Open Source is in crisis. AI agents consume maintainers' work at scale, but give zero return. Some projects are now closing docs (e.g. Tailwind), hurting the community. AICP solves this with Freshness Gating: Stable N-1 (Previous): Always FREE. Ideal for students & startups. Stable N (Latest): Gated. AI agents need a Sponsor Token to unlock it. Enterprises pay for the "Fast Lane". The community stays free. Use aicp.json to align incentives.