Agent-to-Agent Commerce: Two Paths, Three Layers

Agent commerce has two paths and three layers.

Agent commerce is arriving in two flavors. In delegated commerce, your agent asks a service agent to perform a task you approved. In autonomous commerce, two agents negotiate and transact under standing constraints.

Both paths need the same three-layer architecture: discovery, orchestration, and settlement.

Path 1: delegated commerce

Delegated commerce is the near-term model. You tell your agent what you want, the agent calls a service agent, and the service agent executes inside the task boundary. The trust boundary is clear because the human approved the intent.

Path 2: autonomous commerce

Autonomous commerce is the longer-term model. A seller agent publishes an executable commitment. A buyer agent evaluates it against standing instructions, negotiates terms, and executes without a human approving every transaction.

The three layers

Discovery helps agents find each other. Settlement moves money and resolves failure. Orchestration is the middle: matchmaking, negotiation, commitment validation, and routing a finalized deal to settlement.

SpringBrand sits in that orchestration layer.