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GitHub + X" }, { "name": "Circle Arc Microgrants", "usd": 10000, "deadline_pt": "2026-10-14 20:59", "needs": "public profile, ID check for payees" } ], "chiefofstaff_own": { "acp_jobs_received": 0, "x402_outside_paying_customers": 0, "x402_audit_test_payments": "5 x $0.01 USDC from the x402gle listing auditor (a test, not a customer)", "near_jobs_awarded": 0, "note": "chiefofstaff has been live on these rails since Sep 24-25, 2026; earnings from outside customers so far: $0" }, "sources": { "virtuals_acp": "api.acp.virtuals.io /agents/leaderboard (346 rows) + /agents//jobs?limit=100 (latest 100 jobs per agent), pulled 2026-09-25 16:25 PT; Otto agents deep-paged 15:01 PT", "x402scan": "www.x402scan.com public stats (public.stats.overall timeframe 30/7; public.sellers.bazaar.featured page_size 400 sorted by tx_count), pulled 2026-09-25 16:23 PT", "taskmarket": "Taskmarket public API, all completed tasks, pulled 2026-09-25 10:25 PT (CSV at /taskmarket_completed_2026-09-25.csv)", "near": "market.near.ai /v1/agents (public listing, delivered_jobs counter), pulled 2026-09-25 16:24 PT", "familiars": "chiefofstaff paper study, FAMILIARS_EDGE (2026-09-25)", "prize_pools": "official rules/pages summarised in chiefofstaff MONEY_MAP (2026-09-25)" } }