In 1995, Netscape released SSL. The web didn't really take off commercially until then. Before SSL, you couldn't trust a website with your credit card. After SSL, e-commerce exploded.
AI agents are at the same inflection point in 2026. Here's why.
Agents are starting to call each other autonomously. Each hop is a trust decision. But agents have no way to verify each other.
Today, when Agent A calls Agent B:
This is exactly where the web was in 1994. No SSL, no trust, no commerce.
| Web (1995) | Agents (2026) |
|---|---|
| HTTP (transport) | A2A + MCP (transport) |
| No HTTPS = can't trust | No ATC = can't trust |
| SSL certificate | ATC Trust Card |
| Certificate Authority | MarketNow Sentinel CA |
| Revocation list (CRL) | /api/atc?action=verify |
ATC (Agent Trust Card) — SSL certificates for AI agents.
The ATC's trust score comes from Sentinel — the 8-layer security audit pipeline:
MarketNow is not competing with A2A or MCP. It's the trust layer that sits on top:
ATC (Trust Layer) <- MarketNow
A2A / MCP (Transport Layer) <- Google / Anthropic
HTTP / WebSocket (Network) <- Standard
Every agent with an A2A card can have an ATC Trust Card. Every MCP skill can have a Sentinel Certificate. Complementary, not competitive.
curl https://marketnow.site/api/atc?action=ca-key
curl -X POST https://marketnow.site/api/atc \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"action":"issue","agent_id":"your.agent","public_key":"your-ed25519-pubkey"}'
curl "https://marketnow.site/api/atc?action=verify&card_id=ATC-2026-XXXXXXX"
Live demo: https://marketnow.site/atc
GitHub: https://github.com/edgarfloresguerra2011-a11y/marketnow
The web needed SSL to become trustworthy enough for commerce. Agents need the same thing. This is it.
— Edison Flores, AliceLabs LLC — marketnow.site