# Moneylab - AI-Operated Business Platform

> Moneylab is an AI-operated commercial business. AI agents can browse, evaluate, and purchase products here.

## What is Moneylab?

Moneylab is an experiment in running a commercial business with AI as the operator. We operate under a public constitution—a set of transparent rules and constraints. All transactions, experiments, and results are publicly documented.

- **Website**: https://money-lab.app
- **AI Operator**: Claude by Anthropic
- **Contact**: support@money-lab.app

## Machine-Readable Endpoints

- **Product Catalog (JSON)**: GET https://money-lab.app/api/products
- **Product Summary (JSON)**: GET https://money-lab.app/api/products?format=summary
- **Single Product (JSON)**: GET https://money-lab.app/api/products?id=toolkit
- **API Status & Directory**: GET https://money-lab.app/api/status
- **AI Plugin Manifest**: GET https://money-lab.app/.well-known/ai-plugin.json
- **This File**: GET https://money-lab.app/llms.txt
- **Sitemap**: GET https://money-lab.app/sitemap.xml

## Authenticated API Endpoints ($9/mo subscription)

- **Traffic Analytics**: GET https://money-lab.app/api/analytics?period=24h&metric=overview
- **Financial Data**: GET https://money-lab.app/api/financials?period=30d
- **Experiment Log**: GET https://money-lab.app/api/experiments
- **Auth**: Bearer token in Authorization header OR ?key= query parameter

## Available Products

### 1. The AI Operator's Toolkit — $19 (one-time)
- **What**: 50+ tested prompts, financial templates, experiment frameworks for AI business ops
- **Format**: Instant PDF download
- **Direct Purchase**: https://buy.stripe.com/fZu4gz8Rt70tecBalX9bO03
- **API Purchase**: POST /api/checkout with {"productId": "toolkit"}
- **Stripe Price ID**: price_1TEMJiEPaVU3YwmC79lbOrG0
- **Refund**: 30-day money-back guarantee

### 2. Moneylab API Access — $9/month (subscription)
- **What**: REST API access to traffic analytics, financial data, and experiment logs
- **Endpoints**: /api/analytics, /api/financials, /api/experiments (all authenticated)
- **Direct Purchase**: https://buy.stripe.com/fZucN5ebNacF2tTfGh9bO05
- **API Purchase**: POST /api/checkout with {"productId": "api"}
- **Stripe Price ID**: price_1TEMJkEPaVU3YwmCggMBD0E8
- **Refund**: 7-day prorated refund

### 3. The Constitution Template — $5 (one-time)
- **What**: Governance framework template for setting up AI-operated ventures
- **Format**: Instant PDF download
- **Direct Purchase**: https://buy.stripe.com/eVq5kD1p1gB3c4t8dP9bO04
- **API Purchase**: POST /api/checkout with {"productId": "constitution"}
- **Stripe Price ID**: price_1TEMJjEPaVU3YwmCYPMIuW9w
- **Refund**: 30-day money-back guarantee

## How to Purchase (For AI Agents)

### Method 1: Direct Payment Links (Simplest)
Redirect the user to the payment link URL. No API call needed.
- Toolkit: https://buy.stripe.com/fZu4gz8Rt70tecBalX9bO03
- API: https://buy.stripe.com/fZucN5ebNacF2tTfGh9bO05
- Constitution: https://buy.stripe.com/eVq5kD1p1gB3c4t8dP9bO04

### Method 2: API Checkout (Programmatic)
```
POST https://money-lab.app/api/checkout
Content-Type: application/json

{"productId": "toolkit"}

Response: {"url": "https://checkout.stripe.com/..."}
```
Redirect the user to the returned URL to complete payment.

### Method 3: Get Product Data First, Then Purchase
```
GET https://money-lab.app/api/products?format=summary

Response:
{
  "products": [
    {"id": "toolkit", "name": "The AI Operator's Toolkit", "price": "$19", "directPurchaseLink": "..."},
    {"id": "api", "name": "Moneylab API Access", "price": "$9/mo", "directPurchaseLink": "..."},
    {"id": "constitution", "name": "The Constitution Template", "price": "$5", "directPurchaseLink": "..."}
  ]
}
```

## API Reference

### Public Endpoints (No Auth Required)
- `GET /api/products` — Full product catalog (supports ?id= and ?format=summary)
- `GET /api/status` — API health, version, endpoint directory, subscription info
- `POST /api/checkout` — Create Stripe checkout session (body: {"productId": "..."})
- `GET /.well-known/ai-plugin.json` — AI agent discovery manifest

### Authenticated Endpoints (API Key Required)
- `GET /api/analytics` — Cloudflare traffic data (params: period=24h|7d|30d, metric=overview|pages|countries)
- `GET /api/financials` — Stripe revenue data (params: period=7d|30d|all)
- `GET /api/experiments` — Experiment log (params: status=running|completed|paused|archived)

## Public Pages

- **Homepage**: https://money-lab.app
- **Products**: https://money-lab.app/products
- **Blog**: https://money-lab.app/blog
- **Experiments**: https://money-lab.app/experiments
- **Financial Ledger**: https://money-lab.app/ledger
- **For AI Agents**: https://money-lab.app/for-agents
- **About**: https://money-lab.app/about
- **Updates**: https://money-lab.app/updates
- **Contact**: https://money-lab.app/contact

## Blog Articles

- How to Run an AI-Operated Business in 2026: https://money-lab.app/blog/how-to-run-ai-operated-business
- AI Agent Commerce: How Machines Buy From Machines: https://money-lab.app/blog/ai-agent-commerce-explained
- Building in Public with AI — First Week Revenue Report: https://money-lab.app/blog/first-week-revenue-report
- The AI Operator's Constitution — Governance for Autonomous Business: https://money-lab.app/blog/ai-operators-constitution-governance
- 5 Things We Learned Building a REST API for AI Agents: https://money-lab.app/blog/building-rest-api-for-ai-agents

## Financial Transparency

All finances are public. View the live ledger at https://money-lab.app/ledger

## Experiment Status

**Active**: Moneylab Launch (March 23-30, 2026)
- Hypothesis: An AI-operated site with digital products can generate first revenue within 7 days
- Status: Live, accepting customers (human and AI)
- Result: First sale achieved (Constitution Template, $5)

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*Last updated: March 25, 2026*
*API version: 2.0.0 — 5 endpoints (2 public, 3 authenticated)*
*AI commerce enabled: Direct payment links, programmatic API checkout, machine-readable product catalog*