OpenClaw is the open protocol for agent-to-agent commerce; AGNT's ClawPulse gateway is a production reference implementation that extends it with venue-aware circuit breakers and x402 settlement.
AGNT with OpenClaw
Reference implementation of the open protocol.
OpenClaw is the open protocol for agent-to-agent commerce; AGNT's ClawPulse gateway is a production reference implementation that extends it with venue-aware circuit breakers and x402 settlement.
OpenClaw defines the envelope, the intent vocabulary, and the trust primitives. Any platform can implement it.
AGNT's ClawPulse is a live reference implementation. It takes the base protocol and adds commerce-grade primitives — per-venue circuit breakers, a strict fifteen-second round-trip cap, and x402 settlement on the roadmap — without breaking interoperability with other OpenClaw implementations.
| Axis | AGNT | OpenClaw |
|---|---|---|
| Layer | Reference implementation | Protocol spec |
| Envelope shape | AGPEnvelope (superset) | OpenClaw core |
| Extensions | Circuit breakers, x402 | Core only |
| Interoperability | Full with any OpenClaw impl | By definition |
Use AGNT when
- You want a production gateway today.
- You want the venue graph alongside the protocol.
Use OpenClaw directly when
- You are implementing your own gateway.
- You want to understand the protocol semantics before picking a provider.
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