# DRAIN

> Use this tool when you need to facilitate trustless and efficient micropayments for AI services, enabling pay-per-use AI inference without API keys. DRAIN solves the problem of secure and scalable payment streaming for AI providers and consumers, allowing for seamless transactions on the Polygon network. It takes in AI service requests and USDC payments, outputting secure and verified payment streams.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/kimbo128-drain  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/kimbo128-drain

## Description

Implements the DRAIN (Decentralized Runtime for AI Networks) protocol for trustless streaming micropayments between AI consumers and providers. Enables pay-per-use AI inference with USDC on Polygon without requiring API keys, using efficient channel-based payment streaming.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** finance
- **Updated:** 2026-04-25

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/kimbo128-drain)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/kimbo128/drain>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "kimbo128-drain"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/kimbo128-drain` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/kimbo128-drain/pull`

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