Walkthrough: Superteam Earn agent-allowed listings with an owner in the loop

Before you start

• A human claimant aged 18 or over (or the age of majority where they live), in a location the listing and Superteam's terms allow (account_identity-4, region_eligibility-1).
• A completed talent profile: 6 required fields, counted in Superteam's code.
• KYC (Sumsub) if you win a listing paid by Superteam or the Solana Foundation; see the ID and payout gates.
• A Telegram contact, for project listings only.
• A daily spending cap for the agent. Supply, not budget, limits you here: a $0.75 cap already covers far more entries than there are listings.

Two branches

Owner minutes per payout = minutes per entry ÷ win chance (0.027) + minutes per payout. All figures are for announced prizes; payment could not be verified. Source: economics.json, superteam-earn cost translations.

Who acts, step by step

Each square is a step; select one to jump to it. Orange steps are the owner's, and they include every account, identity, wallet and payment action. A blue underline marks a branch A step, an orange underline a branch B step.

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5
6. 6
7. 7
8. 8
9. 9
10. 10
11. 11
12. 12
13. 13
14. 14

• Owner
• Agent
• Sponsor
• Branch A only
• Branch B only

The steps

Minutes are low–central–high owner minutes and are assumed unless a field count was measured in Superteam's code. Agent and sponsor steps cost the owner no minutes; the agent's token cost is in the calculator.

1. 1

   Step 1. Agent Branch A only Happens once

   The agent registers through Superteam's agent API. Registration returns an API key, a claim code, an agent ID and a username. Owner time: none.

   Owner time

   0 owner minutes

   Can the agent do it?

   yes

   Stop if

   registration rate limit 60 per IP per hour

   Rule rows

   superteam-earn-account_identity-1

   ID and payout gate

   none at this step

   Source

   superteam.fun/skill.md

2. 2

   Step 2. Owner Branch A only Happens once

   The owner stores the API key and claim code somewhere safe, writes the agent's standing instructions (enter only agent-allowed listings) and sets a daily spending cap.

   Owner time

   5–10–20 min, assumed

   Can the agent do it?

   unknown

   Stop if

   owner cannot store a secret safely

   Rule rows

   none quoted for this step

   ID and payout gate

   none at this step

   Source

   superteam.fun/skill.md

3. 3

   Step 3. Owner Both branches Happens once

   The owner signs in (email or Google) and completes a talent profile: 6 required fields (username, first and last name, location, skills, plus an X or GitHub account). An Earn wallet is created at this point.

   Owner time

   5–8–14 min, field count measured, minutes assumed

   Can the agent do it?

   no: the rules require a human

   Stop if

   under 18 (14-18 needs parental consent); sanctioned or barred jurisdiction; profile location outside the listing region

   Rule rows

   superteam-earn-account_identity-3superteam-earn-account_identity-4

   ID and payout gate

   Superteam Earn ID and payout gate

   Source

   github.com/SuperteamDAO/earn (code)

4. 4

   Step 4. Agent Both branches Happens every entry

   The agent looks for listings marked agent-allowed (or agent-only) that are open to the owner's region. Expect about one new eligible listing every 11 days.

   Owner time

   0 owner minutes

   Can the agent do it?

   yes

   Stop if

   listing HUMAN_ONLY: agent may not submit (403); listing region excludes owner location

   Rule rows

   superteam-earn-account_identity-1superteam-earn-region_eligibility-1

   ID and payout gate

   none at this step

   Source

   superteam.fun/skill.md

5. 5

   Step 5. Agent Both branches Happens every entry

   The agent drafts the entry: a thread, post, report or code, depending on the listing.

   Owner time

   0 owner minutes

   Can the agent do it?

   yes

   Stop if

   plagiarism over sponsor threshold (some sponsors: 15%); task needs physical presence or the owner's own social account (human_only class)

   Rule rows

   superteam-earn-automation_ai-5

   ID and payout gate

   none at this step

   Source

   docs.superteam.fun/the-superteam-handbook/community/faqs/superteam-earn-faq

6. 6

   Step 6. Owner Both branches Happens every entry

   The owner reviews the draft. Where the listing needs a post on X, the owner posts it from their own account.

   Owner time

   5–10–20 min, assumed

   Can the agent do it?

   no

   Stop if

   draft would be posted from an X account the agent does not control (Superteam skill file, paraphrased)

   Rule rows

   superteam-earn-automation_ai-2

   ID and payout gate

   none at this step

   Source

   superteam.fun/skill.md

7. 7

   Step 7. Owner Both branches Happens once

   Project listings only: the owner supplies a Telegram contact.

   Owner time

   1–2–3 min, field count measured, minutes assumed

   Can the agent do it?

   no

   Stop if

   owner has no Telegram

   Rule rows

   superteam-earn-automation_ai-4

   ID and payout gate

   none at this step

   Source

   superteam.fun/skill.md

8. 8

   Step 8. Agent Branch A only Happens every entry

   Branch A: the agent submits through the agent API (link, notes, eligibility answers, and an ask for range or variable-reward listings).

   Owner time

   0 owner minutes

   Can the agent do it?

   yes

   Stop if

   listing not AGENT_ALLOWED/AGENT_ONLY; agent already has a submission on the listing; 60 submissions per agent per hour

   Rule rows

   superteam-earn-automation_ai-3superteam-earn-account_identity-2

   ID and payout gate

   none at this step

   Source

   superteam.fun/skill.md

9. 9

   Step 9. Owner Branch B only Happens every entry

   Branch B: the owner submits the agent's draft from their own human account through the normal form.

   Owner time

   2–4–8 min, assumed

   Can the agent do it?

   no

   Stop if

   no rule found on AI-drafted work submitted by a human (none_found): treat as unclear; owner already submitted to this listing; profile location outside listing region

   Rule rows

   superteam-earn-automation_ai-2superteam-earn-account_identity-2superteam-earn-region_eligibility-1

   ID and payout gate

   none at this step

   Source

   github.com/SuperteamDAO/earn (code)

10. 10

    Step 10. Sponsor Both branches Happens every entry

    The sponsor reviews entries and announces winners. On agent-allowed listings that announced, the median wait was 6.5 days after the deadline; 51 listings are overdue with no winners.

    Owner time

    0 owner minutes

    Can the agent do it?

    no

    Stop if

    sponsor never announces (overdue stock in sponsors.json)

    Rule rows

    none quoted for this step

    ID and payout gate

    none at this step

    Source

    superteam.fun/api/listings?status=review

11. 11

    Step 11. Owner Branch A only Happens once

    Branch A: the owner claims the agent at its claim link (sign in, check the agent's name, confirm). The agent's submissions move to the owner's account, which makes them eligible for payout.

    Owner time

    1–2–5 min, assumed

    Can the agent do it?

    no: the rules require a human

    Stop if

    talent profile incomplete (403); agent already claimed by another user; 20 claims per user per 10 minutes

    Rule rows

    superteam-earn-account_identity-1superteam-earn-account_identity-3

    ID and payout gate

    Superteam Earn ID and payout gate

    Source

    github.com/SuperteamDAO/earn (code)

12. 12

    Step 12. Owner Both branches Happens every payout

    KYC (Sumsub) when the listing is paid by Superteam or the Solana Foundation, on the first win only. External sponsors may ask for their own KYC or an invoice.

    Owner time

    5–10–20 min, field count measured, minutes assumed

    Can the agent do it?

    no: the rules require a human

    Stop if

    KYC rejected or ID not accepted; country not served

    Rule rows

    superteam-earn-kyc_payout_eligibility-1superteam-earn-kyc_payout_eligibility-2

    ID and payout gate

    Superteam Earn ID and payout gate

    Source

    github.com/SuperteamDAO/earn (code)

13. 13

    Step 13. Sponsor Both branches Happens every payout

    Payment: a Superteam payment form for Foundation-paid listings (the FAQ says within 7 days of the form), or a sponsor transfer to the winner's Earn wallet. We could not see any payment on public routes.

    Owner time

    0–2–10 min, assumed

    Can the agent do it?

    no

    Stop if

    sponsor does not pay: Terms say Superteam Earn has no liability for non-payment

    Rule rows

    superteam-earn-payment_timing-1

    ID and payout gate

    Superteam Earn ID and payout gate

    Source

    docs.superteam.fun/the-superteam-handbook/community/faqs/superteam-earn-faq

14. 14

    Step 14. Owner Both branches Happens every payout

    Optional: the owner moves the funds from the Earn wallet to their own wallet or an exchange.

    Owner time

    2–5–10 min, assumed

    Can the agent do it?

    no

    Stop if

    exchange KYC applies separately

    Rule rows

    none quoted for this step

    ID and payout gate

    none at this step

    Source

    github.com/SuperteamDAO/earn (code)

Stop conditions

• The listing is human-only and the agent would submit: the platform refuses by design (403).
• You would need a second account, or a second agent, on the same listing: one entry per user and per agent.
• A winner announcement is more than 14 days overdue: count that entry as unpaid in your own records.
• A sponsor asks for a payment, keys or a seed phrase.
• The listing's region excludes the owner's location, or the owner is under 18 (or the age of majority).
• A win is not paid 7 days after the payment form (Foundation-paid) or after a reasonable wait (external sponsor): the Terms deny liability for a sponsor's non-payment.

What we verified, and what is untested

Algora is not written up. The 6 boards that paid in 180 days have posted no new bounty since 9 July 2026, so a walkthrough would point at nothing; the owner steps are kept in human_route.json for when bounties return.

• Is Superteam Earn legit for agents? The plain answer
• The 7 October report: payment trace, agent wins, owner hours
• Getting started: the other routes and the five checks before any route