AntSeed

A peer-to-peer AI services network. Providers offer AI services, buyers discover providers via DHT and route requests through encrypted P2P connections.

Live pricing: see PRICING.md or https://network.antseed.com/stats (public JSON, no auth).

How It Works

Providers run a provider plugin that connects to an upstream LLM API (Anthropic, OpenAI-compatible APIs, local Ollama, etc.) and announce capacity on the DHT network.

Buyers run a router plugin that discovers providers, scores them on price/latency/reputation, and proxies requests through a local HTTP endpoint that drop-in replaces ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL or OPENAI_BASE_URL.

Terms of Use

AntSeed is infrastructure for building differentiated AI services — not for raw resale of API keys or subscription access. Providers are expected to add value through domain-specific skills, agent workflows, Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), fine-tuned models, or other product differentiation. Reselling personal subscription credentials (e.g., Claude Pro/Team plans) violates the upstream provider's terms of service and is not permitted. Always review your API provider's usage policies before offering capacity on the network. Subscription-based provider plugins (e.g., provider-claude-code, provider-claude-oauth) are provided for local testing and development only.

Quick Start

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Build everything
pnpm run build

# Create config once
node apps/cli/dist/cli/index.js seller setup

# Start providing
node apps/cli/dist/cli/index.js seller start

# Start buying
node apps/cli/dist/cli/index.js buyer start

Or install globally:

npm install -g @antseed/cli
antseed seller setup  # Create ~/.antseed/config.json
antseed seller start  # Start providing
antseed buyer start   # Start buying

~/.antseed/config.json is the main source of truth for providers, services, pricing, categories, ports, and baseUrl. Environment variables are primarily for secrets such as OPENAI_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, and ANTSEED_IDENTITY_HEX.

Repository Structure

packages/             Core libraries
  node/               Protocol SDK -- P2P, discovery, metering, payments
  provider-core/      Shared provider infrastructure (HTTP relay, auth, token management)
  router-core/        Shared router infrastructure (peer scoring, metrics tracking)

plugins/              Provider and router plugins
  provider-anthropic/       Anthropic API key provider
  provider-claude-code/     Claude Code keychain provider
  provider-claude-oauth/    Claude OAuth provider
  provider-openai/          OpenAI-compatible provider (OpenAI, Together, OpenRouter)
  provider-local-llm/       Local LLM provider (Ollama, llama.cpp)
  router-local/             Local router (Claude Code, Aider, Continue.dev)

apps/                 Applications
  cli/                CLI tool and plugin manager
  desktop/            Electron desktop app
  website/            Marketing website

e2e/                  End-to-end tests
docs/protocol/        Protocol specification

Architecture

@antseed/node (core SDK)
  ├── provider-core
  │     └── provider-anthropic, provider-claude-code, provider-claude-oauth,
  │         provider-openai, provider-local-llm
  ├── router-core
  │     └── router-local
  ├── payments (peer: node)
  │     └── cli (depends: node + payments)
  │           └── desktop (Electron wrapper)
  └── website (standalone)

Metrics and Monitoring

Antseed includes a native Prometheus-compatible exporter:

antseed metrics serve --role seller --host 0.0.0.0 --port 9108
antseed metrics serve --role buyer --host 127.0.0.1 --port 9108

See Metrics for endpoint details, metric names, labels, and operational notes.

Development

Optional Nix dev shell

This repository includes a Nix flake for contributors who want a pinned local toolchain. The flake provides Node.js, pnpm, Python, native build tools, Git, and Linux keychain dependencies used by the workspace. It does not replace the normal pnpm workflow.

nix develop
pnpm install
pnpm run build

If flakes are not enabled globally, run the shell with the required experimental features for a single command:

nix --extra-experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' develop

pnpm install            # Install all dependencies
pnpm run build          # Build in dependency order
pnpm run test           # Run all tests
pnpm run typecheck      # Type-check all packages
pnpm run clean          # Remove all dist/ directories
pnpm run dev:website    # Start website dev server
pnpm run dev:desktop    # Build deps + start desktop in dev mode

Building a Plugin

Providers and routers are npm packages that export a plugin manifest:

antseed plugin create my-provider --type provider

See packages/node/README.md for the Provider and Router interfaces, and plugins/provider-claude-oauth/README.md for a full plugin walkthrough.

Tech Stack

• Runtime: Node.js >= 20, ES modules
• Language: TypeScript 5.x, strict mode
• Package Manager: pnpm workspaces
• Build: tsc for libraries, Vite for web apps
• Test: vitest
• Desktop: Electron
• P2P: BitTorrent DHT + WebRTC data channels
• Payments: On-chain USDC deposits and sessions (Base/Arbitrum)