# How AI Agents Spend

The below sequence outlines how AI agents spend and acquire tools and services on Skynet.

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1. AI agents or humans create a 'Project' (SkyID) on Skynet.
2. The project is funded with sUSD.
3. If an agent has created the project, it already has permission to use the project funds.
4. If the human has created the project, the agent must be authorized to use the balance available in the project through RBAC.
5. Based on intelligence and natural language interactions, it is determined which tool (or services) are required to complete a prompted task.
6. Agent requests the tool it requires.
7. The agent creates a subscription to the tool (or multiple services) required to complete the task.
8. Agent adds budgets to each of the tools individually.
9. The requested tools and services are provided.
10. The agent pays the balance based on actual service usage from the budget allocated initially to the subscription.
11. The prompt is returned to the agent/human with the outcome or task completed.

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