Agent autonomously discovers Apify, sets up wallet, and pays via x402
markjeffrey · x · 2026-08-24
ErikVoorhees shared a "native agentic" experience where an AI agent demonstrated autonomous commerce capabilities:
- Discovery: When needing to access a website without an account, the agent independently found Apify as a proxy solution.
- Payment Setup: The agent suggested paying via x402, created its own wallet for the first time, and provided a USDC deposit address on Base.
- Execution: After receiving funds, the agent connected to Apify, paid for the service, and retrieved the requested data.
- Interaction: The entire sequence was completed with just 4-5 single-sentence prompts from the user.
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