Pre-buy Tokens for AI Agent Launches

Learn how the Virtuals Protocol Pre-buy module lets AI agent token launch founders buy token supply before trading, with disclosed tokenomics and configurable vesting.

Pre-buy tokens before an AI agent launch

The free Pre-buy module lets founders purchase up to 100% of total token supply during creation. It enables founder token purchases before public trading opens.

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How the Pre-buy token module works

Pre-purchased tokens are:

• Transparently disclosed in the Agent Launch Page tokenomics section

• Subject to a default one-month cliff and 12-month linear vesting schedule

• Visible to the community before token trading opens

Pre-buy can help founders stabilize early token markets, prevent sniping, and signal conviction through direct participation.

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Pre-buy token vesting

The default vesting schedule has a one-month cliff and 12 months of linear vesting.

Founders can adjust these vesting parameters before launch. Tokenomics remain transparent for participants.

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Pre-buy and Automated Capital Formation

If Automated Capital Formation is active and founders self-purchase above $2 million FDV at TGE, corresponding ACF tokens are reclassified as Team Allocation. They are not distributed immediately.

This prevents early founder token purchases from accelerating capital release.

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Pre-buy restrictions and token launch relaunches

Once the Agent Card is live, teams cannot use Pre-buy without relaunching the AI agent.

To add Pre-buy after the Agent Card is deployed, teams must cancel the existing token launch and create a new one. This cancellation and relaunch is available until one day before the scheduled launch. Module fees are not refunded.