Comment by gavinray

6 hours ago

I fail to see how "API call" is anything inherent to Agents/LLMs?

Is this an attempt to get multiple payment processors to adopt the same Payments API so that agents fail less often?

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gavinray

ezfe 5 hours ago

It has nothing to do with Agents/LLMs which is why it's not called "Agentic Payment Protocol."

It's an API for making purchases instead of interacting with a website of unknown flow.

gavinray 4 hours ago

The text literally starts with:

  > We believe agents will become an integral part of the internet economy, and they need the ability to transact with businesses and one another. 
  > MPP provides a specification for agents and services to coordinate payments programmatically, enabling microtransactions, recurring payments, and more.

ezfe 4 hours ago

Obviously agents are the big thing right now, but that doesn't change the fact that MPP is an automation solution