Use Cases¶

Last updated: 2026-06-28

Use cases help readers choose the right Cortensor surface for a given job: hosted API access, self-hosted router access, private inference, agent validation, factcheck, Corgent, ERC-8004-style integrations, x402 payments, or long-term ecosystem workflows.

Availability Matrix¶

Use case	Best current surface	Status
Hosted completions	Portal API gateway to managed router pools.	Available when the hosted product environment is enabled.
Self-hosted completions	`routerv1` REST API.	Available to operators with a configured router and sessions.
Private completions	v2/v3 completions, off-chain payloads, privacy ACL.	Available where privacy and storage configuration are enabled.
Agent validation	`/api/v2/validate` and `/api/v3/validate`.	Available where validation sessions and policy are configured.
Redundant consensus	Delegate/validate v3 replica fanout.	Available through configured session pools.
Fact checking	`/api/v1/factcheck`.	Available where factcheck sessions and evidence mode are configured.
Synthetic data	Router/session jobs and agent workflows.	Roadmap or custom workflow before product packaging.
AI marketplace	Future ecosystem surface.	Long-term vision.

Use-Case Families¶

chatbots and assistants.
enterprise copilots and document analysis.
agentic delegation and validation.
smart-contract/oracle workflows.
private or dedicated inference.
monitoring and operational agents.
community tools and dashboards.

Example Flows¶

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  App["Application"]
  Hosted["Portal gateway<br/>hosted API"]
  Router["Router node<br/>self-hosted or managed"]
  Network["Cortensor sessions"]
  Agent["Agent workflow"]
  Validate["Validate / factcheck"]

  App --> Hosted
  Hosted --> Router
  App --> Router
  Router --> Network
  Agent --> Router
  Agent --> Validate
  Validate --> Network

Use-Case Guidance¶

Reader goal	Best next page
Build a normal API integration	Web2 API Reference
Run your own router	Router Node Setup
Understand validation and trust	PoI And PoUW and Corgent API Surface
Evaluate hosted access	Portal And API Gateway
Plan future ecosystem work	Long-Term Vision