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Really interesting breakdown. The scoped token flow feels similar to OAuth but for payments. Curious if ACP could eventually support subscriptions or recurring payments, or if it will always stay single-use?
Subscriptions aren’t supported yet. ACP is scoped to one-time payments, but the Delegated Payments Spec leaves room for recurring models. My guess: Stripe will push this into ACP once they’ve validated the single-item flow at scale.
This is the first time I’ve seen a checkout protocol designed with agents in mind. The open-source angle is promising, but I wonder how long it will take before other processors besides Stripe adopt ACP in production.
Exactly. Right now it’s Stripe-first because of their co-development with OpenAI, but the Shared Payment Token API is designed so other processors can implement it. Adoption will depend on demand from merchants if Shopify pushes it, others will follow quickly.
From a Shopify dev perspective, this could reduce a lot of friction. But I’m wondering how order payloads integrate with existing Shopify APIs. Do we know if there’s going to be an official Shopify app or just raw ACP integration?
Good point. Shopify already exposes all order management via API, so ACP payloads can map into existing order endpoints without much friction. Whether it’s a native app or direct API integration will decide how simple adoption becomes for non-technical merchants.
The compliance angle you touched on is super important. Too many people skip that step when talking about AI.
Agreed, compliance is where most projects break if you don’t design for it upfront.
I appreciate that you included Airtable here. Most comparisons only mention the ‘big’ CRMs, but Airtable is what a lot of startups actually use.
Exactly! Airtable often gets overlooked, but it’s where many startups begin experimenting with agents.
Nice balance between technical depth and strategic considerations. It reads well for both devs and managers.
Appreciate that! Bridging those two perspectives is what makes adoption smoother.