# Agent checkout and mandate protocols (slim)

> 2 agent checkout protocols ranked by the Anchor benchmark. Leader Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) (C). Protocols for an agent buying goods or services on a person's behalf, with mandates that prove what the person approved. AP2 and ACP compared on governance, what a merchant has to build, how consent is captured and how disputes work.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/checkout-protocols.md (~950 tokens) · this version ~280 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/checkout-protocols.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/checkout-protocols
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-04

- Tools: 2 · agent-ready (BB+): 0 · accept x402: 0 · JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools.json · by capability: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/capabilities.json
- Capabilities: payments.protocol, payments.mandate, payments.card-token, payments.checkout

| # | Tool | Grade | Score | Confidence | x402 | Auth | Where | Slim |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| not ranked, protocol | Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) | C | 60.9 | medium | no | API key | spec | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/acp.min.md |
| not ranked, protocol | Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) | C | 55.3 | medium | no | OAuth or key | spec | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ap2.min.md |