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Agentic Merchant 19 min read | Ankit Agarwal

Websites are locking out AI agents. Here’s how to let the good ones in, on your terms

AI agents are software that does things for people online, including shopping. In recent weeks, people who use them have reported that shopping, travel and other sites blocked their agents; more on those reports below. If you run an online store, you may be spending money and time on GEO (generative engine optimization): getting your […]
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Agentic Merchant 10 min read | Ankit Agarwal

What an agentic protocol needs to get right

What does an agentic protocol, one that lets AI agents browse, shop and pay for people, need to get right? Here’s my list: thirteen success metrics in four groups, and how KYAPay allows for each. In my last post I argued that the human is the missing signal. A KYAPay token carries it: a signed […]
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Agentic Merchant 14 min read | Ankit Agarwal

The human is the missing signal

Legitimate AI agents get blocked because, to a fraud system, an agent with no human behind it looks like a scalper. This post shows what changes when the human is named, with a demo that runs end to end. Legitimate agents get blocked, and the fraud systems aren’t wrong Legitimate agents get blocked today. Not […]
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Agentic Merchant 6 min read | Kevin Brown

Your Next Customer Is Going to Be an Agent: Skyfire at Groceryshop 2026

Groceryshop 2026 brought more than 4,000 senior leaders to Las Vegas, including teams from over 1,300 retailers and consumer brands., The conversations were about growth, changing customer behavior, and a question every merchant eventually has to answer: how will our customers want to shop next? This year, on the stage, across the show floor, and […]
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