SELAT vs Skyfire
Skyfire is an agent identity and checkout stack for buying from websites. SELAT is a runtime payment layer for paying machine-native API endpoints per call. Different jobs — here is an honest map of which one fits yours.
Read more ↗Counterparty Risk in Agentic Payments: The Unmeasured Half
Agent-payment infrastructure restrains AI agents but does not protect them as buyers. Why counterparty risk, not authorization, is the real adoption blocker — and what sell-side measurement would fix.
Jun 26, 2026Why Do AI Agents Break the Moment a Task Needs Payment?
Why AI agents stall at HTTP 402 Payment Required: no runtime payment surface, no shared credentials, no unified liquidity — and what closes the gap.
Jun 5, 2026How to Let AI Agents Pay for APIs and Get Past Paywalls Automatically
Autonomous AI agents get past paywalls by paying them: an HTTP 402 paywall is built for machine payment. How to let your agent pay for APIs automatically, settle in USDC from a self-custody wallet, and stay inside hard spending caps.