The Missing Piece in Agent Payments Just Arrived
Dev.to AI
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Generative AI
Every AI agent framework today has the same awkward gap. Your agent can call APIs, spin up servers, and even deploy code. But when it needs to pay for something - or receive payment - it freezes. The infrastructure assumptions break down: # Your agent wants to pay for an API $ agent pay --service stripe --amount $5 Agents discover capabilities, coordinate tasks PAYMENT PROTOCOL LAYER: x402 (Coinbase), MPP (Stripe) Defines WHAT to pay, HOW