Living definition
What is AP2 (Agent Payments Protocol)?
Agent Interoperability (MCP / A2A) AI & Agents
- As of
- 2026-09-30
- Revision
- 2026-10-06.1
- Method
- v1.4.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
AP2 (Agent Payments Protocol) is an open protocol for authorizing payments that an autonomous agent initiates on a person's behalf, separating the human's signed mandate from the agent's execution so spending authority can be scoped, delegated, and audited independently of the agent runtime.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-09-30, verified readiness is 25 (claimed 35, reported 30, gap 10) — Strong evidence strength; current signals suggest Use for bounded integration pilots with deterministic controls and human approval; defer unrestricted autonomous spending.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for AP2 (Agent Payments Protocol).
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
Codex — delegated editorial approver (operator authorization 2026-10-06)
- Dataset
- 2026-10-06.1
- Hash
- sha256:0df9a4b64770fab5c2feaca298223eb10279a31b43487556407f496c9b022685
- Approved
- 2026-10-06