Get Your Business Ready for AI Agents.
Quick answer: AI agents are starting to find, compare and book businesses for people. Heimdell Tech Ai, a Preston software company, makes UK businesses agent-ready with A2A, AP2, UCP, MCP and a free scan. Heimdell TPV and telecom compliance guides are now at telecomcompliance.uk.
AI agents are starting to find, compare, book and pay for businesses on their customers’ behalf. We get you ready for the new agent standards — A2A, AP2, UCP, MCP and Google’s Knowledge Catalog — and back every agent transaction with tamper-evident proof of what was agreed.
Free: can AI agents find and understand your business?
Enter your website for an instant agent-readiness score and a prioritised fix list.
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The AI Agent Standards Your Business Needs to Know in 2026
AI assistants and shopping agents are starting to find, compare, book and pay for services on behalf of customers. A handful of open standards decide whether they can find and trust your business. Here is what each one does and how Heimdell Tech Ai helps.
A2A (Agent2Agent protocol)
An open standard, governed by the Linux Foundation, that lets AI agents from different vendors discover each other, exchange messages and hand over tasks. Version 1.0 arrived in March 2026. Your business publishes an Agent Card that says what you offer and how to book it. We build and test the Agent Card and the booking integration.
Custom quote · quoted after a free call
A2A protocol implementation →AP2 (Agent Payments Protocol)
Google's open protocol for letting AI agents pay on a customer's behalf, using signed mandates that record exactly what the customer authorised. Google donated AP2 to the FIDO Alliance in April 2026. We help you accept agent payments with verifiable proof of every authorisation.
Custom quote · quoted after a free call
AP2 agent payments →UCP (Universal Commerce Protocol)
A commerce standard that lets agents browse your catalogue, manage a cart and check out. Many Shopify stores already publish a UCP profile; other platforms have to set one up. We check your profile and your product data so agents can read both.
Custom quote · quoted after a free call
UCP readiness →MCP (Model Context Protocol)
An open standard for connecting AI assistants to tools and data, such as your booking system, product database or knowledge base. We help you expose the right information safely, with permissions you control.
Custom quote · quoted after a free call
MCP servers →Knowledge Catalog
Google Cloud's Knowledge Catalog, formerly Dataplex Universal Catalog, gives AI agents governed, searchable context about business data. The same principle applies to any business: clean, structured, accurate facts about your products, prices and policies. We prepare that foundation.
Custom quote · quoted after a free call
Knowledge Catalog readiness →Sources: A2A one-year update · AP2 and the FIDO Alliance · Google Cloud Knowledge Catalog. These standards are still evolving, so we check the current specification before we build.
How We Get Your Business Agent-Ready
Three steps, in plain English, with no jargon in the way.
1. Free agent-readiness scan
Enter your website in the scanner at the top of this page. You get a score and the most important fixes, based on what AI agents can and cannot read on your site. Run the scan ↑
2. Fix and implement
We fix the structured data, product information and policies agents rely on, then add the standards that suit your business, such as an A2A Agent Card or AP2 payments. See how →
3. Check it keeps working
Standards change quickly. We re-test your site and see how AI assistants describe your business, so you can see the improvement and catch problems early.
AI Agent Readiness — Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers about A2A, AP2, UCP, MCP and getting your business ready for AI agents.
What does it mean for a business to be AI agent-ready?
+What is the A2A (Agent2Agent) protocol?
+What is AP2 and how do AI agents pay for things?
+What are UCP, MCP and Knowledge Catalog?
+Do I need to support every AI agent standard?
+Can you guarantee more customers from AI agents?
+AI Agent Readiness, Compliance and Software, From One UK Team
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AI Agent Readiness
A free scan, then fixes to the data, policies and standards AI agents rely on to find, trust and buy from you.
Learn more →Website Upgrades for SEO, AI Search & Agents
Structured data, llms.txt, speed and clear pricing, so Google, ChatGPT and AI agents understand your site.
Learn more →Heimdell TPV
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telecomcompliance.uk →Regulatory Risk Assessment
Identify PECR and DUAA compliance gaps before the regulator does.
Learn more →Custom Software, Apps & AI Systems
UK software development and IT consultancy from Preston: bespoke software, websites and AI systems.
Learn more →Prices
The agent-readiness scan is free. The AI agent readiness review, UCP, Knowledge Catalog, A2A, AP2 and MCP are a custom quote. Website upgrades and the telecom packages show a starting price, confirmed after a free call.
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| AI agent-readiness scan | Free |
| AI agent readiness review | Custom quote |
| UCP (Universal Commerce Protocol) readiness | Custom quote |
| Knowledge Catalog and business data readiness | Custom quote |
| Website upgrades for SEO, AI search and agents | from £1,500 |
| MCP (Model Context Protocol) server | Custom quote |
| A2A (Agent2Agent) implementation | Custom quote |
| AP2 (Agent Payments Protocol) implementation | Custom quote |
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Regulatory risk assessment | from £500 |
| Systems architecture and fractional ops | Custom quote |
| High-volume partner programme | From 80p per phone verification (£320 for 2,000 credits); larger volumes: custom quote |
Heimdell TPV
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About Heimdell Tech Ai
Heimdell Tech Ai Ltd is a UK software development and IT consultancy based in Preston, Lancashire, led by founder and director Andrew James-Smith. We build custom software, apps, websites and AI systems, and help businesses get ready for AI agents. Heimdell TPV and telecom compliance guides are now at telecomcompliance.uk. Registered in England and Wales, company number 16478408, ICO registration ZC079121.
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