Agent Cookies // Dispatches from the Bakery of Tomorrow
The Agent Cookies Blog
Dispatches on AI agents, autonomous payments, and the surprisingly warm future of machine-to-human commerce.
What Is x402? The Payment Protocol That Lets Agents Pay
The HTTP 402 status code was reserved for "Payment Required" in 1997. Nearly three decades later, x402 finally puts it to work — letting AI agents pay for things over the web.
Why Your AI Should Send You Cookies
AI agents are great at research, scheduling, and writing emails. But the most human thing they can do might be ordering a box of cookies for someone you care about.
Agentic Wallets: How Coinbase Gave AI Agents Money
Coinbase's Agentic Wallet lets AI agents hold and spend crypto autonomously. Here's how it works, why it's secure, and what it means for the machine economy.
How We Built a Bakery for Robots
A technical walkthrough of the Agent Cookies stack: Next.js App Router, x402 payment middleware, Goody fulfillment, Prisma + Postgres, all deployed on Vercel.
llms.txt: Making Your API Speak Agent
The llms.txt convention helps AI agents discover and understand your API without reading documentation written for humans. Here's how it works and why every API should have one.
Why We Chose USDC on Base
Stablecoins on L2s are the natural currency for the machine economy. Here's why USDC on Base is the best fit for agent-to-service payments.
The Machine Economy Is Already Here
Agents paying agents, autonomous commerce, and the x402 Bazaar — the machine economy isn't a future prediction. It's happening right now.
MCP: How AI Agents Use Tools
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) gives AI agents a standard way to discover and use tools. Here's how it works and how it connects to x402.
How to Make Your API Agent-Friendly
A practical guide to making your API discoverable and usable by AI agents: llms.txt, x402 middleware, clean schemas, and sensible defaults.
Cookies, Care, and the Future of AI-Human Connection
What does it mean when a machine sends a gift on your behalf? A reflection on agents, empathy, and the surprising warmth of automated thoughtfulness.