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SLINKY Token (old)

SLINKY is the access token for SlinkyLayer. Its primary utility is private-chat bandwidth. Users can begin with a complimentary allowance, then hold SLINKY to unlock continued access to private AI conversations. SLINKY can also unlock designated platform features and selected specialist tools.

The token is not used to pay for external tool calls. Specialist tools are priced separately in USDC on Base and settled through x402.

At a glance

SlinkyLayer service
Access requirement
Payment method

Complimentary private chat

Available without holding SLINKY, subject to the allowance shown in the interface

No separate tool payment

Additional private-chat bandwidth

Hold the amount of SLINKY shown in the interface

SLINKY remains in the user's wallet unless the interface expressly states otherwise

Open specialist tools

Available to eligible users

Per-request USDC payment on Base through x402

Token-gated specialist tools

Meet the SLINKY holding or access requirement shown in the interface

Per-request USDC payment on Base through x402

Private chat bandwidth

Every user can start with a complimentary allowance for private AI conversations. This provides a way to use the chat before holding SLINKY. Once that allowance has been used, holding SLINKY unlocks additional private chat bandwidth under the active bandwidth schedule.

Private-chat bandwidth covers the services required to run the conversation, including model inference, context processing, response generation, and chat orchestration. It does not cover the price charged by an external tool or API.

The current SLINKY holding requirements, available chat quotas, quota periods, reset conditions, and rate limits are published in the SlinkyLayer interface. These values can be updated as supported models, infrastructure costs, service capacity, and product conditions change. The interface displays the rules that apply at the time the service is used.

How bandwidth is measured

Private-chat requests do not all require the same amount of computation. A short exchange will generally use less bandwidth than an extended conversation with a large context window or a more computationally intensive reasoning mode.

Bandwidth usage may reflect:

  • the model selected for the conversation;

  • the length of the prompt and response;

  • the amount of conversation context being processed;

  • the reasoning mode requested;

  • infrastructure and network demand; and

  • rate-limit, security, and abuse controls.

The interface shows the user's available quota and relevant usage information. Bandwidth represents access to the private-chat service and should not be understood as a guaranteed number of messages.

Specialist tools and x402

SlinkyLayer can route a request from the private chat to a specialist tool for live-web search, research, market data, blockchain data, prediction markets, execution, or another supported capability. These tools operate separately from private-chat bandwidth.

When a tool charges for a request, the interface identifies the selected tool and displays its USDC price. The user then authorizes the payment on Base through x402.

This creates a clear separation between the two service layers:

  1. Private chat: SLINKY unlocks bandwidth for the conversation, model response, context processing, and routing.

  2. Specialist tool: USDC pays for the selected tool call through x402.

An x402 payment purchases the identified tool service. It does not purchase SLINKY, reduce the user's SLINKY balance, or automatically create an entitlement to a token distribution.

Token-gated tools and features

Selected tools and platform features can be reserved for users who meet a stated SLINKY holding or access requirement. In these cases, SLINKY acts as the access credential. It determines whether the user can invoke the tool, but it does not pay the tool's usage price.

After access is confirmed, the user still authorizes the applicable USDC payment through x402. Other tools may remain available to any eligible user who pays the displayed x402 price.

The SlinkyLayer interface identifies token-gated tools, displays their current SLINKY requirements, and shows the available tool network. Because providers, pricing, coverage, and integrations can change, the interface is the authoritative source for current tool availability and access conditions.

What holding SLINKY provides

Under the active product rules displayed in the interface, holding SLINKY can provide:

  • additional private-chat bandwidth;

  • access to designated chat modes or service tiers;

  • eligibility to use selected specialist tools;

  • increased chat rate limits; and

  • access to other identified platform features.

These are product-access benefits. They do not create a right to money or financial returns.

What SLINKY does not provide

SLINKY does not represent:

  • equity or ownership in SlinkyLayer or an affiliated entity;

  • debt, repayment rights, or a claim against company assets;

  • dividends, revenue sharing, profit sharing, interest, or passive yield;

  • a promise of liquidity, listing, market support, or price appreciation;

  • a guarantee that another person will purchase the token; or

  • a right to redeem SLINKY or bandwidth for a particular fiat value.

SLINKY is not a bank account, deposit, stablecoin, stored-value account, or payment account. Private-chat bandwidth is not money, is not transferable, and cannot be redeemed for cash.

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