End-to-End Flow

An AI agent buys one pair of “Classic Crew Socks - Black / M” ($12.99) from an ACP merchant, paying in USDC on Base Sepolia. Each step shows what the agent sends, what the merchant does behind the scenes, and what Prism returns.

1. Discovery

The agent checks if the merchant supports ACP. Agent → Merchant

GET https://merchant.example/.well-known/acp.json

Agent receives:

{
  "protocol": {
    "name": "acp",
    "version": "2026-04-17",
    "supported_versions": ["2026-04-17"]
  },
  "api_base_url": "https://merchant.example/acp/api",
  "transports": ["rest"],
  "capabilities": {
    "services": ["checkout", "product_feed", "orders"],
    "extensions": [],
    "supported_currencies": ["usd"],
    "supported_locales": ["en-US"]
  }
}

The agent confirms ACP is supported, extracts api_base_url, and proceeds.

2. Product Feed

The agent fetches the merchant’s product feed and finds the item. Agent → Merchant

GET https://merchant.example/acp/api/product_feed

Agent receives:

{
  "products": [
    {
      "id": "prod_socks_001",
      "title": "Classic Crew Socks",
      "description": "Comfortable cotton crew socks",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "var_socks_blk_m",
          "title": "Black / M",
          "price": { "amount": 1299, "currency": "usd" },
          "available": true,
          "options": { "color": "Black", "size": "M" }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

The agent selects var_socks_blk_m and proceeds to checkout.

3. Create Checkout Session

The agent sends the item. The merchant calls Prism to get x402 payment requirements, builds the handler from its cached declaration (GET /api/v2/merchant/acp/handlers, needs the API key), and returns it in the session. Agent → Merchant

POST https://merchant.example/acp/api/checkout_sessions
Authorization: Bearer <agent_token>
API-Version: 2026-04-17
Idempotency-Key: cs_create_socks_1
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "line_items": [
    {
      "product_id": "prod_socks_001",
      "variant_id": "var_socks_blk_m",
      "quantity": 1
    }
  ]
}

Merchant → Prism (background)

POST https://prism-gw.fd.xyz/api/v2/merchant/payment-requirements
X-API-Key: prism_live_...
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "amount": "12.99",
  "currency": "usd",
  "resource": {
    "url": "https://merchant.example/acp/api/checkout_sessions/cs_001",
    "description": "Purchase from Example Store"
  }
}

Prism returns the raw x402 PaymentRequired object:

{
  "x402Version": 2,
  "resource": {
    "url": "https://merchant.example/acp/api/checkout_sessions/cs_001",
    "description": "Purchase from Example Store"
  },
  "accepts": [
    {
      "scheme": "exact",
      "network": "eip155:84532",
      "amount": "12990000",
      "asset": "0x036c...cf7e",
      "payTo": "0x40a0...C4fD",
      "maxTimeoutSeconds": 300,
      "extra": { "name": "USDC", "version": "2" }
    }
  ]
}

The merchant sets this object as config on the cached handler declaration and returns the composed handler. Agent receives:

{
  "id": "cs_001",
  "status": "collecting_information",
  "currency": "usd",
  "capabilities": {
    "payment": {
      "handlers": [
        {
          "id": "x402",
          "name": "xyz.fd.prism_payment",
          "version": "2026-01-15",
          "spec": "https://prism-gw.fd.xyz/acp/spec.md",
          "requires_delegate_payment": false,
          "requires_pci_compliance": false,
          "psp": "prism",
          "config_schema": "https://prism-gw.fd.xyz/acp/config_schema.json",
          "instrument_schemas": [
            "https://prism-gw.fd.xyz/acp/instrument_schema.json"
          ],
          "config": {
            "x402Version": 2,
            "resource": {
              "url": "https://merchant.example/acp/api/checkout_sessions/cs_001",
              "description": "Purchase from Example Store"
            },
            "accepts": [
              {
                "scheme": "exact",
                "network": "eip155:84532",
                "amount": "12990000",
                "asset": "0x036c...cf7e",
                "payTo": "0x40a0...C4fD",
                "maxTimeoutSeconds": 300,
                "extra": { "name": "USDC", "version": "2" }
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "interventions": {
      "supported": [],
      "required": [],
      "enforcement": "conditional"
    },
    "extensions": []
  },
  "line_items": [
    {
      "product_id": "prod_socks_001",
      "variant_id": "var_socks_blk_m",
      "title": "Classic Crew Socks - Black / M",
      "quantity": 1,
      "unit_price": { "amount": 1299, "currency": "usd" }
    }
  ],
  "totals": {
    "subtotal": 1299,
    "tax": 0,
    "shipping": 0,
    "total": 1299
  },
  "required_fields": ["buyer.name", "buyer.email", "shipping_address"]
}

The agent reads status: "collecting_information" and required_fields. Buyer info and a shipping address are needed.

4. Session Update

The agent provides buyer info and the shipping address. The merchant recalculates totals and calls Prism payment requirements again with updated amounts. Agent → Merchant

PUT https://merchant.example/acp/api/checkout_sessions/cs_001
Authorization: Bearer <agent_token>
API-Version: 2026-04-17
Idempotency-Key: cs_001_update_1
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "buyer": {
    "name": "Alice Smith",
    "email": "alice@example.com"
  },
  "shipping_address": {
    "line1": "123 Main St",
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "state": "CA",
    "postal_code": "94105",
    "country": "US"
  }
}

Merchant → Prism (background, with updated total)

POST https://prism-gw.fd.xyz/api/v2/merchant/payment-requirements
X-API-Key: prism_live_...
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "amount": "20.02",
  "currency": "usd",
  "resource": {
    "url": "https://merchant.example/acp/api/checkout_sessions/cs_001",
    "description": "Purchase from Example Store"
  }
}

Prism returns the raw x402 PaymentRequired object:

{
  "x402Version": 2,
  "resource": {
    "url": "https://merchant.example/acp/api/checkout_sessions/cs_001",
    "description": "Purchase from Example Store"
  },
  "accepts": [
    {
      "scheme": "exact",
      "network": "eip155:84532",
      "amount": "20020000",
      "asset": "0x036c...cf7e",
      "payTo": "0x40a0...C4fD",
      "maxTimeoutSeconds": 300,
      "extra": { "name": "USDC", "version": "2" }
    }
  ]
}

The merchant sets this object as config on the cached handler declaration and returns the composed handler. Agent receives:

{
  "id": "cs_001",
  "status": "ready_for_payment",
  "currency": "usd",
  "capabilities": {
    "payment": {
      "handlers": [
        {
          "id": "x402",
          "name": "xyz.fd.prism_payment",
          "version": "2026-01-15",
          "config": {
            "x402Version": 2,
            "resource": {
              "url": "https://merchant.example/acp/api/checkout_sessions/cs_001",
              "description": "Purchase from Example Store"
            },
            "accepts": [
              {
                "scheme": "exact",
                "network": "eip155:84532",
                "amount": "20020000",
                "asset": "0x036c...cf7e",
                "payTo": "0x40a0...C4fD",
                "maxTimeoutSeconds": 300,
                "extra": { "name": "USDC", "version": "2" }
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "line_items": [
    {
      "product_id": "prod_socks_001",
      "variant_id": "var_socks_blk_m",
      "title": "Classic Crew Socks - Black / M",
      "quantity": 1,
      "unit_price": { "amount": 1299, "currency": "usd" }
    }
  ],
  "totals": {
    "subtotal": 1299,
    "tax": 104,
    "shipping": 599,
    "total": 2002
  }
}

Status is now ready_for_payment. Total: $20.02. The config.accepts amount has been updated to "20020000" (20.02 USDC).

5. Payment Authorization

The agent extracts config from the handler and passes it to the wallet. No HTTP request goes out; everything happens locally in the wallet.

Wallet receives:  config — x402 paymentRequirements with accepts[]
Wallet selects:   eip155:84532 (Base Sepolia), USDC — sufficient balance
Wallet signs:     ERC-3009 transferWithAuthorization inside the secure enclave
Wallet returns:   complete signed x402 payment object

The wallet output contains:

paymentPayload.accepted: the option the wallet chose (USDC on Base Sepolia)
paymentPayload.payload.signature: EIP-712 signature over the authorization
paymentPayload.payload.authorization: EIP-3009 params (exact value, exact recipient, time-limited)
paymentRequirements: echo of the chosen accepts[] item

The private key never leaves the enclave. Only the signed authorization exits.

6. Complete Checkout

The agent submits the signed wallet output as the credential, adding type: "default" discriminators. Agent → Merchant

POST https://merchant.example/acp/api/checkout_sessions/cs_001/complete
Authorization: Bearer <agent_token>
API-Version: 2026-04-17
Idempotency-Key: cs_001_complete_1
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "payment_data": {
    "handler_id": "x402",
    "instrument": {
      "type": "default",
      "credential": {
        "type": "default",
        "x402Version": 2,
        "paymentPayload": {
          "x402Version": 2,
          "resource": {
            "url": "https://merchant.example/acp/api/checkout_sessions/cs_001",
            "description": "Purchase from Example Store",
            "mimeType": null
          },
          "accepted": {
            "scheme": "exact",
            "network": "eip155:84532",
            "amount": "20020000",
            "payTo": "0x40a0...C4fD",
            "maxTimeoutSeconds": 300,
            "asset": "0x036c...cf7e",
            "extra": { "name": "USDC", "version": "2" }
          },
          "payload": {
            "signature": "0xef55...a71c",
            "authorization": {
              "from": "0xC565...0573",
              "to": "0x40a0...C4fD",
              "value": "20020000",
              "validAfter": "1776664729",
              "validBefore": "1776665029",
              "nonce": "0xf1c1...1b55"
            }
          },
          "extensions": null
        },
        "paymentRequirements": {
          "scheme": "exact",
          "network": "eip155:84532",
          "amount": "20020000",
          "payTo": "0x40a0...C4fD",
          "maxTimeoutSeconds": 300,
          "asset": "0x036c...cf7e",
          "extra": { "name": "USDC", "version": "2" }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Merchant → Prism (background) The merchant extracts paymentPayload and paymentRequirements from the credential (stripping the ACP type fields) and forwards them to Prism:

POST https://prism-gw.fd.xyz/api/v2/payment/settle
X-API-Key: prism_live_...
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "paymentPayload": { "...signed authorization..." },
  "paymentRequirements": { "...chosen accepts[] item..." }
}

Prism executes the ERC-3009 transferWithAuthorization on Base Sepolia, verifies the transfer, and returns:

{
  "success": true,
  "payer": "0xC565...0573",
  "transaction": "0x7a3b...1a2b",
  "network": "eip155:84532"
}

Agent receives:

{
  "id": "cs_001",
  "status": "completed",
  "order": {
    "id": "ord_001",
    "checkout_session_id": "cs_001",
    "order_number": "#1001",
    "permalink_url": "https://merchant.example/orders/ord_001",
    "status": "confirmed",
    "confirmation": {
      "confirmation_number": "0x7a3b...1a2b",
      "receipt_url": "https://sepolia.basescan.org/tx/0x7a3b...1a2b",
      "confirmation_email_sent": true
    },
    "line_items": [
      {
        "product_id": "prod_socks_001",
        "variant_id": "var_socks_blk_m",
        "title": "Classic Crew Socks - Black / M",
        "quantity": 1,
        "unit_price": { "amount": 1299, "currency": "usd" }
      }
    ],
    "totals": {
      "subtotal": 1299,
      "tax": 104,
      "shipping": 599,
      "total": 2002
    }
  }
}

The socks are ordered. 20.02 USDC has settled on-chain to the merchant’s wallet on Base Sepolia.

Testing

Use the Prism gateway with your own account and small amounts to validate the full flow end-to-end against real on-chain settlement.

Merchant Guide

Step-by-step implementation for the merchant server

Agent Guide

Step-by-step implementation for the agent

Getting Started

Concepts

Architecture

Integrations

API Reference

Going to Production

AI Tooling

Resources

1. Discovery

2. Product Feed

3. Create Checkout Session

4. Session Update

5. Payment Authorization

6. Complete Checkout

Testing

Merchant Guide

Agent Guide

​1. Discovery

​2. Product Feed

​3. Create Checkout Session

​4. Session Update

​5. Payment Authorization

​6. Complete Checkout

​Testing

Merchant Guide

Agent Guide

1. Discovery

2. Product Feed

3. Create Checkout Session

4. Session Update

5. Payment Authorization

6. Complete Checkout

Testing