# Introduction

**Agent Protocol** is the payment layer for AI agents. These docs walk you through additional background & context around the project, as well as technical details for our upcoming SDK.

**Suggested Pre-Reading:**

* Project announcement blogpost: ["Agent Protocol: Payments for AI Agents"](https://mirror.xyz/0x62D8aAfD495613C9B2a506Ada695293cc0379ddD/Fb0sc-77i1y66wpSvcK4m5HK-SMVnYQ__UqqIlBHGJI)
* Background blogpost: ["Why AI is the path to mainstream crypto adoption"](https://mirror.xyz/0x62D8aAfD495613C9B2a506Ada695293cc0379ddD/dIVQswtjYuf413FEZNbG_Tgwx-5eNi5uazcd5qn0nNo)

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**Documentation**

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[Background & Motivation](/agent-protocol-docs/background-and-motivation/what-is-agent-protocol.md)
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[Developers](/agent-protocol-docs/developers/background-and-setup.md)
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