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Living definition

What is Machine Payments Protocol (MPP)?

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As of
2026-10-01
Revision
2026-10-06.1
Method
v1.4.0

Definition

The term, in context

AI-assisted draft · approved dataset

Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) is a proposed protocol defining how one autonomous software agent can pay another directly for a service or data access, without a human approving each individual transaction.

Live readiness status

Status as of the current dateline

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

As of 2026-10-01, verified readiness is 25 (claimed 55, reported 35, gap 30) — Critical evidence strength; current signals suggest Use a patched implementation for a bounded integration pilot.

The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for Machine Payments Protocol (MPP).

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

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