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Master the Building Blocks of the Agentic Web

Deep-dive guides from Originary on the infrastructure powering autonomous AI systems - from commerce and payments to receipts and consent. Essential knowledge for developers building the next generation of intelligent applications.

In-depth guides

31 min

Total read time

Key concepts

Why This Matters

AI agents are becoming economic actors. Understanding this infrastructure is essential for anyone building autonomous systems.

Market Growth

$1T+ agent transactions projected by 2030

First Mover

Define the standards others will follow

High Demand

AI infrastructure skills are in-demand

Open Standards

Built on protocols you can use today

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Each guide builds on the others. We recommend starting with Agentic Commerce.

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What is Agentic Commerce?

The Economic Layer for AI Agents

Understand how autonomous AI agents buy, sell, and transact without human intervention. Learn about machine-readable pricing, programmatic payments, and the infrastructure enabling the agent economy.

Agent EconomyMachine PaymentsAPI Monetization

8 min readRead guide

AI Receipts Explained

Cryptographic Proof of Agent Interactions

Deep dive into PEAC-Receipt - the JWS-signed JSON format that proves what happened in every agent interaction. Essential for billing, compliance, attribution, and dispute resolution.

PEAC-ReceiptJWS SignaturesAudit Trails

6 min readRead guide

HTTP 402 & AI Payments

The Web Standard for Machine-Payable APIs

The complete guide to HTTP 402 Payment Required - the dormant web standard now powering real-time agent payments. Includes x402 protocol details and implementation patterns.

HTTP 402x402 ProtocolPay-per-Request

10 min readRead guide

AI Consent & Attribution

Machine-Readable Permissions for AI

How content owners declare permissions and how AI systems prove compliance. Covers AIPREF, peac.txt, and the infrastructure for trust in agent interactions.

AIPREFContent LicensingAI Compliance

7 min readRead guide