| name | payspawn |
| description | Add spending controls to any AI agent that makes API payments. Supports x402 auto-pay, daily limits, per-transaction limits, address allowlists, and fleet provisioning. Use when your agent calls paid APIs or sends payments autonomously. Works on Base with USDC. |
| requires | {"env":[{"name":"PAYSPAWN_CREDENTIAL","description":"Scoped spending credential issued from payspawn.ai/dashboard. This is NOT a private key — it is a base64-encoded spend permission authorizing the PaySpawn V5 contract to transfer USDC up to the limits you set. The credential encodes: daily cap, per-transaction limit, optional address whitelist, and expiry. Revocable on-chain at any time via dashboard or ps.agent.pause(). Set the lowest limits sufficient for your use case.","secret":true,"required":false,"lifetime":"Up to 1 year from creation (set at credential creation time). Revocable immediately on-chain — revocation takes effect on the next transaction attempt.","minPrivilege":"Set daily cap to the minimum USDC needed per day. Use allowedTo address whitelist to restrict payment destinations. Use per-tx cap to limit single-payment exposure."}],"install":[{"package":"@payspawn/sdk","registry":"npm","version":">=5.3.0","source":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/@payspawn/sdk","audit":"https://github.com/adambrainai/payspawn"}]} |
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PaySpawn — Agent Payment Controls
Set spending limits for AI agents that make payments autonomously. Limits are enforced at the smart contract level on Base — not in software, not on a server. The contract cannot be overridden.
Install
npm install @payspawn/sdk
Credential Setup (One Human Step)
Before the agent can make payments, the wallet owner must create a credential:
- Go to payspawn.ai/dashboard
- Connect your wallet (MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, or any USDC wallet on Base)
- Approve a USDC spending ceiling (one on-chain transaction, ~$0.005 gas)
- Set limits: daily cap, per-transaction cap, optional address whitelist
- Sign the credential (EIP-712 signature — no gas, no transaction)
- Copy the credential string and set it as
PAYSPAWN_CREDENTIAL in your environment
The credential is not a private key. Your wallet key never leaves your control. The agent can only spend within the limits you set — the contract enforces this and cannot be bypassed.
Usage
import { PaySpawn } from "@payspawn/sdk";
const ps = new PaySpawn(process.env.PAYSPAWN_CREDENTIAL);
const res = await ps.fetch("https://api.example.com/endpoint");
await ps.pay("0xRecipientAddress", 1.00);
const { balance, remaining } = await ps.check();
await ps.agent.pause();
await ps.agent.unpause();
Fleet Mode
Provision multiple agent credentials from one shared pool. One wallet funds the pool; each agent gets its own credential with its own daily limit.
const pool = await ps.pool.create({ totalBudget: 100, agentDailyLimit: 10 });
const fleet = await ps.fleet.provision({ poolAddress: pool.address, count: 10 });
Contract Enforcement
Every payment is checked by the PaySpawn V5 contract on Base before any USDC moves:
- Daily allowance exceeded → transaction reverts
- Amount exceeds per-tx cap → transaction reverts
- Recipient not on whitelist → transaction reverts
No API override. No config flag. Math runs first, every time.
Contract address (Base Mainnet): 0xaa8e6815b0E8a3006DEe0c3171Cf9CA165fd862e
USDC (Base): 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913
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