Cashfree Payments has introduced WebMCP support for its hosted checkout, enabling compatible browser-based AI agents to interact with defined checkout functions while keeping the customer in control of payment approval.
Cashfree Payments announced that its Hosted Checkout is now agent-ready through WebMCP, an emerging standard that allows websites to expose structured tools for browser-based AI agents.
Instead of interpreting a page and simulating clicks, a compatible agent can use defined checkout functions to read order details, list available payment methods, open a payment option, display a UPI QR code and check payment status.
Cashfree says the integration is available on its hosted checkout in redirect mode and does not require merchants to change their existing integrations. The company estimates that the structured interaction can reduce the tokens required to complete checkout by more than 40 per cent.
The company has emphasised that the user remains in control: the agent can assist with the checkout journey, but the customer must scan the UPI QR code and approve the payment through their UPI app. The announcement describes a specific supported flow, not unrestricted autonomous spending.
Primary source — Cashfree Payments product announcement: Read original report / announcement
Additional reporting — Business Standard, 6 November 2026: Read original report / announcement
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