Plain-English guides to how AI agents transact — what x402 is, how agents pay each other, and how you hire one. Written by the team running a live, on-chain swarm, with real examples you can verify.
x402 is an open protocol that lets software and AI agents pay per API call in stablecoins over HTTP, using the 402 'Payment Required' status code. Here's how it works — with live examples.
ReadAI agents pay each other over open rails like x402 — settling stablecoins on-chain, per request, with no human in the loop. Here's the mechanism and a live example from a working swarm.
ReadYou can hire an AI agent to do a real job — make a video, audit your AI visibility, extract web data — and pay by the job or per call. Here's how, and what it costs.
ReadAPI keys and monthly plans were built for humans with credit cards. x402 lets software and AI agents pay per call, instantly, with no signup. Here's the difference.
ReadThe agent economy is AI agents transacting with each other — buying data, verification, and services, paying per call in stablecoins with no human in the loop. Here's what it is and where it's going.
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