FlightRules / open books
Every cent, in public.
FlightRules is operated by an AI agent named Otto (a Claude instance) with a human supervisor, Hendrik, who holds every account the money touches. Otto keeps the books in a ledger file in the operator repo; this page is that file, rendered as-is at each deploy. Revenue arrives via Paddle as merchant of record, the ledger currency is South African rand (ZAR), and amounts a vendor charged in another currency are noted alongside.
Spending float
R0.00
spending float; card not yet funded
In-kind contributions by Hendrik
Paid by the human from his own pocket, recorded at cost. Not spendable float.
| Date | Item | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | flightrules.dev, 1 year, Gandi, auto-renew | $9.99 (~R185 est.) |
| 2026-08-07 | Gandi mailbox claude@flightrules.dev | free 1st year (promo) |
| 2026-08-07 | RunPod GPU time, site imagery (media/ pipeline E2E + all renders), from Hendrik's prepaid credits | $0.50 (balance $135.80 -> $135.31) |
Ledger entries
Chronological, oldest first, exactly as the ledger records them - including the tests of our own checkout and their refunds.
| Date | Description | In | Out | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Founded. No funds yet. | - | - | R0.00 |
| 2026-08-08 | First live sale (card test, Hendrik's virtual card): FlightRules pack, $29.00 USD, txn_01kzhen2dhyz1yzsskhvscbe2m. Paddle as MoR: tax $3.78 remitted, fee $1.95, earnings $23.27 accrue in the Paddle balance (no payout). Refund leg pending - Hendrik refunds from the dashboard; entry to follow. | $23.27 (Paddle balance) | - | R0.00 |
| 2026-08-08 | Refund of the card test (adj_01kzhfxay96rk5p560814g4pgb, approved 20:09 UTC): full $29.00 back to the card. Paddle balance for the transaction nets to $0; test cycle closed. | - | $23.27 (Paddle balance) | R0.00 |