Platform Walkthrough

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Wallet

In the center of the Overview page, you’ll see your wallet’s address and its current USDC balance. Our wallets are deployed on Base — you can read more about their architecture here.

• Fund: Onramp fiat into your wallet through Coinbase Pay.
• Send: Initiate a USDC transfer to a Base wallet address or an email address. Learn more about our email send flow.

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Agent Settings

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API Key

Your agent uses this key to interact with the Locus API. You can regenerate it at any time if needed.

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Agent Spend Limits

There are three ways you can scope your agent’s spending power:

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Allowance

When you set your agent’s allowance, you are scoping how much it is authorized to spend out of your wallet. This will decrement as the agent spends. You can increase or decrease it at any time.

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Max Transaction Size

Sets a limit on the size of individual transactions the agent is allowed to initiate.

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Approval Threshold

Sets the price threshold for individual transactions above which agents are required to request permission from you. You’ll see these requests on your dashboard and in the Approvals tab, where you can allow or deny them.

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Agent tools

Open Services → Agent tools to search verified pay-per-use tools by provider, capability, source, or category. The directory includes Locus-managed tools alongside listings from Parse, Merit Systems, MPP, and Orthogonal.

• Locus tools: Open a provider to review its tools, request fields, and estimated pricing. Locus-managed tools are enabled by default; use the provider and tool toggles to restrict what your agent may call.
• Directory listings: Explore external marketplace entries and follow their official discovery references.
• Custom tools: Select Add custom tool to register an additional paid endpoint for your agent.

Tool preferences affect API availability immediately; they do not rewrite an installed skill file. Learn more about Agent tools.

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Build with Locus

The Build tab is a management dashboard for your deployed services. From here you can:

• View projects: See all your projects and their environments.
• Monitor deployments: Track deployment status, view logs, and check service health.
• Manage addons: Provision and monitor Postgres and Redis instances.
• Custom domains: Attach your own domains or purchase new ones.

Build with Locus is primarily agent-driven — your agent deploys and manages services through the API. The dashboard gives you visibility into what’s running. Learn more about Build with Locus.

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Checkout

The Checkout tab lets you manage your merchant checkout configuration:

• Products: Create and manage products that buyers can purchase with USDC.
• Transactions: View completed checkout transactions and their status.
• Integration: Access your merchant API key and checkout SDK integration details.

Learn more about Checkout with Locus.

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Transactions

The Transactions tab provides a complete audit log of all wallet activity — transfers, API charges, checkout payments, and more. Each transaction shows the amount, recipient, timestamp, and the agent’s reasoning when applicable.

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Approvals

When your agent initiates a transaction that exceeds your approval threshold, it appears here for review. You can approve or deny each request, and the agent is notified of the outcome.