# Let verified agents buy, block the rest.

Source URL: https://www.affix-io.com/merchant-agent-checkout/

Summary: Merchants can verify AI agent identity, consent fit and transaction intent during checkout before order creation or payment capture.

Primary answer: For merchants, agent verification answers a direct checkout question: is this agent allowed to buy this item for this user, at this merchant, right now? AffixIO returns a signed decision the merchant can keep with the order record.

Key facts:
- AffixIO returns a signed allow or deny decision for verification workflows.
- Source records, consent records and account data stay with the customer.
- Evidence can include proof_id, policy version, ML-DSA-65 attestation and Merkle audit material.
- AffixIO is a verification and attestation layer, not a payment network, issuer processor or identity warehouse.

Questions answered:
- How can merchants verify AI agent identity during checkout?
- What does the merchant store?
- Does the merchant need the user's identity dossier?