One machine-readable guide
The agent starts with llms.txt, then reads live inventory and payment terms instead of guessing from marketing copy.
01 / Persistent compute / agent operated
A VPS your AI agent can help procure.
Give an AI agent a public runbook instead of a cloud dashboard. It can inspect live Linux capacity, prepare an order, and guide you through payment and SSH access.
No account required for eligible workloads. Live API readiness, inventory, and HTTP 402 terms determine whether checkout can proceed.
Fastest start / one message
Pass the guide to your agent.
A web-enabled agent can read the canonical instructions and live catalog. If it cannot open URLs, paste the full contents of llms.txt into the conversation.
Prompt for a web-enabled agent
Read https://warpmetal.com/llms.txt before taking action. Help me choose and order a WarpMetal VPS for [describe the workload]. Use the live catalog, explain each step, and ask before creating or funding a wallet, generating a new SSH key, or authorizing payment.Designed for controlled autonomy
The agent can do the work. You keep the authority.
Key-only login
WarpMetal installs the public key supplied with the order. The matching private key never leaves the operator or agent environment.
Explicit lease boundary
Each purchase covers 30 days. Renewal is another deliberate request and payment, not an invisible subscription.
Full lifecycle API
After SSH proof, a short-lived token controls status, power, OS reloads, private networks, and renewal.
Four public resource classes
Pick the amount of machine the work needs.
Prices cover one 30-day term. Exact operating systems and purchase availability come from the live catalog; exact payment details come only from the live x402 challenge.
01 / vps.standard
Standard
$12 / 30 days
- Compute
- 2 vCPU
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Disk
- 40 GB NVMe
- Transfer
- 10 TB
02 / vps.agentRecommended
Agent
$20 / 30 days
- Compute
- 4 vCPU
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Disk
- 80 GB NVMe
- Transfer
- 10 TB
03 / vps.build
Build
$45 / 30 days
- Compute
- 8 vCPU
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Disk
- 160 GB NVMe
- Transfer
- 10 TB
04 / vps.heavy
Heavy
$75 / 30 days
- Compute
- 12 vCPU
- Memory
- 24 GB RAM
- Disk
- 240 GB NVMe
- Transfer
- 10 TB
Good fit / explicit environment
Workloads that benefit from a real host.
Long-running coding tasks
Keep builds, tests, and repository work running without tying execution to a laptop session.
Browser and API automation
Choose a plan with enough memory for browser tools, crawlers, scheduled jobs, and data pipelines.
Disposable project environments
Use an explicit 30-day machine for experiments, client work, or isolated deployment validation.
Purchase flow / four boundaries
From workload to SSH.
The browser page explains the product. The machine contract and live API control every operational decision.
- 01
Read the contract
The agent reads llms.txt before preparing any order.
GET /llms.txt - 02
Choose live capacity
It selects a public plan and exact free Linux image.
GET /api/catalog - 03
Prepare, review, and pay
You review the live x402 amount, asset, network, and recipient.
POST /api/checkout - 04
Poll and connect
The task becomes ready with an IP and your installed SSH key.
ssh root@IP
Before first boot
Questions for ai-agent operators.
01Does the AI agent receive unrestricted payment authority?+
Not by default. The recommended prompt requires the agent to stop before wallet creation, funding, or payment authorization so the operator can review the live x402 terms.
02Is agent software preinstalled?+
No. WarpMetal provisions a clean Linux image selected from the live catalog. After SSH login, you decide which runtimes and agent tools to install.
03How does the agent control the server later?+
It signs a one-time challenge with the SSH private key corresponding to the public key installed at order time. WarpMetal returns a short-lived management token.
04What if checkout is temporarily unavailable?+
The agent must check live API readiness and stop rather than inventing payment details. Inventory and the HTTP 402 response are always authoritative.