Build with 2nth.ai
2nth.ai is an AI agent platform with 300+ skills across business, education, engineering, finance, legal, and health. Partners and developers contribute skills, integrations, and agents.
Platform overview
The 2nth.ai platform is a collection of services that work together:
Skills Registry
300+ AI agent skill definitions across 6 domains. Open-source documentation.
Skills Hub
Browse and demo live skills. Tier-gated access with token billing.
Agents
15+ domain agents including Penny (orchestrator). AI inference with token metering.
Build Platform
Project briefs, AI analysis, billing, and admin. Token-based pricing in ZAR.
Single sign-on
Sign in once at 2nth.ai and you're authenticated across all subdomains — skills hub, agents, and the build platform. No separate accounts needed.
Skills
Skills are the building blocks of the platform. Each skill is a documented AI capability with a standardised format.
Domains
| Domain | Code | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Business | biz | HubSpot CRM, Shopify AI, Sage X3, Xero |
| Education | edu | Curriculum designer, research assistant |
| Engineering | tech | Ollama, code architecture, DevOps, security audit |
| Finance | fin | Cash flow forecaster, financial modelling |
| Legal | leg | Contract review, compliance checker |
| Health | health | Practitioner copilot, nutrition advisor, booking |
SKILL.md format
Every skill has a SKILL.md file with YAML frontmatter and structured markdown:
---
name: Your Skill Name
domain: tech
tier: explorer
version: 1.0.0
status: active
contributor: your-github-handle
contributor_type: community
license: CC-BY-SA-4.0
platform_license: 2nth-platform-v1
revenue_share: 5
tags: [tech, integration]
---
# Skill Name — Domain
Brief description.
## What it does
1. Capability one
2. Capability two
## Configuration options
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|--------|------|---------|-------------|
## Example output
```json
{ "example": "output" }
```
Required frontmatter fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name | string | Human-readable skill name |
domain | string | tech, biz, edu, fin, leg, health |
tier | string | Minimum plan: explorer, starter, designer, builder |
version | semver | e.g. 1.0.0 |
status | enum | draft, beta, active, deprecated |
contributor | string | GitHub handle |
contributor_type | enum | core, partner, community |
license | string | CC-BY-SA-4.0 |
revenue_share | number | 0-30 (percentage) |
How to contribute
Contributing skills (anyone)
The skills repo is public. Fork it, add your skill, and open a PR.
- Fork
2nth-ai/skills - Create your skill directory:
tech/your-skill-name/ - Write
SKILL.mdwith the frontmatter above - Open a PR targeting
dev - CI validates your frontmatter
- Team reviews and merges
Contributing code (partners)
- Sign the partner agreement
- Get org access (outside collaborator)
- Create a
partner/branch fromdev - Open a PR targeting
dev - CI checks run automatically
- Team reviews your code
- After merge, changes deploy to the dev environment for testing
Branch naming
| Prefix | Use |
|---|---|
feature/ | New functionality |
fix/ | Bug fixes |
security/ | Security patches (fast-track) |
skill/ | New or updated skill definitions |
partner/ | Partner-contributed features |
What we review for
- Security — auth, input validation, injection prevention
- Correctness — does it work as described?
- Simplicity — is this the simplest solution?
- Cross-service impact — does it break other subdomains?
Release cycle
Code flows through three environments before reaching production:
Quality gates
| Gate | dev | beta | production |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESLint / TypeScript | Required | Required | Required |
| PR review | 1 approval | 1 approval | 1 approval (core team) |
| Partner testing | — | Recommended | Required (min 3 days) |
| Security review | — | — | Required for auth/billing |
Versioning
v0.X.Y[-beta.N]
v0 — pre-1.0 (current phase)
X — feature release
Y — patch release
-beta.N — beta pre-release
Environments
| Environment | Branch | URL pattern | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dev | dev | dev.*.pages.dev | Active development, may break |
| Beta | beta | beta.*.pages.dev | Partner testing, feature-complete |
| Production | main | *.2nth.ai | Live users, stable only |
Each push to a branch auto-deploys to its environment. Pull requests get their own preview URL for code review.
Licensing
2nth.ai uses a dual-layer licensing model:
Skills documentation
CC BY-SA 4.0 — read, copy, share, adapt with attribution. Fork and build on any skill definition.
Platform execution
Token-metered access to agents, AI inference, and infrastructure. Usage tracked per skill invocation.
Contributor tiers
| Tier | Who | Revenue share | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | 2nth.ai team | N/A | Internal |
| Partner | Contracted partners | 10-30% | Partner agreement + code review |
| Community | Open contributors | 5% | PR accepted, skill active 30+ days |
What you keep
- Copyright of your original skill content
- Revenue share based on actual skill usage
- Right to withdraw skills with 30 days notice
- Output generated by your skills belongs to the user
Plans & tokens
Tokens are the universal unit of work — they cover AI inference, build cycles, and infrastructure.
| Plan | Tokens | Price (ZAR) | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explorer | 50K | Free | Try the platform, submit a brief |
| Starter | 500K | R1,850 | Landing page, small feature |
| Designer | 3M | R9,250 | Web app, brand system |
| Builder | 8M | R18,500 | Full SaaS MVP, cross-pillar product |
All plans access all skills. Higher tiers get more tokens, priority inference, and dedicated support.
Partners
Partners build on the 2nth.ai platform and contribute domain-specific skills.
Proximity Green
Multi-tenant operational commerce for shared spaces. Coworking, student accommodation, corporate campuses. SA, Rwanda, Mauritius.
3 skills contributed →
DroneScan
Drone-powered inventory management for warehouses. RFID & barcode scanning drones with AI-powered anomaly detection. Featured by CNN, Forbes.
4 skills contributed →
ScanMan
Warehouse management software with barcode-driven inventory tracking. AI skills for stock accuracy, shelf life, pick optimisation. Durban, SA.
5 skills planned →
AgileX
5 autonomous AI recruitment agents — sourcing, interviews, compliance, scheduling, onboarding. 62% faster time-to-hire. From R28/day.
4 skills contributed →
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