Passive compute on Base. Close your laptop and earn by dawn.Passive compute on Base.
Close your laptop.
Earn by dawn.
A marketplace for idle compute,
powered by the world's sleeping devices.
Dawn bridges idle consumer hardware to compute demand through a single desktop application. No CLI. No Docker. No configuration. Install and forget.
Download the Dawn Agent for macOS, Windows, or Linux
Connect a Base wallet and set idle preferences
Earn USDC while your machine sleeps
Built on Base, backed by the best.Built on Base,
backed by the best.
Base
Native L2 settlement. Sub-cent USDC payouts make micro-jobs economically viable on Base.
USDC
Earnings settle in stablecoins. Claim anytime, no volatility, no lockups.
x402
Agent-native payments. AI agents submit jobs with payment in a single HTTP request.
Wasmtime
Sandboxed job execution. Every task runs in a WebAssembly sandbox destroyed after completion.
EIP-712
On-chain proof-of-execution. Every job settles against a signed EIP-712 attestation the contract verifies.
SDK
A TypeScript SDK for submitting jobs and polling results — pay per job in USDC.
Earn from idle hardwareEarn from idle hardware.
Sandboxed execution
All jobs run inside a WebAssembly sandbox. Jobs cannot access the host filesystem, network, or other resources, and the sandbox is destroyed after each job.
Autonomous payments
Dawn supports x402 micropayments on Base. Buyers submit jobs with payment attached; node operators receive USDC payouts automatically upon completion.
User controls
Set CPU/GPU limits, thermal thresholds, battery floors, and blackout schedules. One-click pause/resume. The agent yields the moment you return.
From install to earnings in four steps.From install to earnings
in four steps.
Download the agent
Install the lightweight Dawn Agent for macOS, Windows, or Linux. It runs as a userspace process — no kernel extensions, no root access, no system modifications.
Connect your wallet
Link a Base wallet to receive USDC payouts. The agent handles job selection, proof submission, and claims automatically.
Set your preferences
Choose battery threshold, thermal limits, max utilization, and blackout schedules. The agent only activates when your machine is truly idle.
Close your laptop
When your screen locks, lid closes, or input goes idle, the agent picks up micro-jobs. When you return, it yields immediately. Earn by dawn.
Download Dawn and earn while you sleep.
Install the lightweight agent, connect your Base wallet, and start earning USDC from idle compute. No CLI, no Docker, no configuration.