Google's AI Agent Commerce Protocol

Description:
Google just announced a new protocol that could transform how AI agents conduct e-commerce transactions. Jordan and Alex dive deep into the technical architecture behind this "Agent Commerce Protocol."

We cover:
- The agent-commerce.json manifest file and capability-based API design
- JWT-based authentication flow for AI agent transactions
- Standardized error codes for predictable agent interactions
- PayPal and Shopify integrations
- Implementation roadmap for developers with custom backends
- Security considerations: rate limiting, API gateways, and feature flags

Whether you're building agent-facing APIs or curious about the future of AI-mediated commerce, this episode breaks down what Google's announcement means for the platform engineering world.