Buy research data with your agent#

Research agents frequently hit paid APIs, datasets, or reports. The agent should discover what to buy and how to pay; CAI provides wallet balance, funding, and transfer execution once you confirm.

When to Use#

• "Buy this dataset for my research"
• "Pay for the API credits my agent needs"
• "Purchase the report and pay from CAI"
• "Top up so the agent can complete the data purchase"

Task flow (agent-native)#

1. Agent identifies product, price, and payment method (address, @cai.com, or hosted checkout limits).
2. wallet_balances → if insufficient, create_deposit_link.
3. User confirms recipient and amount (irreversible transfer warning).
4. transfer with pay/ full scope.
5. Proof via wallet_activity_list / transfer_status.

Honesty: CAI does not auto-discover arbitrary paywalls; the agent must surface payee details. Universal card checkout on random sites may be partial_live — see skill gap_id notes.

Quick Setup#

bash

openclaw secrets set CAI_API_KEY "your_dashboard_api_key"

Canonical Reference#

• https://cai.com/skill.md
• https://cai.com/agent-payment.html
• https://cai.com/developers.html