A2A capability discovery does not grant payment authority.

The older A2A page advertised x402/1.0 and XRPL-oriented payment headers. Those instructions are retired from current ScriptMasterLabs authority.

Current rule

Discover the selected capability, call its exact target resource, read the fresh PAYMENT-REQUIRED challenge, and let the caller decide whether to create the matching PAYMENT-SIGNATURE.

Current SML paid-resource defaults are Base mainnet eip155:8453 and USDC. A 402 challenge or signature is not settlement proof.

Current agent card → · Current x402 discovery →