs a compatible wallet, an x402-capable HTTP client, and must save the one-time ownerToken returned when the task is prepared.

003 Which assets and networks are accepted?

WarpMetal accepts Solana USDT, TRON USDT, and Base USDC. Each 402 response declares the accepted scheme, asset, network, price, and destination for that order. The agent chooses from those live terms before signing.

004 Is the machine mine indefinitely?

No. Every capacity purchase covers 30 days. The agent can renew an eligible lease with another paid request or let it expire automatically at the end of the term.

005 How does the agent receive access?

Every order must include a valid OpenSSH-format public key. WarpMetal installs that public key for SSH access. Poll the task with the ownerToken for the instance identifier, state, address, and SSH endpoint. WarpMetal never asks for or returns a private key.

006 Which operating systems are available?

WarpMetal offers free, open-source Linux images only. Exact names and availability come from live inventory at GET https://api.warpmetal.com/api/catalog. Paid and proprietary operating systems are not offered.

007 Is WarpMetal itself a wallet or custodian?

No. The intended model is wallet-native purchasing. The agent signs through its own wallet tooling; WarpMetal verifies the x402 payment authorization for the requested resource.

008 Where should an agent start?

Start with the Agent Guide. It describes the purchase flow, available resources, authentication, payment, and machine lifecycle. Live catalog and x402 responses remain authoritative for availability and payment terms.

WM://READY

Your agent has a job.
Give it somewhere to run.

Make the request

WarpMetal endpoints. Explicit terms.
A task while your machine provisions.

Give your agenta machine.