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Wayforth pivots from token-based AI agent search to API runtime

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Wayforth has pivoted its focus from a token-based search engine for AI agents to an API runtime infrastructure. The company now offers a unified platform for AI agents to discover, pay for, and execute services, supporting over 3,000 providers. They have also eliminated their planned $WAYF token due to regulatory concerns and a lack of necessity, opting instead for a centralized model that tracks payment signals for its WayforthRank algorithm. Wayforth now supports three payment rails: credit card via Stripe Treasury, USDC on the Base network, and native HTTP 402 payments, with a consistent 1.5% routing fee across all. AI

IMPACT Wayforth's pivot to an API runtime infrastructure simplifies AI agent execution and payment, potentially accelerating adoption by offering a unified platform and multiple payment options.

RANK_REASON Product update and pivot from a company that provides infrastructure for AI agents.

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Wayforth pivots from token-based AI agent search to API runtime

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · WayforthOfficial ·

    We rebuilt Wayforth from the ground up. Here's what we learned.

    <p>We launched Wayforth as "the search engine and payment rail for AI agents."</p> <p>That description was accurate. It just wasn't the <br /> whole picture — and in some ways it was pointing at <br /> the wrong thing.</p> <p>Since then we've shipped 10 production releases, <br /…

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