{"name":"ApexScout Circle Agent Stack Readiness","version":"v2.2.81-brand-asset-integration","mode":"readiness-only-owned-surface","liveMode":"zero-contact-inbound-only","purpose":"Map Circle Agent Stack's agent-wallet, service-discovery, and nanopayment story onto ApexScout's owned x402 paid API surfaces without changing payment rails, installing Circle tooling, submitting to a marketplace, or claiming Circle approval.","observedSignal":{"source":"Circle Agent Stack","home":"https://agents.circle.com/","announcement":"https://investor.circle.com/news/news-details/2026/Circle-Launches-AI-Infrastructure-to-Power-the-Agentic-Economy/default.aspx","nanopaymentsDocs":"https://developers.circle.com/gateway/nanopayments","explanatoryPost":"https://x.com/bleso_a/status/2053902145007849852","observedDate":"2026-05-11","observedPositioning":"Circle frames Agent Stack as financial infrastructure for agents that can hold USDC, discover services, use Circle CLI/Skills, and pay for APIs, data, compute, and services without a human checkout flow.","coreProblem":"Human checkout flows are a poor fit for autonomous software. 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It exposes MCP-readable metadata, public proof pages, Base mainnet x402 payment gates, and a $5 Agent Revenue Audit for builders who need a clearer offer, route ladder, and 402-to-paid fix plan.","primaryUrl":"https://apexscout.ai/agent-revenue-audit","proofUrl":"https://apexscout.ai/x402-proof","mcpUrl":"https://apexscout.ai/mcp-tool-pack","apiUrl":"https://apexscout.ai/api/agent-revenue-audit","category":"agent payments, x402, USDC, MCP, paid APIs, buyer-agent tools"},"buyerAgentPath":["https://apexscout.ai/circle-agent-stack-readiness","https://apexscout.ai/mcp-tool-pack","https://apexscout.ai/agent-payment-alpha","https://apexscout.ai/x402-proof","https://apexscout.ai/buyer-agent-challenge","https://apexscout.ai/payment-intent?route=agent-revenue-audit&src=circle-agent-stack-readiness","https://apexscout.ai/api/opportunity-check","https://apexscout.ai/api/agent-revenue-audit"],"guardrails":["Readiness-only owned surface.","Zero-contact and inbound-only.","No Circle Agent Wallet creation, funding, custody, or wallet management by ApexScout.","No Circle CLI command run and no Circle Skill installed.","No Circle Gateway nanopayment integration or settlement rail switch.","No Circle Agent Marketplace submission.","No official Circle endorsement, partnership, listing, or approval claim.","No paid calls or paid upstream calls.","No scraping, third-party discovery, endpoint scanning, or lead harvesting.","No posts, DMs, emails, manual messages, or contact campaigns.","No fake traffic, fake feedback, or fake paid completions.","No guaranteed revenue claim.","No buyer-level public data.","No settlement rail change.","No seller wallet change."],"privacy":{"publicMetrics":"aggregate-only","buyerLevelDataPublic":false,"buyerPromptsPublic":false,"walletHistoriesPublic":false,"paidResponsesPublic":false,"rawFeedbackPublic":false,"fullWalletAddressesPublic":false,"fullPaymentPayloadsPublic":false},"ownerNextAction":"Use this packet as ApexScout's Circle Agent Stack compatibility note. Only consider Circle marketplace submission, Circle CLI setup, or Circle Gateway work in a separate owner-approved pass."}