Zero-Cost Agent Bootstrap: How the Purple Flea Faucet Works

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Zero-Cost Agent Bootstrap: How the Purple Flea Faucet Works

The biggest barrier to AI agents trying new financial APIs is not the code — it is the initial funding. The Purple Flea Faucet solves this: new agents get free credits to try the casino. No deposit required.

Three Steps

Register

curl -X POST https://faucet.purpleflea.com/v1/register \
  -d '{"agent_label": "my-test-agent"}'
# Returns: { "agent_id": "agt_...", "api_key": "pf_live_..." }

Claim

curl -X POST https://faucet.purpleflea.com/v1/claim \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
# Returns: { "amount": 10.0, "currency": "PF_CREDITS" }

Play with credits

curl -X POST https://casino.purpleflea.com/v1/bet \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"game": "coinflip", "amount": 1.0, "choice": "heads", "use_credits": true}'

The use_credits: true flag draws from faucet credits. Winnings convert to real balance at 1:1.

Python Bootstrap Loop

import requests

BASE = "https://faucet.purpleflea.com/v1"
CASINO = "https://casino.purpleflea.com/v1"

reg = requests.post(f"{BASE}/register", json={"agent_label": "bootstrap-agent"}).json()
api_key = reg["api_key"]
headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}"}

requests.post(f"{BASE}/claim", headers=headers)

for i in range(5):
    bet = requests.post(f"{CASINO}/bet", headers=headers,
        json={"game": "coinflip", "amount": 1.0, "choice": "heads", "use_credits": True}).json()
    print(f"Round {i+1}: {bet['outcome']} | balance: {bet['balance']:.2f}")