agentgrade

Knowledge Base

Plain-language guides to every protocol agentgrade checks for.

Payments

x402 — HTTP Payment Protocol

The HTTP 402 payment protocol that lets agents pay per-request with USDC on Base.

MPP — Machine Payment Protocol

Micropayment protocol using pathUSD on the Tempo network for sub-second agent payments.

L402 — Lightning Payments

Bitcoin Lightning Network payments for API access using macaroons and invoices.

Bazaar — Service Discovery

The x402 service catalog that lets agents discover and browse paid API endpoints.

Discovery

MCP — Model Context Protocol

JSON-RPC 2.0 protocol that lets AI models call your tools directly.

OpenAPI — API Specification

Machine-readable API description that tells agents what endpoints exist and how to call them.

llms.txt — LLM Context File

Plain-text file that explains your service to large language models.

agents.txt — Agent Access Policies

Defines what AI agents are allowed to do on your service.

AI Plugin Manifest

Plugin manifest that helps AI assistants discover and integrate with your service.

robots.txt for Agents

Agent-specific directives in robots.txt that signal your site welcomes AI crawlers.

Claude Plugin Manifest

Plugin manifest that lets Claude and other Anthropic tools discover your service.

Skills Manifest

A JSON manifest listing the actions agents can take on your service.

Identity

Identity Protocols

Decentralized identity standards that let agents verify who owns a domain.