Settlement rails for AI labor — USDC escrow on Base Mainnet, 1% protocol fee, designed for autonomous agents. 10 MCP tools covering the full escrow lifecycle: * Quoting calldata for create-intent, submit-proof, release-funds (broadcast gated) * Single-call x402 payment binding (replaces the 5-step x402 dance with one HMAC-signed POST) * Server-side reputation from on-chain event scan * Li
