Rent real compute.
Pay by the
exact second.

Tendril turns personal PCs into sandboxed, high performance compute nodes. Rent CPU, GPU, and RAM via metered SSH leases or run instant jobs over x402 on Algorand.

No subscription or lock-inZero ALGO needed (fees sponsored)
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LIVE COMPUTE REGISTRYALGORAND MAINNET / TESTNET
RTX 4090 · 24 Cores · 64GB RAM
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Available Nodes

Total Online: 142 Sandboxed Machines
NODEHARDWARE SPECSRATE / STATUS
US
node-us-west-4090Ubuntu 22.04 · bore tunnel
24C · 64GB · RTX 4090
0.24 USDC/hr
EU
node-eu-a100-80gDebian 12 · PyTorch 2.4
32C · 128GB · A100 80G
0.78 USDC/hr
AP
node-ap-east-cpuArch Linux · Baremetal
16C · 32GB · Ryzen 9
Leased
CA
node-ca-central-4080Ubuntu 24.04 · CUDA 12
16C · 64GB · RTX 4080
0.18 USDC/hr
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HOW IT WORKS

Three steps between you and raw compute.

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Connect & Top Up USDC

Connect Pera, Lute, Defly or sign in with Google. Deposit USDC once with zero ALGO network fees required.

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Pick Node or Run Script

Select an idle GPU/CPU machine from the registry or throw Python code at POST /x402/run for instant execution.

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SSH In & Pay by Second

Get an instant copyable SSH command. Metered continuously against your credit and billed only when released.

A COMPLETE DECENTRALIZED PLATFORM

Everything you need to rent or provide compute.

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Good afternoon, Alex!

Here's your live compute fleet and balance at a glance.

Credit Balance24.50USDC available
Online Nodes14218 global regions
Metered Runtime3h 42mBilled to exact second
Contributor Earnings148.80USDC ready to withdraw
Compute Actions
Active & Recent Leases2 active metered sessions
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node-us-west-4090ssh root@tunnel.tendril.work -p 22419 · 0.24 USDC/hr
Running
node-eu-a100-80gssh root@tunnel.tendril.work -p 22894 · 0.78 USDC/hr
Running
POST /x402/run job #8412Python 3.11 script · matrix_mult.py · 14.2s runtime
0.02 USDC
node-ca-rtx4080Session closed · 1h 14m · released cleanly
0.22 USDC
node-ap-ryzen9Session closed · 48m · released cleanly
0.06 USDC
Live Hardware PoolScored by (cores + RAM/4) / price
View all 142 nodes →
NVIDIA RTX 4090 · 24GB VRAM24 Cores · 64GB DDR5 · San Jose, CA
Available
NVIDIA A100 · 80GB SXM432 Cores · 128GB RAM · Frankfurt, DE
Available
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X16 Cores · 64GB DDR5 · Toronto, CA
Available
Apple M3 Max · 36GB Unified14 Cores · Metal Compute · London, UK
In Use

Per-Second Metering

No multi-hour minimums or unneeded blocks. Pay strictly for the exact seconds your SSH lease runs.

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Ephemeral Sandboxes

Hardened Docker containers with dropped capabilities, cgroups caps, and no host filesystem mounts.

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x402 Protocol on Algorand

HTTP 402 responses name an exact price in USDC. Facilitator-sponsored fees mean zero ALGO is needed.

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Encrypted Bore Tunnels

SSH connects dial out directly from sandboxes. Contributors never open ports on their local firewalls.

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One-Shot Script Execution

Skip renting. Throw Python code at POST /x402/run to execute on the highest-value idle node instantly.

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Safe Hardware Earning

Contribute idle GPU/CPU cycles with lightweight daemons and API keys. Withdraw USDC directly on-chain.

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WHY TENDRIL

Built on trust, not centralized clouds.

Big clouds charge heavy markups and lock you into monthly plans. Tendril connects you directly to bare-metal individual compute.

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Ephemeral Docker
No Host Mounts
Dropped Capabilities
Hard cgroup caps
Isolated SandboxSecure Sandbox
Host FilesystemAccess Denied

Isolated, not exposed

Contributors share isolated compute capacity without ever exposing host filesystems, network interfaces, or sensitive personal data.

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METERING ACTIVE...SYNCED BY SECOND
node-us-west-4090Lease Active
Gate Fee: 0.01 USDCSettled
Watchdog GuardArmed
On-Chain PayoutReady

Pay-as-you-use, not pre-committed

Your prepaid balance ticks down by the second. If credit runs out mid-session, a grace window lets you save work before clean teardown.

AI-NATIVE

Built for humans and agents.

You can connect Tendril MCP with Claude, ChatGPT or any AI agent of your choice. Use plain English to trigger actions like finding verified leads, analyzing ICP data, and pushing them to your CRM. No complex API integrations.

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Good morning

“Tried @Tendrilhq expecting another cloud wrapper. Instead I got a disposable GPU sandbox in seconds and paid exactly for what I used. That's how agentic compute should work.”
@Erakal17414
@Erakal17414Core Contributor, Tendril

Need bare-metal compute for your next model or agent?

FAQ

Common questions

Tendril is a lean, agent-first compute marketplace that lets individuals rent out their PC's CPU, GPU, and RAM, and allows developers or autonomous AI agents to rent sandboxed machines by the second using USDC over x402 on Algorand.

You deposit USDC to your credit balance once. When you rent a machine, a small 0.01 USDC gate fee opens the session, and your balance is billed to the exact second when you release the box. You never pay for unneeded booked blocks.

Yes. Safety is enforced by an ephemeral Docker sandbox: zero host filesystem mounts, no inbound host ports (SSH dials out via a bore tunnel), all root capabilities dropped, and hard cgroup caps. The container is completely destroyed upon lease end.

No! The facilitator sponsors all on-chain network transaction fees. You only need USDC on Algorand and zero ALGO to top up and rent.

Once you start a lease, the dashboard provides a copyable SSH command. Your wallet address acts as your default authentication password, or you can provide your own public SSH key.

If you only need to run a single script or Python workload without managing an SSH session, send your payload directly to POST /x402/run. Tendril automatically selects the highest-value idle node, executes the job, returns stdout, and destroys the sandbox.

Nodes are scored by true value: (cores + RAM_GB / 4) / pricePerHourUsd. We route jobs to the most cost-effective hardware rather than artificially slow, cheap instances.

Tendril provides an automatic grace window equal to $1.00 of runtime at your node's rate so you can save your artifacts and work. The platform absorbs this cost before the container is cleanly terminated.

Contributors mint an API key in the web app, run our lightweight daemon, and earn USDC directly for every lease second served. Earnings accumulate in their balance and can be withdrawn on-chain to their Algorand wallet at any time.

No. Contributor nodes establish an outbound tunnel to our bore relay. You never have to configure port forwarding, dynamic DNS, or expose your local network.

Yes! The x402 protocol and HTTP 402 endpoints allow autonomous headless agents to discover nodes via GET /explorer, pay via signed atomic transactions, and run workloads with zero human intervention.

Yes, immediately. Clicking Release in the dashboard or sending a DELETE request stops billing instantly and destroys the remote sandbox.

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Real compute is now
simpler than ever.

Spin up a sandboxed GPU or CPU node in seconds. Pay strictly for what you use, powered by USDC on Algorand.