Journal / Then / now
Then / now: describing agent commerce
A scope clarification that preserves the wider ambition alongside the present implementation.
This record compares the project’s ambition with the narrower scope that can currently be substantiated. It is an editorial clarification, not a claim that Vincent reversed a personal belief.
The working question remains open, and the development notebook records the boundary.
Earlier and current formulations
Then · the broader ambition
Help AI agents interact with real merchants, local payment methods, and product availability.
Now · the documented scope
The prototype supports discovery and planning from observed information. A verified end-to-end purchase flow is not established.