MCP tools for agent payments - Praesia

A purchase usually calls these tools in this order:

get_mandateReads the rules
payAsks for approval
get_cardGets the card
get_statusReads the outcome

Available tools

Tool	What it does
`get_mandate`	Reads the mandates your agent follows
`draft_mandate`	Submits a mandate or an agent budget for your approval
`pay`	Asks Praesia to approve one purchase
`get_card`	Gives the single-use card for an approved purchase
`get_status`	Reads the agent’s status, a decision or a payment outcome
`list_transactions`	Lists the agent’s 50 newest transactions
`get_transaction`	Reads one transaction
`contest_transaction`	Records your complaint about a paid purchase
`get_balance`	Reads your organization’s funds
`list_agents`	Lists the agents on this machine
`enroll`	Gets a sign-in link for an agent with no shell

To read a tool’s full description, run praesia call TOOL --help. enroll and list_agents have no command.

Payment statuses

Your agent reports these statuses.

Status	What it means
paid	The purchase is paid.
approved	Praesia approved the purchase, and it isn’t paid yet.
declined	The card paid nothing.
expired	The approval ended, or its card ended unused.
canceled	Approving a new version of a mandate ended the purchase approval before any payment.
card_not_issued	The card issuer couldn’t create the card.