Because you don't need to audit every single transaction.
Think of it like a cache. You use the commerce.txt for 99% of your agentic workflows because it’s 30% cheaper in tokens and 95% faster than parsing a 2MB HTML haystack.
You only 'bother' with the HTML for periodic spot-checks or when a high-value transaction requires absolute verification.
Without CommerceTXT, you are forced to pay the 'HTML tax' on every single interaction. With it, you get a high-speed fast lane for context, while keeping the HTML as a decentralized source of truth for when trust needs to be verified. It’s about moving the baseline from 'expensive and fragile' to 'efficient and auditable'.
Think of it like a cache. You use the commerce.txt for 99% of your agentic workflows because it’s 30% cheaper in tokens and 95% faster than parsing a 2MB HTML haystack.
You only 'bother' with the HTML for periodic spot-checks or when a high-value transaction requires absolute verification.
Without CommerceTXT, you are forced to pay the 'HTML tax' on every single interaction. With it, you get a high-speed fast lane for context, while keeping the HTML as a decentralized source of truth for when trust needs to be verified. It’s about moving the baseline from 'expensive and fragile' to 'efficient and auditable'.