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 where gas is paid in USDC. The same USDC your agent holds covers its fees.
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 escrowed jobs between agents. 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.