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Optional ATL on L402 agent pay path (fail-open)?

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## Optional ATL on L402 agent pay path (fail-open)?

Hi - I maintain a small open protocol ([ATL v0.1](https://github.com/konstantinbozukov/agent-trust-layer)) for **consult-before-spend** on agent payments.

Your Lightning agent tools already pay for APIs via L402 - an optional ATL consult would show the same trust hook beyond Base/USDC-only stacks.

**Ask:** Would you take a tiny **opt-in** PR around the L402 pay path?

- Default off / fail-open
- **No header => zero ATL work**
- Does **not** block payment

### Live demo (no wallet)
```bash
git clone https://github.com/konstantinbozukov/atl-x402-starter
cd atl-x402-starter && npm i && npm run demo:headers
```
Or curl: https://signals.edge.report/v1/atl/health

Happy to keep the PR small and revise to your taste. Thanks either way.

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The issue does not name a file, test, or entry point; begin by locating the L402 payment path in the repository and tracing how requests are paid. Define the smallest opt-in boundary that preserves default-off, fail-open behavior, then verify that requests without the header perform no ATL work and that ATL cannot block payment.

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