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Product, engineering, and the future of agent payments.
Beyond browser automation: the protocols defining agentic commerce
A field guide to x402, ACP, AP2, Visa Trusted Agent Protocol, and Mastercard Verifiable Intent. Five protocols, one stack, and the consumer trust layer that has to sit above them all.
Why the buyer needs an agent
Personalized pricing has been a one-sided game for two decades. Merchants have ML pricing engines; consumers have browser tabs. The first form of buyer-side automation is rules. The next form is real-time negotiation.
Mandates: the missing primitive for agent payments
AP2 introduces three new mandate types: Intent, Cart, and Payment. They're the right model for what agent commerce needs. Here's how they work and how Axiom maps onto them.
The anatomy of an agent purchase
From prompt to payment. A step-by-step look at the 8 things that happen when your AI agent buys something through Axiom.
Agent payments vs. saved cards
Sharing a credit card number with an AI is like giving your house key to a stranger. There's a better way.
Why every AI purchase needs a receipt with reasoning
When an agent spends your money, you deserve to know why. Axiom logs the full decision chain for every transaction.