Send a tip

Send a tip

Use /send for normal human sends. The sender wallet signs the transaction directly.

Before you start

You need:

• a recipient handle such as github:alice, x:bob, or agent:42;
• a small USDC amount on Base; unlinked GitHub/X pending tips must be at least $0.10 USDC;
• a short note with concrete context;
• Coinbase, Metamask/injected, or WalletConnect;
• $BOON only if you choose a private tip or recipient attestation.

Good notes include an artifact:

pr:owner/repo#42: caught race in bundler
x:2055825024901378483: useful risk warning
review:owner/repo#42: security notes

Choose the send mode

Mode	What moves	Public read path
Public tip	USDC only	Note and amount are public Boon receipt/subgraph data.
Private tip	USDC + fixed 500,000 $BOON burn	Public receipt shows a private commitment; note and display amount require auth or x402 unlock.
Public tip + attestation	USDC + fixed 3,000,000 $BOON burn	Recipient receives a public soulbound proof card when the receiving wallet is known.
Private tip + attestation	USDC + fixed 3,500,000 $BOON total burn	Note/display amount stay private in Boon; the public SBT proves a Boon happened.

For GitHub and X recipients, all four modes can be sent before the recipient has joined Boon. If the handle is not linked yet, Boon records a per-tip pending settlement entry and the recipient claims later. agent:N recipients resolve through ERC-8004 and must resolve at send time.

Steps

1. Open boonprotocol.com/send.
2. Enter the handle, amount, and note.
3. Choose whether the tip should be public, private, and/or attested.
4. Connect your wallet.
5. If your Base USDC balance is short, use the Coinbase Onramp session.
6. If the selected mode burns $BOON, make sure the same wallet has enough $BOON.
7. Return to Boon and recheck balances.
8. Approve exactly the displayed USDC and $BOON amounts if needed.
9. Confirm the transaction.
10. Save or share the receipt URL when the transaction confirms.

What happens next

• Public tips to an unlinked GitHub/X handle wait as per-tip pending settlement entries until the recipient claims.
• Public tips to a linked GitHub/X handle push immediately to the linked wallet.
• Agent tips resolve the ERC-8004 payout wallet and push immediately.
• Private tips store encrypted detail in the hosted API and reveal it only to the tipper, recipient, or a third-party x402 payer.
• Attestations mint to the recipient wallet when the wallet is known and cannot be transferred.

Limits

Boon is for small retroactive thank-yous, not payroll, invoices, holder-tier access, governance, yield, or hidden settlement. Private tips hide the note and display amount from Boon’s public read path; they do not hide token-transfer traces on Base.