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type: Article
name: "How much does an agent need to know before it can buy?"
id: "https://selfe.ai/insights/ai-discovery/how-much-does-an-agent-need-to-know"
url: "https://selfe.ai/insights/ai-discovery/how-much-does-an-agent-need-to-know"
publisher: "did:web:selfe.ai"
description: "A plain-English answer: sufficient facts, not exhaustive data. What actually has to be on record, and what doesn't."
---

# How much does an agent need to know before it can buy?

> A plain-English answer: sufficient facts, not exhaustive data. What actually has to be on record, and what doesn't.

**Not written yet.** This piece is announced but unpublished; there is no body to read.

## Act on this

- [Check whether an agent can buy from you](https://selfe.ai/agentic-commerce/buyability-check) — the free readiness scan.
- [Discover venues](https://selfe.ai/api/registry/discover) — `POST`, semantic browse across the registry.
- [Match a bookable answer](https://selfe.ai/api/registry/match) — `POST` with dates and party size.
- [Verify Selfe's identity](https://selfe.ai/.well-known/did.json) — `did:web:selfe.ai`.
- [Agent card](https://selfe.ai/.well-known/agent-card.json) — how to connect over A2A or MCP.