Buy a software license with your agent#

Agents often need to purchase or renew licenses (IDE, API plans, team seats) as part of a longer task. CAI executes the on-chain or custodial payment after your agent surfaces how the vendor wants to be paid and you explicitly confirm.

When to Use#

• "Buy this software license for me"
• "Renew my subscription — agent pays"
• "Pay the vendor address my agent found"
• "Use my CAI wallet for this SaaS invoice"

Task flow (agent-native)#

1. Agent reads vendor billing (invoice email, checkout page, or on-chain address).
2. wallet_balances on target chain/token.
3. Shortfall → create_deposit_link or bridge tools (honest gap_id if partial_live).
4. User confirms payee, amount, chain, token.
5. transfer only after explicit yes.
6. Optional: mail_inbox_summarize for receipt at @cai.com (scope mail/ full).

Quick Setup#

bash

openclaw secrets set CAI_API_KEY "your_dashboard_api_key"

Canonical Reference#

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