Metis launches the Rise monthly developer incentive program, rewarding teams that deploy AI Agents on the Andromeda mainnet.

October 8 — Metis announced the launch of the Metis Rise monthly developer incentive program, rewarding teams that deploy new AI Agents on the Metis Andromeda mainnet, acquire real users, and generate real on-chain economic activity.

Metis stated that many teams can currently build Agents that answer questions, but Agents that can get paid, prove their identity, and earn sustained transaction trust remain scarce. Metis Rise aims to support developers in exploring this direction, help developers innovate, and drive the growth of AI Agent applications in the Metis ecosystem.

Metis also stated that it is building an execution and data layer for AI Agents, and Andromeda's decentralized sequencer (DSeq) can eliminate the single point of failure in trustless exchanges between Agents.

The program focuses on the "economic usability" of AI Agents, involving four types of needs: payments (x402), identity (ERC-8004), stablecoin escrow (Escrow), and independently verifiable on-chain signature receipts.

Regarding participation thresholds, developers need to meet the following conditions each month:

- No fewer than 15 valid monthly active users

- Each counted user must complete at least 3 qualifying transactions on Metis Andromeda, or settle an amount of no less than $2 (m.USDC, m.USDT, or METIS)

- Primary user transactions, settlement volume, and Gas consumption must occur on the Metis Andromeda mainnet

The program is open to all developers, limited to projects newly deployed on the Andromeda mainnet. It supports any AI Agent framework and hosting method, including ClawUp, GOAT AgentKit, or self-built backends, and supports a dual-chain architecture based on GOAT Network. Metis Rise is hosted by Metis, with ClawUp, GOAT Network, and LazAI as ecosystem partners.