{
  "id": "ap2.status.pre-release",
  "protocol": "ap2",
  "layer": "foundation",
  "role": "platform",
  "status": "optional",
  "title": "Treat AP2 as pre-release (v0.2, standardizing at FIDO)",
  "description": "AP2 is at v0.2.0 (GitHub release 2026-04-28). Standardization continues in FIDO Alliance working groups.",
  "goal": "Plan for spec changes before building production dependencies on AP2.",
  "note": "Resolved: ap2-protocol.org states standardization continues within the FIDO Agentic Authentication and Payments Technical Working Groups, and links the FIDO and Google announcements.",
  "how_to_implement": {
    "steps": [
      "Pin to v0.2.0 and track the GitHub releases.",
      "Follow FIDO Alliance working group output."
    ]
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "label": "AP2 site",
      "url": "https://ap2-protocol.org/",
      "type": "spec",
      "publisher": "AP2"
    },
    {
      "label": "AP2 releases on GitHub (v0.2.0)",
      "url": "https://github.com/google-agentic-commerce/AP2/releases",
      "type": "spec",
      "publisher": "AP2 (Google)"
    },
    {
      "label": "FIDO Alliance to develop standards for trusted AI agent interactions",
      "url": "https://fidoalliance.org/fido-alliance-to-develop-standards-for-trusted-ai-agent-interactions/",
      "type": "announcement",
      "publisher": "FIDO Alliance"
    },
    {
      "label": "Google: AP2 and the FIDO Alliance",
      "url": "https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/platforms/google-pay/agent-payments-protocol-fido-alliance/",
      "type": "announcement",
      "publisher": "Google"
    }
  ],
  "audit": {
    "method": "manual",
    "automatable": false,
    "human": "Check ap2-protocol.org and GitHub releases for a stable version."
  },
  "how_to_verify": "Check ap2-protocol.org and GitHub releases for a stable version.",
  "artifacts": [],
  "depends_on": [],
  "status_note": "Resolved: ap2-protocol.org states standardization continues within the FIDO Agentic Authentication and Payments Technical Working Groups, and links the FIDO and Google announcements.",
  "verified": true,
  "status_rationale": "Pre-release; not a live network.",
  "slug": "ap2-status-pre-release",
  "category": "foundation",
  "url": "https://vreeman.ai/commerce/checklist#ap2.status.pre-release",
  "updated": "2026-10-12",
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "AP2 site",
      "url": "https://ap2-protocol.org/",
      "type": "spec",
      "publisher": "AP2"
    },
    {
      "label": "AP2 releases on GitHub (v0.2.0)",
      "url": "https://github.com/google-agentic-commerce/AP2/releases",
      "type": "spec",
      "publisher": "AP2 (Google)"
    },
    {
      "label": "FIDO Alliance to develop standards for trusted AI agent interactions",
      "url": "https://fidoalliance.org/fido-alliance-to-develop-standards-for-trusted-ai-agent-interactions/",
      "type": "announcement",
      "publisher": "FIDO Alliance"
    },
    {
      "label": "Google: AP2 and the FIDO Alliance",
      "url": "https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/platforms/google-pay/agent-payments-protocol-fido-alliance/",
      "type": "announcement",
      "publisher": "Google"
    }
  ],
  "related_slugs": []
}