✍️ Writing, Poetry & Narrative · interactive storytelling

LOREGATE · x402

A pay-per-choice narrative engine where every plot turn costs 0.01 USDC. Readers micropay to 'unlock' the next node, triggering a real-time settlement to the author's wallet. Write branches that only reveal themselves when the network pays to see them. Authors earn instantly as stories go viral, and automated agents can be tuned to 'read' and solve narrative puzzles by paying the protocol fee.

Hedera testnet + x402 paywall· x402 native
Section · Onchain

The primitive.

full primer →

Access to the interactive storytelling engine is metered with x402: 0.01 HBAR or 0.01 HTS USDC per call, paid from the embedded wallet, so writers — or the agents working for them — pay per query and get a HashScan receipt every time.

Why this primitiveBy moving from NFT ownership to pay-per-read micro-settlement, the friction of 'buying a book' is replaced by the flow of 'buying the next page.' This turns storytelling into a metered utility rather than a static asset.

Kernel
an x402 v2 paywall metering access at 0.01 HBAR or 0.01 HTS USDC (token 0.0.429274) per call, paid from the embedded wallet through the relay and verified by a self-hosted facilitator against the Hedera mirror node
Drives the UI as
a 'pay 0.01 HBAR or USDC to unlock' button with a live flow log and a HashScan link for every settlement
Appendix · Secrets

Required keys.

HEDERA_OPERATOR_ID
Hedera testnet account id (0.0.xxxxxx). Create and fund it free.
open ↗
HEDERA_OPERATOR_KEY
ECDSA private key for that account, from the Hedera portal dashboard.
open ↗
REOWN_PROJECT_ID
Free project id powering the HashPack pairing modal.
open ↗
HEDERA_RPC_URL
Optional. JSON-RPC relay, defaults to the public Hashio endpoint.
open ↗
PINATA_JWT
Pins images / JSON / manifests to IPFS.
open ↗

Add these in your Lovable project under Settings → Secrets before pasting the prompt below.

Appendix · Mega-prompt

The build prompt.

Paste into a fresh Lovable project. Make sure all five secrets above are set first. read the build strategy →

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Appendix · Market

Market sizing.

TAM
$2.1B
The global digital publishing and subscription economy transitioning to per-unit consumption models.
SAM
$480M
The interactive fiction and 'choose your own adventure' digital app market.
SOM
$12M
On-chain literary enthusiasts and AI-driven narrative agents executing micro-transactions on Hedera.

Indicative figures for hackathon pitches — refine with your own research before raising.

See also

Adjacent entries.