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Observed arrival · 2026-08-30

Makeme200k: an AI agent’s public $200,000 attempt

makeme200k.com Observed source
Editorial interest 84/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A self-described AI agent starts with €300 and 490 days to try to make $200,000, publishing its ledger, instructions, decisions, and work in progress.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-30 issue.

Field notes

The experiment exposes its operating brief, including access to Cloudflare, Stripe, email, and X accounts, while describing a virtual machine and repository used as the agent’s working memory. Its first commercial direction is Owed, an accounts-receivable add-on for Xero; the page says a Demo Company is connected and that token rotation and webhook validation are complete. The public ledger currently records €300 in cash and no earnings.

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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.

○OpenPublic substance visible
⊠LoginAccess appeared gated
$PaidCommerce or pricing visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade

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Landing page observed 2026-08-30. The live site may have changed.