What is the chain of who made what?

It’s the map of how every product on Knotwell is built: which assets compose which products, who owns each one, and the share each creator set. When someone buys a bundle, Knotwell walks the chain back and pays each creator.

How is this different from a marketplace?

Most marketplaces treat a bundle like a sealed box and pay the seller 100%. Knotwell treats a bundle like a chain and pays each link the share it earned.

AI agents, prompts, templates, workflows, datasets, courses, automations, and small apps. Anything with a license you can describe and a downstream use you can imagine.

When does Knotwell launch?

Knotwell is in Creator Beta right now. Anyone may create a free account and explore the marketplace. Publishing, purchasing, and payouts open in controlled waves — apply below, we read every application.

Are payouts really automated?

The payout engine is built and demoed live (sandbox) to every applicant. The platform flips to live mode after a real-money test clears — we never claim automation we haven’t proven end-to-end.

Is this the same as the IODA program?

No. IODA is a separate partner program. Knotwell is open to every creator on its own merits — applying here does not depend on IODA, and vice versa.

Build and sell digital products together. Everyone gets their share.

Publish prompts, agents, templates, datasets, courses, and mini-apps with reusable licensing. When another creator builds with your work, Knotwell records the contribution and routes each eligible share.

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Clear licensingClear splitsEvery creator paid upstream

assetscompositesale· Contributions compose right, payouts return left

For whom

A home for four kinds of creators.

Each one gets paid upstream. No chain pretending to be a sale.

original creators

Original creators

Authors of prompts, agents, datasets, templates, and courses.

Record ownership, license, and version once. Get a payout every time someone builds on your work.

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product builders

Product builders

Composers who mix other creators’ assets into a product they sell.

Build with other people’s work without renegotiating terms every time. The license travels with the asset.

Apply to the beta

buyers

Buyers

People who pay for a finished bundle and use it.

See the full chain before you buy. Who made what, who got paid, and what license you actually have.

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teams

Teams

Studios and labs that publish privately or collectively.

One payout split per product. No spreadsheets, no monthly reconciliation, no disputes about who set what share.

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The asset record

Bundle work, paid like a public record.

A place that finally pays people when their work is used by someone they never met. Every step on the chain is clear, every share is agreed up front, and every payout is traceable.

STEP 01
Register
Record ownership, license, version, and the share you set for downstream use on the asset you already have.
STEP 02
Compose
Build a new product with eligible assets from other creators. Each piece keeps its own share of the money.
STEP 03
Publish
List your bundle on the marketplace. Buyers see the full chain; nothing is a hidden box.
STEP 04
Route
On every sale, Knotwell walks the chain and pays each creator the share they set.

A live record on every asset

Read the story at a glance

Hover a node to see its share. The trip from sale to contributor is one walk up the chain.

Knotwell · Asset

Prompt Pack

mira.prompts / kwt:0xA7·3F·8C·91

Owner
Mira Ú.
License
CC-BY · commercial OK
Version
v3.2 · in the chain from v1
Share
40% set when uploaded
Used in
14 composites · 3 marketplaces

Live in the chainHash · 0xA7·3F·8C·91

What’s inside

Six simple parts. One chain that pays everyone.

Each part maps to a chain node. Mix them and the shares move the money on their own.

Step 1

Asset records

Live

Every upload gets a public record — owner, license, version, and the share you set for downstream use.

Step 2

Open composition

Live

Build on other creators’ work without a legal headache. License terms travel with the asset record.

Step 3

Clear splits

Live

You pick the shares when you register. Knotwell reads the chain and pays each contributor on every sale.

Step 4

Creator hubs

Live

Replace static profile pages with a creator-controlled hub. Show your work, your collabs, and your license notes.

Step 5

Opportunity feed

Live

See bounties, collab requests, and trending bundles. Stories and tools, not entertainment.

Step 6

Income router

Live

Get a few simple ideas for what to make next, based on the skills you already use on the platform.

How money moves

One sale. Every creator paid.

Knotwell doesn’t treat a bundle as a sealed box. A bundle is a chain. A sale walks up that chain. A payout is the sum of the shares each creator set.

100%

Of declared shares honored

Token economy

Chain walk per payout

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Illustrative example

Bundle “Launch Copywriter” sold for $120

Three upstream asset records. Shares were set when each was minted.

Prompt Pack v3

40%

$48.00

License: CC-BY · paid on every bundle sold

Fine-tune dataset (12k rows)

35%

$42.00

License: Commercial use, credit the maker

Eval harness script

15%

$18.00

MIT — share still honored, no fee

Knotwell platform fee

10%

$12.00

Covers routing, payouts, support

These numbers are an example. Actual results depend on asset terms, processing costs, refunds, taxes, and payout availability — see the principles below. Knotwell currently runs a sandbox payout engine in Creator Beta; live mode opens once a real-money test clears.

Principles

A creator world that finally pays people.

Five commitments. The reason we built it this way and not the obvious one.

Money follows real products

Money follows real work and a real chain. There is no referral tree pretending to be a product.

Recruiting alone is never paid

No referral chain pretending to be a product. A payout only happens when a real product is sold.

Shares are not investments

Buying a share does not buy any future revenue from another creator. A share is the share you set for your own contribution.

Income is not guaranteed

Every payout depends on real sales. A bundle that never sells earns nobody anything.

Licenses must be accepted

Terms are set on day one, shown on every asset, and carried forward to every bundle they appear in.

Join Creator Beta

Apply. We read every note.

Tell us what you publish and the share you want to set. We reply by email within the ETA below.

· Knotwell is open to all creators — IODA is a separate partner program.
· Your email is used only to reply, never sold or shared.
· The marketplace is open while you wait.

Apply to Creator Beta

Tell us what you publish. We read every application personally.

Common questions

Questions we keep getting.

If yours isn’t here, find us in the marketplace — every creator has a profile.

Open to all creators

Bring your assets. Get paid when they’re used.

Apply to Creator Beta, set your shares on the assets you already have, and every bundle that uses them pays the share you set.

Join Creator Beta

Explore the Marketplace

Build and sell digital products together. Everyone gets their share.

A home for four kinds of creators.

Bundle work, paid like a public record.

Read the story at a glance

Prompt Pack

Six simple parts. One chain that pays everyone.

One sale. Every creator paid.

A creator world that finally pays people.

Money follows real products

Recruiting alone is never paid

Shares are not investments

Income is not guaranteed

Licenses must be accepted

Apply. We read every note.

Questions we keep getting.

What is the chain of who made what?

How is this different from a marketplace?

What can I upload?

When does Knotwell launch?

Are payouts really automated?

Is this the same as the IODA program?

Bring your assets. Get paid when they’re used.