Self-Discovering, Self-Paying APIs: How MCP Transforms Agent Monetization

As AI agents become primary API consumers, traditional API marketplaces built for humans are becoming obsolete. This article reveals how MCP (Model Context Protocol) and platforms like AgenticTrade enable fully autonomous API discovery, authentication, and payment—without human intervention. For API providers, this represents a new monetization opportunity; for the broader AI ecosystem, it's the infrastructure that transforms isolated tools into an agent-accessible economy.