# golfx402 — the payment rail for AI agents that book golf tee times > **golfx402 is an agent-native API and MCP server for booking and paying for golf tee times.** AI agents and personal AI assistants use it to search availability, reserve a tee time, and pay automatically with the x402 payment protocol (HTTP 402), powered by the TeeWire tee-time network. golfx402 lets AI agents and personal AI assistants search, reserve, and **pay** for tee times automatically — using the **x402** payment protocol and the **Model Context Protocol (MCP)**, powered by the TeeWire network. - **402** — pay-per-call, HTTP-native - **MCP** — discoverable by AI assistants - **API-first** — no human checkout needed - **TeeWire** — live tee-time inventory ## What is golfx402? **golfx402 is an agent-native API and MCP server for booking and paying for golf tee times.** When an AI agent — a third-party golf app, an AI golf concierge, or a golfer's own personal assistant — wants to reserve a round, it calls golfx402 to find open times, books one, and settles payment automatically over x402. No forms, no manual checkout, no card entry. It's the machine-to-machine layer between AI assistants and real tee sheets. ## How agents book with golfx402 Three open standards, working together: MCP for discovery, a tee-time API for inventory, and x402 for payment. 1. **Discover — MCP server.** AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol find golfx402 in the registry and learn its tools: search availability, hold, book, cancel. 2. **Book — Tee-time API.** The agent queries live inventory from the TeeWire network — course, date, players, price — and requests a reservation on behalf of the golfer. 3. **Pay — x402 settlement.** The server returns HTTP 402; the agent pays with a stablecoin wallet and instantly receives a confirmed booking. Billing per call or per plan. ## Who it's for - **AI app & agent developers** — add real tee-time booking to your golf app or agent in an afternoon. REST + MCP, pay-per-booking via x402. See - **Courses & tee-time platforms** — make your inventory bookable by AI assistants before your competitors do. License agent-payable access to your tee sheet. See - **Golfers with AI assistants** *(coming soon)* — "Book me a 7:40 Saturday near home under $60." Your personal AI handles the search, the booking, and the payment through golfx402. ## FAQ (summary) **What is golfx402?** An agent-native API and MCP server for booking and paying for golf tee times, using x402 and MCP, powered by TeeWire. **What is the x402 protocol?** An open payment protocol built on the HTTP 402 "Payment Required" status code. A server responds with a 402 and machine-readable payment terms; an AI agent pays — typically with a stablecoin such as USDC — and retries the request to receive the result, with no human checkout. Originated by Coinbase; supported at the edge by Cloudflare and AWS. **How does an AI agent book a golf tee time?** The agent searches available tee times, chooses one, and requests a booking. golfx402 returns HTTP 402 with payment terms; the agent pays via x402 with a stablecoin wallet and instantly receives a confirmed reservation and booking reference. **Can third-party apps and personal AI assistants use it?** Yes — golfx402 is API-first and MCP-native, designed for third-party golf apps, AI concierge products, and golfers' own assistants. **Does golfx402 work with platforms other than TeeWire?** It launches on TeeWire and is designed as an open rail; where it makes commercial sense it can license agent-native access to other courses and competing platforms. Full FAQ: · How it works: --- *Contact: hello@golfx402.com (developers) · partners@golfx402.com (courses). Canonical site: https://golfx402.com/ (x402golf.com redirects here).*