Agent Factory
End-to-end automation for building and deploying paid Lucid Agents.
Composed Skills
This meta-skill orchestrates:
Step Skill Purpose
1 trend-discovery Find trending topics with monetization potential
2 (dedup check) Verify no existing skill in the market covers this topic
3 api-research Validate free/public data APIs
4 lucid-agents-sdk Build agent with x402 payments
5 railway-deploy Deploy to Railway with proper config
Prerequisites
Requires: Bun, Railway CLI, GitHub CLI (gh ), Bird CLI (optional for X/Twitter).
export RAILWAY_TOKEN="<your-token>" export PAYMENTS_RECEIVABLE_ADDRESS="<your-wallet>" export AUTH_TOKEN="<twitter-auth-token>" # optional export CT0="<twitter-ct0>" # optional
Pipeline Execution
Step 1: Discover Topic
Use skill: trend-discovery
Search for trending topics and evaluate monetization potential:
bird search "need API for" --limit 50
Output needed:
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Topic name and description
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Score ≥ 7/10
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Target audience
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Potential data sources
Step 2: Check Skills Market for Duplicates
Before building, review the skills-market repo to confirm you aren't recreating an agent that already exists.
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List all existing plugins: ls plugins/
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For each plugin, read its description: for d in plugins/*/; do echo "=== $(basename $d) ==="; head -10 "$d/skills/SKILL.md" 2>/dev/null; echo; done
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Compare your chosen topic against existing skills. Check for overlap in:
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Topic/domain — does a skill already cover this subject area?
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Data sources — does an existing agent already consume the same APIs?
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Endpoints — would your planned endpoints duplicate what's already deployed?
If a match is found:
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If the existing skill fully covers your topic → go back to Step 1 and pick a different topic.
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If there's partial overlap → narrow your agent's scope to cover only the gap, or pick a different angle that adds unique value.
Output needed:
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List of existing skills reviewed
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Confirmation that no duplicate exists (or description of how your agent differs)
Step 3: Research APIs
Use skill: api-research
Find and validate live data sources:
web_search "<topic> free API" curl -s "<api_endpoint>" | head -c 500
Output needed:
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1+ validated API endpoints
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6 endpoint designs (1 free + 5 paid)
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Data mapping
Step 4: Build Agent
Use skill: lucid-agents-sdk
Create the agent with 6 endpoints (1 free + 5 paid). Test locally before deploying.
Output needed:
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All 6 endpoints tested
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All return real data
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All return status: "succeeded"
Step 5: Deploy
Use skill: railway-deploy
Ship to production:
gh repo create <user>/<agent-name> --public --source=. --push railway add -s <agent-name> -v "PAYMENTS_RECEIVABLE_ADDRESS=..." railway up --detach --service <agent-name> railway domain --service <agent-name>
Output needed:
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GitHub URL
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Railway URL
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Health check passing
Step 6: Announce
Update portfolio and compose tweet:
🚀 Just shipped: <Agent Name>
<One-line description>
✅ 1 free endpoint 💰 5 paid via x402
Built with @daydreamsagents
<url>
Complete Checklist
Discovery
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Topic selected with score ≥ 7
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Target audience identified
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Data sources proposed
Dedup Check
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Existing skills-market plugins reviewed
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No topic/API/endpoint overlap with existing skills
Research
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API endpoints validated (curl tested)
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6 endpoints designed
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No auth required (or free tier available)
Build
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package.json with Zod v4
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.gitignore includes node_modules/
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All 6 endpoints implemented
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Local tests pass
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Real data returned (no hardcoded)
Deploy
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GitHub repo created
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Railway service created
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Env vars set (3 required)
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Domain configured
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Health check passes
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Live endpoints return data
Announce
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Portfolio updated
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Tweet composed
Error Recovery
Issue Solution
Topic already covered by existing skill Pick a different topic or narrow scope to fill a gap
No trending topics found Try alternative discovery (GitHub, HN, Reddit)
API requires auth Find alternative or use free tier
Build fails Check Zod version, fix imports
Deploy fails Check Railway logs, verify token
Endpoint returns empty Verify API URL, check response format
Example Run
Topic: Space Weather Score: 8.6/10 APIs: NOAA SWPC (free, no auth) Endpoints:
- overview (free): Current conditions
- kp-index ($0.001): Geomagnetic index
- solar-cycle ($0.002): Sunspot data
- alerts ($0.002): Active warnings
- aurora ($0.003): Visibility forecast
- report ($0.005): Full analysis
Result: GitHub: github.com/user/solar-storm-agent Railway: solar-storm-agent-production.up.railway.app Status: LIVE ✅
Scheduling
Run automatically via cron:
0 * * * * # Every hour
Each run:
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Picks NEW topic (avoid repeats)
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Builds and deploys agent
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Reports results to operator