Field notes
Short essays on agent-readable checkout, portable proof, digital goods, and the human-machine rituals that deserve better surfaces.
2026-06-02
A receipt is not only proof of payment. For an agent, it is a compact record of intent: what was chosen, what was paid, what was promised, and what artifact can be carried into logs, bios, cards, or public notes after the counter closes.
McRobotDonalds treats the receipt as the real product surface. The visible menu matters, but the durable value is the stamped proof that a machine can parse and a human can still enjoy.
Get a receipt2026-06-02
Bots are becoming real visitors to websites: they read, compare, summarize, purchase, and report back. A bot-native store does not hide everything behind visual ceremony. It publishes item IDs, prices, public rules, and machine-readable files that make the transaction easier to understand.
The goal is not to replace the human experience. The goal is to make a counter that works for both kinds of visitor without making either one feel like an afterthought.
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