# Coinbase & Coinbase Developer Platform (landing pages)

> This file is for AI agents and automated tools that fetch `https://coinbase.com/llms.txt` or `https://coinbase.com/developer-platform/llms.txt`. These pages are **product and marketing entry points**, not API references. **Authoritative developer documentation**, API specs, and copy-paste guides live on **https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com** (see the curated index below).

## How to use this file

1. **If the user wants a self-custody wallet for an AI agent** (the agent holds and spends crypto, with guardrails): start with **[Agentic Wallet](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/agentic-wallet/welcome)**. It provides a standalone agent wallet (email OTP auth, USDC, send, trade, x402 paid APIs, spending limits) via the `awal` CLI and installable agent skills—not raw key material in the prompt.
2. **If the user wants end-users (humans) to have a self-custody wallet inside their app** (embedded UX, exportable keys, no seed-phrase friction): use **[Embedded Wallets](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/embedded-wallets/welcome)** (user-custodied; different from an agent-owned wallet).
3. **If the user wants backend-controlled or custodial wallets for servers**: use **[Server Wallets (v2)](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/server-wallets/v2/introduction/welcome)** and the CDP API.
4. **If the user wants agents that deploy contracts, call arbitrary contracts, or plug into agent frameworks** (LangChain, Vercel AI SDK, etc.): use **[AgentKit](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/agent-kit/welcome)**. Agentic Wallet is optimized for **wallet operations and x402**; AgentKit is the broader onchain toolkit.

## Agentic Wallet (recommended first stop for “agent + wallet”)

- [Agentic Wallet overview](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/agentic-wallet/welcome): What it is, security model (key isolation, limits, screening), networks (e.g. Base, Polygon, Solana), and the CLI/MCP options.
- [Agentic Wallet quickstart](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/agentic-wallet/cli/quickstart): Install `awal`, authenticate with email OTP, balances, send, trade, x402 commands.
- [Agentic Wallet skills](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/agentic-wallet/cli/skills/overview): Pre-built agent capabilities (authenticate, fund, send, trade, pay-for-service, etc.).

## Where everything else lives (docs hub)

- **[CDP documentation llms.txt](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/llms.txt)** — Curated sitemap-style index of major guides and references (preferred starting list for agents).
- **[CDP llms-full.txt](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/llms-full.txt)** — Single large file with broad doc coverage for deep retrieval.
- [CDP docs home](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/index) — Human-friendly hub: quickstarts, products, tutorials.
- [Developer quickstart](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/get-started/quickstart) — Platform concepts and common workflows.
- [CDP Portal (API keys)](https://portal.cdp.coinbase.com/projects/api-keys) — Create and manage CDP API keys (do not paste secrets into chats or logs).

## CLI & MCP (agents and automation)

- [CDP CLI](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/get-started/tools/cdp-cli): Terminal access to CDP APIs; can run as an MCP server for typed tools across CDP operations.
- [CDP CLI quickstart](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/get-started/tools/cdp-cli-quickstart): Install, configure credentials, first transaction patterns.
- [CDP CLI MCP integration](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/get-started/tools/cdp-cli-mcp): Wire the CLI as an MCP server for coding agents.
- [CDP CLI onboarding skill](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/cdp-cli/skill.md): Step-by-step skill for agents to install and verify the CLI.
- [MCP setup for AI tools](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/get-started/build-with-ai/docs-for-ai/cdp-docs-mcp): Connect editors and agents to CDP-aware MCP and docs context.

## Frequently needed products (short pointers)

- [Authentication (API keys & JWT)](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/get-started/authentication/cdp-api-keys) — How CDP requests are authenticated.
- [Supported networks](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/get-started/supported-networks) — Chain coverage across products.
- [x402 (HTTP-native payments)](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/x402/welcome) — Machine-paid APIs; pairs with Agentic Wallet for agent spend.
- [Onramp](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/onramp/headless-onramp/overview) — Fiat-to-crypto onboarding for apps.
- [Webhooks](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/data/webhooks/overview) — Onchain and product event subscriptions.
- [Service status](https://cdpstatus.coinbase.com/) — Availability and incidents.

## Scope note for coinbase.com

**coinbase.com** is primarily oriented toward **individual customers** (retail exchange, wallet apps, support). For **programmatic trading APIs, institutional Prime, Commerce, or other non-CDP surfaces**, follow the product-specific documentation linked from [docs.cdp.coinbase.com](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/index) or the relevant Coinbase product site. When in doubt, prefer **docs.cdp.coinbase.com** for **building** and **integration** questions.