To-Agent Distribution

To-agent distribution is the source’s proposed third route beside To C and To B: a product or platform exposes capabilities so AI agents can call them on behalf of users. In 263.Sora死了，Adobe跌了，美图何去何从？, Meitu / 美图 packaging image and video functions as AI Skills is treated as an early example of putting tool capabilities into an agent traffic pool.

The source distinguishes this from older developer APIs. Traditional APIs required developers to pay integration and acquisition costs; to-agent distribution may put the tool closer to user intent if agents discover and invoke the capability during a task. The episode also notes the tradeoff: opening capabilities can weaken the original app front door, but it may create new demand if agent workflows expand the market.

Key Claims

• To-agent distribution turns a tool from a destination app into an callable capability node.
• The economics may include per-use fees, resource packs, token-like consumption, or bundle arrangements rather than only ads and subscriptions.
• Agent-Facing Interfaces and AI Skills matter because agents need stable capability descriptions and reliable operations.
• The route is still early, so the best strategy in the source is to test early and watch user behavior.

Connections

• Meitu / 美图, AI Skills, and Agent-Facing Interfaces — source’s capability-exposure case.
• Taobao, WeChat, and Siri — platform examples discussed as possible agent-capability ecosystems.
• AI Assistant Service Entry and Agentic Commerce — adjacent service-entry and transaction-routing concepts.