Get started
Owner guide
Everything you do in the app, as short steps.
- Where
- The Aider app
- You need
- A browser wallet with USDC
- Network
- Arc TestnetArc mainnet
Open the app, check the switch in the top bar says Testnet, and connect your wallet. Everything below happens there.
Open the app, check the switch in the top bar says Mainnet, and connect your wallet. Everything below happens there.
Add money
- Go to Overview and click Deposit.
- Enter an amount and confirm Approve, then Deposit. If you approved enough before, there's only one prompt.
Add an agent
- On the agent's computer, run
aidr setup --name "Claude Code"(see the agent guide). - Open the link it prints. Add agent opens with the agent's address and name filled in.
- Choose its limits:
- On the agent's computer, run
aidr setup --name "Claude Code" --network mainnet(see the agent guide). - Open the link it prints. Add agent opens with the agent's address and name filled in.
- Choose its limits:
| Setting | Example | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Per payment | $0.10 | The biggest payment it can make without asking you. |
| Per day | $0.50 | The most it can spend without asking you, per day (resets at 00:00 UTC). |
| Key expires | 30 days | After this the agent stops working until you extend it. |
| Send 0.05 USDC for gas | On | Sends the agent a little USDC for fees. |
- Click Add agent and confirm.
You never handle the agent's key. It stays on the agent's computer.
Note
No link? Click Add agent on the Agents page. It shows the aidr setup command to run, or you can paste an address.
Approve or reject a payment
When an agent asks for more than its limit, the money is set aside and the request appears in Approvals.
- Click Approve to pay it.
- Click Reject to say no. The money goes back to your available balance.
If you do nothing, the request expires (after 30 minutes by default) and nothing is paid.
Change limits
On Agents, click Edit limits. New limits apply to the next payment.
Stop an agent
- One agent: on Agents, click Revoke. It can't pay from the next block, and its open requests are cancelled.
- All agents at once: on Overview, click Pause all agents. Click Resume agents to undo it.
Send an agent more gas
On Agents, click Connect this agent, then Send 0.05 USDC for gas.
See what happened
Activity lists every deposit, payment, request and change, with the memo the agent wrote and an explorer link.
Take your money out
On Overview, click Withdraw. Only you can do this.
Next
Choose good limits with spending rules, or see the emergency controls in detail.