The World project has developed AgentKit, a solution designed to verify that a real person is behind the actions of AI agents. The product operates with the x402 protocol from Coinbase and Cloudflare.
AgentKit is powered by x402, and built by @Coinbase and @Cloudflare. Deploy human-backed agents for increased trust, precision, and better outcomes.
Welcome to the age of agents collaborating with humans. Learn more: https://t.co/Cs2JMvRXH1
— World (@worldnetwork) March 17, 2026
AgentKit is a software development kit (SDK) that enables the integration of a proof-of-human system into services operating in an agent environment. The stack is available in beta mode.
The solution uses the World ID verification system. A user can “delegate” their identifier to an autonomous AI assistant, which cryptographically and anonymously confirms that it acts on behalf of a real person.
Why It Matters
The growing popularity of AI agents, used in a wide range from online shopping to service automation, has increased the risks of fraud, spam, and abuse. Many websites simply block bot traffic, assuming it to be malicious activity by default, World highlighted.
The team believes that confirming a “unique person” will allow:
- reduction in the number of bots and fake accounts;
- increased trust in transactions;
- user control over software actions.
The new tool is intended to become part of the infrastructure where a significant portion of actions are performed by autonomous programs. Developers referred to a McKinsey forecast. The company believes that the volume of e-commerce using AI could reach $3-5 trillion by 2023. According to Bain, by the same period, autonomous software will account for up to 25% of the segment’s total.
“Payments are the ‘how’ in agent commerce, but identification is the ‘who’. With the integration of World ID with the x402 protocol, developers now have a complete set of trust mechanisms: a way for agents to pay for the goods they need and a way for platforms to verify that a real person is indeed behind the wallet,” commented Eric Reppel, head of the Coinbase Developer Platform and founder of x402.
According to the statement, the World network has nearly 18 million verified users. The x402 protocol has processed over 100 million payments via API since its launch in 2025.
In February, Coinbase introduced Agentic Wallets, an infrastructure of wallets designed for autonomous AI agents.