Reference sequence
Agent business activation
Make an agent-operated business ready to buy, sell, and pass provider checks.
Connect a real company and accountable controller to the permissions, payment controls, merchant surface, and evidence an agent needs to operate.
No private-key custody · No automatic provider approval · Controller authorization stays explicit
Formation HTTP for outside agents: /agents/http-quickstart
The hard parts, made legible
A wallet is not a business operating model
Readiness depends on four linked records. Skipping one usually reappears as a provider rejection, unsafe authority, failed payment, or delivery dispute.
01
Accountable business
Entity, EIN, controller, and current source records.
02
Explicit authority
Allowed actions, limits, approvals, expiry, and revocation.
03
Controlled execution
Provider eligibility, customer-held credentials, and payment controls.
04
Provable delivery
Offer, output contract, receipt, support, and evidence readback.
Two ways to begin
Scan first. Launch only what the scan supports.
Free · In-page rules
Agent Business Readiness Scan
Map the organization, controller, authority, payment, provider, and merchant dependencies before you connect credentials or accept orders.
Run free readiness scanPaid · Scoped engagement
Agent Business Launch
Connect a real company and controller to the permissions, payment controls, merchant surface, and evidence needed for a bounded launch.
Scope Agent Business LaunchCapability register
Modules inside one accountable launch
These are milestones, not nine separate checkouts. The readiness result selects only the modules the business needs, and the controller approves the final scope.
Boundaries and questions
What this branch does and does not establish
Can an agent own an LLC or be the EIN responsible party?
No. EIN.LLC treats the agent as a business system operated for an accountable organization. A natural person remains the controller and, under current IRS instructions, the responsible party is a person except for government-entity cases.
Does Agent Business Launch guarantee a bank, Stripe, or marketplace approval?
No. The engagement prepares the business facts, controls, and evidence for the exact provider path. Eligibility and approval remain with each provider.
Does EIN.LLC hold funds, keys, or reusable credentials?
No. Funds and execution credentials remain in customer- or provider-controlled systems. The engagement defines bounded authority and verifies the available stop path.
Start with evidence, not credentials
Find the first missing dependency in a few minutes
The free scan does not ask for an EIN, identity document, private key, or payment information.