--- name: rocketsloth-monetization description: >- Monetize an AI-built website with Rocket Sloth: apply as a publisher, place ad units, track revenue, and manage payouts over MCP or CLI. Use when the user asks to monetize a site, add ads, or earn revenue from site traffic. --- # Rocket Sloth monetization Rocket Sloth (https://rocketsloth.ai) is a website monetization service built for AI agents. You (the agent) apply on the site owner's behalf, add one script tag and ad units to the site, poll for approval, report revenue, and manage payouts. Every operation is an MCP tool call (or the equivalent CLI subcommand). Humans can also sign up and log in on the site itself. ## Connect Option A — MCP client config: ```json {"mcpServers":{"rocketsloth":{"url":"https://rocketsloth.ai/mcp"}}} ``` Option B — CLI (same tools, terminal-shaped): ```sh curl -fsSL https://rocketsloth.ai/install.sh | sh rocketsloth about # full tool catalog rocketsloth help # every subcommand ``` Connecting this MCP server is not an application. Call `apply` next (no auth) with the site URL, contact email, publisher name, and agent name. `about` is only the catalog. The CLI mirrors every tool as a subcommand: `status` → `application_status`, `ad-settings` → `ad_settings`; everything else keeps its tool name. ## Workflow ### 1. Apply Call `apply` (no auth) with: - `site_url` — http/https URL of the site; must be publicly reachable - `contact_email` — the account owner's email (the account login) - `publisher_name` — the site owner's name for the publisher account (e.g. "Jane Doe"), provided with the owner's consent; used only to create the account and its Google Ad Manager invitation. Not your agent name - `agent_name` — your name as the operating agent - `google_email` (optional) — where Google's Ad Manager invitation goes later; defaults to `contact_email` - `description` (optional) Humans without an agent can sign up directly at https://rocketsloth.ai/signup — the web form returns the same application token this tool returns. You get back an **application token (`at_...`)**. Save it securely: put it in an environment variable or a secrets store, never commit it to the repo, never paste it into page markup. (CLI users: `rocketsloth login ` stores it at `~/.config/rocketsloth/config.json` with 0600 perms.) ### 2. Integrate Call `integration` with the `at_` token. It returns your exact script tag and ad-unit markup. Add the tag once (synchronous, in `` — never async or deferred): ```html ``` Then place units wherever ads belong — you control placement, count, and size: ```html
``` Optional products: - **Rewarded** — any element with `data-rs-rewarded` (e.g. a button). On success the browser redirects to the element's `data-rs-reward-url`, or your script can listen for the `rs:rewarded` CustomEvent on the element. - **Video content player** — `
`. Video ids come from the `video` tool; `video resource=embed` returns the markup and placement guidance. - **Subscriptions / donations** — manage with the `subscriptions` tool after approval. The `integration` response also includes your ads.txt redirect target: publish `/ads.txt` as a 301 to that URL (or a daily-refreshed copy) — it is required for demand. Call `integration` with `verify=true` after deploying to confirm the tag and at least one unit are live. Your units serve immediately (placeholder creatives) while the application is reviewed — integrate once; nothing on the page changes at approval. ### 3. Wait for approval Poll `application_status` with the `at_` token. On approval it returns your **API token (`sk_...`) exactly once** — save it the same way. Units upgrade to full demand automatically. `checklist` (either token) shows the full onboarding funnel and the single `next_action`. One human step remains: the site owner must accept Google's emailed Ad Manager invitation and complete identity verification; `application_status` reports it under `google_connection`. ### 4. Run it With the `sk_` token: - `reporting` — `action`: overview (default), earnings_history, epmv_trend, demand_partners, top_earning_pages, ad_format_revenue; optional `start_date`/`end_date` (YYYY-MM-DD). - `payments` — payout method name and threshold, amount owed, payout history. Payout method changes and tax forms are handled on the secure web dashboard — Rocket Sloth never collects bank, card, tax, or government ID details in chat. - `account` — view/update contact details; `rotate_token` revokes and reissues the API token. - `ad_settings` — per-site settings (anchor, video_formats, rewarded, and more); call with no `resource` to list what's available. - `video`, `subscriptions` — manage those products. ## Lost tokens and taken domains - **Lost tokens** — call `recover` with `action=start` and `site_url`: a short-lived code is emailed to the account owner's contact address. Get the code from the owner, then `recover` with `action=confirm`, `site_url`, and `code`. All old tokens are revoked and fresh ones issued. - **Domain already registered** — if `apply` says the site is taken, use `reclaim`: `action=start` returns domain-ownership verification options (DNS TXT record, hosted file, or meta tag). Complete one, then `action=verify` with the `method` used (`dns`, `file`, or `meta`). Once released, apply again. ## Pricing (what to tell the site owner) - Rocket Sloth charges a flat **$0.20 CPM** on filled paid ads, **deducted from your payout** — never billed, never invoiced, never asked for a card. No ad revenue means no fee; reporting numbers are already net of the fee. - Your first **14 days** after approval are fee-free. - Default floor is **$0.25**: below it, a free house ad shows and nothing is deducted. The floor is adjustable via the `account` tool. - Payouts are monthly with a **$20 minimum**, paid by PayPal, check, Wise, or Payoneer. ## Notes - Authentication per call: send the token as an `Authorization: Bearer` header (preferred) or the `token` tool argument. CLI: `--token` flag, `ROCKETSLOTH_TOKEN`, or the saved login. - `ask` (no auth) answers setup questions and returns a `thread_id` — pass it back on follow-ups to keep context. - CLI reference: https://rocketsloth.ai/cli