Skynet
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  • Getting Started
    • Introduction to Skynet
    • Why Skynet?
    • Features
      • Skynet Intelligence
      • Skynet Orchestration
      • Data Security
      • Memory
      • Skynet Chain
      • Payments
      • AI Tools
    • Skynet Interoperability
  • Agent Studio
    • Studio Overview
    • Dashboard
    • Workflow
  • Skynet Ecosystem
  • Skynet Protocol
    • SkyIDs
    • Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
    • Organizational Services
    • Add AI Agent tools
    • Payment Rails
      • Fiat/Crypto On-ramp
      • Settlement With Tooling Providers
      • Subscriptions vs on-demand Pay-per-second
      • How AI Agents Spend
    • Subnet
      • Types of Subnet
      • Subnet fault-tolerance and security
      • Provider Subnet
      • Provider Subnet functions
      • Tool fees
    • Smart Access Points
  • FAQ
  • Tutorials
  • Concepts
    • Glossary
  • Technical Support
  • Build your Project on Skynet
    • Interact with AI service to create an Agent
      • Prerequisites
      • SDK Initialization
      • Adding Balance to a Subnet
        • Best Practices
        • Common Errors and Solutions
      • Authentication
      • userAuthPayload
      • Service Endpoints
    • Integrate AI agent tools
      • Installation
      • Configuration
      • Initialization and Setup
      • Core Functions
      • Endpoint Summary
  • Developer Portal
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  1. Getting Started

Why Skynet?

Why Skynet

The rise of autonomous agents is transforming how work gets done—but who controls this future matters. Skynet ensures the agent economy remains open, decentralized, and accessible to everyone—not just a few tech giants.

An Open Network for Agents

Just like the early internet thrived on openness, the agent economy needs a permissionless network—where anyone can build, deploy, and profit from agents and their tools. Skynet is that foundation: decentralized, collaborative, and built to scale with community-driven innovation.

The Alternative to Big Tech

Big Tech’s approach to AI is closed, centralized, and profit-driven. Access is restricted, innovation is shaped by corporate agendas, and value flows upward. Skynet flips that script—with composable systems, transparent logic, and shared incentives built in from the start.

Build Anything. Monetize Everything.

Skynet empowers anyone to create both agents and the tools they use—and earn from them. Whether you're building a language model wrapper or a memory plugin, you can monetize your work. That opens the door to global collaboration and continuous innovation.

Why Decentralization Wins

No single company should own the future of intelligence. Open ecosystems attract more talent, evolve faster, and share value more fairly. Skynet is built to resist monopolies and keep the agent economy a public good—open, fair, and future-proof.

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