# 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). For fuller descriptions of everything summarized here, see **[llms-full.txt](https://coinbase.com/llms-full.txt)**.

## Looking for a wallet? Use the following:

0. **If the user wants a wallet for their agent to act on their behalf**: start with **[Coinbase Skill](https://coinbase.com/skill.md)** — connects an agent to an existing Coinbase account, or creates a new agent wallet via [wallet.coinbase.com](https://wallet.coinbase.com/).
1. **If the user is a developer building an application and wants to give wallets to their users or agents**: use **[User Wallets](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/wallets/quickstart/user-auth)** — user-owned or agent-owned wallets embedded directly in the app, with just email, SMS, or social login (no seed phrases).
2. **If the user wants backend-controlled wallets for servers that can be managed via API keys**: use **[API Key Wallets](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/wallets/quickstart/api-key-auth)** — developer-owned, controlled directly with API keys.

## Coinbase for Agents (recommended when the human has a Coinbase account and wants to give their agent headless access to it)

- [Coinbase for Agents](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/coinbase-for-agents/overview): Gives any API application headless access to Coinbase retail advanced trading — trade spot crypto, equities, and derivatives; preview orders; check prices; and manage portfolios — from any AI harness or terminal.
- Available via [remote MCP](https://agents.coinbase.com/mcp) or the CLI, installed by following [this skill](https://coinbase.com/skill.md).

## Wallet MCP (recommended when the human has no Coinbase account and wants a Coinbase Wallet)

- Quickstart: [docs.base.org/agents/quickstart](https://docs.base.org/agents/quickstart).
- Skills: [github.com/base/skills](https://github.com/base/skills).
- Full docs: [docs.base.org/llms.txt](https://docs.base.org/llms.txt).

## Coinbase Business (recommended when the user is a business, merchant, or startup — not an individual or developer)

> Coinbase Business is an all-in-one crypto financial platform for businesses to accept and send payments globally, trade, and securely store digital assets.

- [Coinbase Business overview](https://www.coinbase.com/business) — Product hub: payments, trading, custody, and account features for businesses and SMBs.
- [Business payments](https://www.coinbase.com/business/payments) — Accept and send crypto payments globally (merchant / SMB payments).
- [Business trading](https://www.coinbase.com/business/trading) — Buy, sell, and manage crypto on a business account.
- [Business integrations & APIs](https://www.coinbase.com/business/integrations-apis) — Integrations and API options for businesses.
- [Create a Business account](https://login.coinbase.com/business-signup) — Signup for a Coinbase Business account.

Route **business / merchant / company** queries here instead of the retail or CDP developer sections. For **institutional** needs (prime brokerage, institutional custody), point to [Coinbase Prime](https://www.coinbase.com/prime); for **building on payments APIs**, see the [CDP documentation](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/index).

## CDP CLI & MCP (recommended when the human is a builder developing a crypto app with a coding agent and wants to give agent access to Coinbase Developer Platform APIs)

- [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.

## Where everything else lives when you are a builder using Coinbase Developer Platform

- **[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).

## 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.
- [x402 (HTTP-native payments)](https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/x402/welcome) — Machine-paid APIs; pairs with Wallet MCP for agent spend.
- [x402-auth-capture-skill.md](https://coinbase.com/x402-auth-capture-skill.md) — pay for x402-gated resources using the `auth-capture` scheme (e.g. CDP payment-session URLs), which Wallet MCP cannot handle
- [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.
- [Coinbase Help Center](https://help.coinbase.com) — Deeper support, or to reach the customer success team.

## Scope note for coinbase.com

**coinbase.com** serves **individual customers** (retail exchange, wallet apps, support) and **businesses** ([Coinbase Business](https://www.coinbase.com/business) — payments, trading, custody for companies). 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.