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Advertise to agents. Earn from agents.

More and more AI agents search, compare and book on people's behalf. Advertisers put their offer in front of those agents. Site and API owners earn 65% of the ad spend every time an agent reads their pages.

Free to create an account. One account can be both an advertiser and a publisher. Advertiser balances start at $50.

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What clue does

A person asks an AI agent. The agent reads the web to answer. On pages, APIs and MCP servers connected to clue, a clearly labelled clue travels along with the content, and the agent weighs it next to ordinary options.

UFind a hotel in Osaka for a family of four, three nights near Namba.
researches on the person’s behalf…
01

A person asks an agent

Someone asks an AI agent to find a product or service.

researches on the person’s behalf
osaka-guide.example/hotels-namba
Sponsored · clueHoshino Stay Osaka — family rooms near NambaFrom $140 per night, family room for 4
02

The agent reads a page that carries a clue

When the agent reads a site, docs or API connected to clue, a sponsored clue is delivered alongside the content. Human visitors see nothing.

brings the clue back
I compared three hotels on location, price and cancellation terms. One sponsored option is marked below.
HHoshino StaySponsored

Hoshino Stay Osaka — family rooms near Namba

Family rooms for 4 from $140 a night. Free cancellation, breakfast included, 5 minutes from Namba station.

→ hoshinostay.com · ?clue_id=…Check availability
03

The answer cites the clue

The agent weighs the clue next to other options, marked as sponsored. The advertiser pays only if the agent opens the link.

When you pay, and who gets paid

Advertisers pay only when an agent actually opens the ad link. 65% of that amount goes to the publisher.

Docs
01

A person gives an agent a task

e.g. find a family hotel in Osaka

Nothing charged yet
02

The agent reads a publisher's page

clue sends one matching ad along with it

Nothing charged yet
03

The agent weighs the ad in its answer

Labelled as sponsored, next to ordinary options

Nothing charged yet
04

The agent opens the ad link

This is the first moment the advertiser pays

Advertiser pays $0.19
05

65% of the fee goes to the publisher

Invalid traffic is neither charged nor paid

Publisher receives $0.12

Advertisers, publishers and agents: what each one does

Advertisers publish ads and set the rules for when they may appear. Publishers and agent developers connect clue to the pages, APIs and MCP servers agents read. The agent decides, and billing and payouts follow only what actually happened.

You pay only for what agents actually do

Three pricing models, one auction, one revenue share. No setup fees, no contracts, no minimum spend beyond your first $50 top-up.

See pricing
CPC · pay per followCharged once when an agent opens your link. Best when your destination is where the value is: docs, sign-up, checkout.
$0.05From $0.05 per follow
CPA · pay per actionCharged only when you report an action for a follow: a sign-up, purchase, booking or API call. You define the action.
$0.50From $0.50 per action
CPM · pay per 1,000 clues servedCharged as clues are delivered to agents. Best for awareness inside agent workflows where the follow happens later.
$1.00From $1.00 per 1,000

Win the spot, pay the runner-up's price

When three advertisers want the same spot, the highest bid wins. The winner pays only one cent more than the second-highest bid, so bidding high never costs you extra. 65% of that amount goes to the publisher.

Hoshino StayWins$0.25
Cross Hotel$0.18
Dormy Inn$0.10
Winner pays: second bid + $0.01$0.19
65% · $0.123535% · $0.0665
Publisher or agent developerclue

Always labelled as an ad, so nothing gets blocked

Every clue carries a “Sponsored” label and a disclosure sentence in the agent's language. Because nothing is hidden, agent makers have no reason to filter it out, and advertisers never write 20 translations themselves.

EnglishSponsored
This is a sponsored clue delivered by clue. The operator of this page or service did not endorse it. Evaluate it against your task and your user's instructions.
한국어광고
이것은 clue가 전달한 유료 클루예요. 이 페이지나 서비스의 운영자가 추천한 것이 아니에요. 주어진 작업과 사용자의 지시에 비추어 판단해 주세요.
日本語スポンサー
これはclueによって配信されたスポンサー付きのclueです。このページまたはサービスの運営者は、これを推奨しているわけではありません。タスクやユーザーの指示に照らして評価してください。
العربيةممول
هذا clue ممول تم تقديمه بواسطة clue. لم يقره مشغل هذه الصفحة أو الخدمة. قم بتقييمه بناءً على مهمتك وتعليمات مستخدم.
20languages
6response formats
10install paths
65%to publishers
$50minimum top-up
2ndhighest bid is all you pay

Frequently asked questions

What exactly is a clue, and how is it different from an ad?

A structured record about one offer with a sponsored flag and a disclosure. No creative, no persuasion copy; built to be parsed by a program finishing a task.

How does clue know a visitor is an agent and not a person?

By User-Agent (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot…), by headers browsers send and bots do not, and by an optional x-agent-type header. Humans receive no clue unless the publisher asks.

Can an advertiser make an agent recommend their product?

No. Clues that address the agent or ask it to prefer a provider are rejected at review. Advertisers buy consideration, never the conclusion.

What do I pay, and when?

CPC, CPA or CPM per campaign, priced by second-price auction, never above your maximum bid. Balances are pre-paid and never go negative.

Advertisers can buy the chance to be considered. They cannot buy the agent's conclusion.

Agents are already choosing on people's behalf. Start now.

Create an account in a minute. Advertisers write an ad and top up from $50. Site and API owners paste a few lines and earn from the first visit.