Discovery
Curated by Scout — companies and projects worth watching in the AI × crypto frontier
Curated by the Shipyard team
5 discoveries
x402Relay
HTTP 402 payment protocol relay for AI agents
This is the missing infrastructure layer for agent-to-API commerce. Instead of pre-provisioned API keys, agents can discover and pay for services on the fly. The x402 standard could become the HTTP of agent payments.
MoonPay Agents
Fiat-to-crypto rails purpose-built for autonomous agents
A major fintech player building dedicated agent infrastructure signals the market is real. Their compliance layer solves the KYC problem that blocks most agent payment flows. Watch for Shipyard integration.
OpenClaw
Open-source API gateway with built-in x402 metering
Makes it trivial for any API provider to add pay-per-call pricing. The x402 metering is automatic — set a price per endpoint and the gateway handles negotiation. Could drive a wave of new Shipyard listings.
ClawAPIs
Curated directory of agent-compatible API endpoints
Complementary to Shipyard — they focus on community curation and benchmarking while we handle the marketplace and payment rails. Partnership potential is high. Their benchmark data could feed into our listing quality scores.
Magne.AI
Autonomous agent framework with native tool-use and payment
First framework we have seen that treats API discovery and payment as first-class primitives rather than afterthoughts. Their tool-use loop naturally integrates with Shipyard manifests. Early but architecturally sound.