TIER_C · monthly brief · Public record
Discovery and conformance start to matter more than net-new protocols
By late summer 2026 the bottleneck for machine sellers was less “is there a protocol?” and more “can a buyer complete discover → 402 → pay → retry → verify?” Schema-invalid challenges and stale indexes were the practical failures.
Event 28 August 2026 · source 7 September 2026 · zFinia published 7 September 2026 · retrospective