MPP + x402 Enable Autonomous Agent Payments for APIs and Services
MPP + x402 Enable Autonomous Agent Payments for APIs and Services
馃 Agents pay themselves
A new payment system combining MPP and x402 protocols now allows AI agents to autonomously pay for APIs, tools, and services during execution.
Key capabilities:
- Per-request payments without manual intervention
- Session-based payment options
- Gas sponsorship support
- Built-in replay protection
This builds on the x402 HTTP 402 protocol introduced earlier, which eliminated the need for API keys by enabling agents to pay directly per request using their own wallets.
Third, Payment with MPP + x402 This enables autonomous payments during execution, supporting per-request payments, session-based payments, gas sponsorship and replay protection. So agents can pay for APIs, tools, and services without manual intervention.
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