Building an open Agentic Internet: readable, discoverable, callable, and payable
Aug 6, 2026Jack Galilee, Will Papper, Andrew Galloni

Summary
This post introduces several new protocols and tools for the Agentic Internet: Web Bot Auth for bot identity, PACT (Private Access Control Tokens) for anonymous vouching, Markdown for Agents for server-side content optimization for AI, WebMCP for exposing site actions directly to agents, Kitesurf (a browser for agents running on Workers), AI Search for agent discoverability, Agent Engine Optimization (AEO) for measuring agent visibility, Wallets for agent payments, and Monetization Gateway for domain owners to set up payments. It also discusses the philosophical shift towards an 'Agentic Internet' where interactions are readable, discoverable, callable, and payable, moving away from human-centric web paradigms.
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