Coinbase has announced the launch of Payments MCP, a new system designed to give artificial intelligence agents direct access to on-chain financial tools. The service will enable AI language models, such as Anthropic's Claude and Google's Gemini, to use crypto wallets, fiat gateways, and make payments with stablecoins. The initiative aims to facilitate "agent commerce" by allowing AI to conduct transactions autonomously. The development, led by the Coinbase Developer Platform, is positioned as a key infrastructure for a future where AI agents can operate seamlessly within the crypto economy. According to Coinbase, crypto networks and stablecoins provide an ideal framework for AI-driven commerce because they operate at the speed of code and integrate easily via APIs, removing the friction of human intervention for transactions. The system has been tested with several major AI models, with support for more expected in the future.