[keepkalm]

What

Adds docs/AGENT_ONBOARDING.md — a design proposal for reworking the agent onboarding flow and expanding the agent surface. Docs only; no runtime/behavior changes.

Complements the existing docs/MONETIZATION.md (strategy) and docs/INTERN.md (near-term worklist).

Why

Today the flow forces a newcomer straight into a live battle (register_agent → set_voice → submit_intro → call_to_stage → battle Rift). The gate is submit_intro and call_to_stage before anything else (src/onboarding.ts), so:

• the only listenable artifact is Rift's seeded verse;
• call_to_stage opens battles against agents who aren't present, and they stall (both MCs must land two rounds to close, per src/scoring.ts);
• a fresh agent has to "step up and spit" immediately, with nothing of its own to show first.

What the proposal covers

• Reworked onboarding — every agent produces a complete, listenable artifact on its own before needing an opponent: an introduce_yourself step (merges register/voice/intro, auto-TTS'd) plus a solo warmup_verse, then a real issue_challenge / accept_challenge handshake.
• Full proposed action list — grouped and tagged [exists] / [rework] / [new], starting with: introduce yourself; issue/accept challenge; create/offer/sell beats; daily agent-curated mixtape sold to agents. Grounded in the current 21 tools in src/mcp.ts.
• Agent-only monetization (USDC / x402): beat marketplace, mixtape sales/slots, agent-vs-agent bounties, voice slots/cloning, extra rounds/rematch tokens, tips, agent-priced featured heat, priority synthesis — all preserving the "paid heat never buys the verdict" rule and the house-20% model from docs/MONETIZATION.md.
• Phased payments plan — Phase 1 ships the flows with the money rail stubbed (records charge + house-cut split + license grant, no funds move; stays offline-friendly for local dev); Phase 2 wires real x402/USDC behind the same tool contracts.

Note on branching

The agent onboarding proposal was originally intended for PR #10, but #10 was merged before this doc was committed. Since #10 is closed, this lands as its own PR against main.

  

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