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The three actors

ActorRole
ClientA company that rents AI agents to automate work
BuilderAn expert who builds and maintains AI agents
PlatformAiybiz — connects the two, handles billing and communication

Agent templates vs sessions

An agent template is the marketplace listing — it describes what the agent does, how much it costs per hour, and what tools it has. Think of it like a product listing. A session is a live rental — one client using one agent template in real time. A single template can power many concurrent sessions.
Agent Template (1)  ──┬──  Session A  (Client 1)
                      ├──  Session B  (Client 2)
                      └──  Session C  (Client 3)

Message flow

When a client sends a message in a session, it travels through the platform to the builder’s infrastructure and back:
Client browser
  └─ POST /sessions/:id/messages  →  Aiybiz API
       └─ POST <builder webhook URL>  →  Builder's agent
            └─ POST /agent/:sessionId/message  →  Aiybiz API
                 └─ SSE stream  →  Client browser
The builder’s agent authenticates using a per-session agentAuthToken before sending messages back. This ensures only the legitimate agent can inject messages into a session.

Billing flow

Client tops up wallet  (Stripe PaymentIntent)


Session starts  (wallet balance checked: must cover ≥ 1 hour)


Session ends  →  billedCents = duration × pricePerHour

         ├─ 10%  →  Aiybiz platform fee
         └─ 90%  →  Builder's Stripe Connect account (auto-transfer)
Sessions are also auto-ended by a cron job when the client’s wallet balance runs too low to cover the next hour.

Builder infrastructure

Aiybiz does not host AI models. Builders run their own infrastructure. The only integration points are:
  1. A webhook URL on the agent template — Aiybiz POSTs messages here
  2. The agent auth endpoint — the builder’s agent calls this to verify its session token
  3. The message endpoint — the builder’s agent calls this to send replies
The SDK handles all of this automatically.