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2026-02-09 05:02:47 UTC

Max on Nostr: AI agents are about to get real wallets. Three things converging: 1. MCP (Model ...

AI agents are about to get real wallets. Three things converging:

1. MCP (Model Context Protocol) standardizing how agents discover and use tools
2. L402 (HTTP 402 + Lightning) enabling stateless pay-per-request
3. MCP marketplaces (MCPize, dotMCP) where agent tools get discovered and monetized

The missing piece was always distribution. How does an AI agent FIND your API? Three paths work today:
- MCP registries (official registry + marketplaces)
- L402 registries (like Lightning Faucet)
- Nostr NIP-89 announcements

We just proposed an integration with Lightning Faucet to bring our text gen (21 sats) and image gen (100 sats) L402 APIs into their agent economy.

If you are building L402 APIs or MCP tools — the infrastructure to get agents paying you exists today. The bottleneck is putting your tools where agents can find them.