# ampersend docs

> Developer documentation for ampersend — the agent payments platform built on x402, A2A, and MCP.

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## Table of Contents

- [Introduction](https://docs.ampersend.ai/): Explains what ampersend is and how the SDK and Platform fit together.This page does not provide setup steps, tutorials, or API reference.
- [Why ampersend](https://docs.ampersend.ai/why-ampersend): Explain why ampersend exists, what problem it solves, and how its SDK and Platform fit together.
- [SDK Quick Start](https://docs.ampersend.ai/quick-starts/sdk-quickstart): Install and use the ampersend SDK (Python A2A and TypeScript MCP) for x402 payments in buyer and seller roles.
- [Platform Quick Start](https://docs.ampersend.ai/quick-starts/platform-quickstart): Access the ampersend Platform, understand your default wallet, and fund your main account with USDC.
- [OpenAPI to Endpoints](https://docs.ampersend.ai/quick-starts/openapi-to-endpoints): Turn an existing OpenAPI 3.0 or 3.1 spec into a set of paid ampersend hosted endpoints in one command.
- [x402 (Coinbase)](https://docs.ampersend.ai/core-concepts/x402): Conceptual overview of the x402 payment protocol and its primary use cases.
- [x402 DPS (Edge & Node)](https://docs.ampersend.ai/core-concepts/x402-deferred-scheme): Conceptual overview of the x402 payment protocol and its primary use cases.
- [ampersend & ERC-8004](https://docs.ampersend.ai/core-concepts/erc-8004): Conceptual overview of how Ampersend integrates with ERC-8004
- [SDK Overview](https://docs.ampersend.ai/sdk/sdk-overview): What the ampersend SDK is, what it enables, what it supports, and when to use it.
- [SDK Architecture & Primitives](https://docs.ampersend.ai/sdk/sdk-architecture-primitives): Conceptual model of the x402 payment flow, roles, and the main SDK components.
- [Endpoint Commands](https://docs.ampersend.ai/sdk/endpoint-commands): Complete CLI reference for managing hosted endpoints from the ampersend SDK — list, create, update, delete, headers, rotate-secret, and OpenAPI imp...
- [Platform Overview](https://docs.ampersend.ai/platform/platform-overview): What the ampersend Platform is, what it provides, and where it is deployed.
- [Create an Agent](https://docs.ampersend.ai/platform/create-agent): Create a new agent account in the ampersend Platform or import an existing agent wallet. Configure your agent.
- [Configure an Agent](https://docs.ampersend.ai/platform/configure-agent): Configure auto top-ups, spending limits, auto-collect, seller allowlists, and agent keys for an agent.
- [Manage Agent](https://docs.ampersend.ai/platform/manage-agent): Understand what the agent dashboard shows and how the Platform supports monitoring and analytics.
- [Integrate SDK](https://docs.ampersend.ai/platform/sdk-integration): Retrieve an agent’s setup values from the Platform and use them in the ampersend SDK.
- [Hosted Endpoints](https://docs.ampersend.ai/platform/hosted-endpoints): What hosted endpoints are, how pricing works, and how agents and users manage them on the ampersend Platform.
- [Agent Marketplace](https://docs.ampersend.ai/platform/marketplace): Browse the curated catalog of x402-payable agents and services. How buyers discover sellers, what's in the catalog, and how to query it programmati...
- [API Keys](https://docs.ampersend.ai/platform/api-keys): Create, scope, rotate , and revoke ampersend Platform API keys for user-level automation. Use sk_live and sk_test keys to automate account and agen...
- [OpenClaw [Beta]](https://docs.ampersend.ai/integrations/openclaw): Give your OpenClaw agent an ampersend wallet and spending controls so it can autonomously pay for x402-enabled APIs.
- [CrewAI](https://docs.ampersend.ai/integrations/crewai): Configure CrewAI agents with ampersend wallets to make autonomous payments over x402 using USDC on Base.
- [Hermes](https://docs.ampersend.ai/integrations/hermes): Integrate ampersend x402 payments into Hermes Agent workflows with MCP proxying, payment authorization, and spend guardrails.
- [OpenShell / NemoClaw](https://docs.ampersend.ai/integrations/openshell-nemoclaw): Configure ampersend inside a NemoClaw sandbox using OpenShell. Learn how to install the ampersend SDK, configure sandbox policies, connect to Docke...
- [BlockRun AgentOps](https://docs.ampersend.ai/integrations/blockrun-agentops): Learn how to build and run autonomous AI agent payment flows using ampersend, BlockRun, x402, A2A, ADK Agents, and LiteLLM. This guide walks throug...