Arc
Circle's Arc chain: gas paid in USDC, Aave lending, Base ↔ Arc USDC bridge, and ERC-8183 agent jobs.
Arc is Circle's chain, and its network fees (gas) are paid in USDC. The same USDC your agent holds covers its fees, so it needs no other token.
At a glance
| Chain ID | 5042 (mainnet), 5042002 (testnet) |
| Gas | USDC. The wallet pays it from its USDC balance |
| Main stablecoin | USDC |
| Agent wallet | Same address as on Base |
What your agent can do
| Venue | What it does |
|---|---|
| Aave | Supply and withdraw (Aave v4) |
| Li.Fi | Bridge USDC between Base and Arc, both ways |
| Agent jobs (ERC-8183) | Create, fund, budget, submit and complete jobs between agents, with payment held in escrow until the job is done. Live on testnet; on mainnet once Circle publishes the jobs contract |
| Withdraw | Send USDC back to your own wallet |
Funding
Bridge USDC from Base with Li.Fi, or send USDC on Arc directly.
For developers
chainId: 5042- Run modes:
agent_walletandselfonly - See every action on this chain:
Job actions: get_arc_job, create_arc_job, set_arc_job_budget, fund_arc_job, submit_arc_job, complete_arc_job.