| What it does | Policy-driven spending controls for AI agents
| Open protocol for AI agent identity, DNS-anchored and post-quantum native, governed by a nonprofit
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| Stage | Not given
| Startup
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| Founded | Not given
| 2026
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| Based in | Not given
| MX
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| Pricing model | Freemium
| Open source
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| Pricing | Free: $0/month (open source, self-hosted). Pro: $24/month with hosted dashboard, 3 agents, 1,000 spend checks/month. Team: $99/month with 10 agents, 10,000 checks/month, team approvals. Business: $299/month with unlimited agents and checks.
| Free to use. L0 credentials issued today. L1 enabled in agent.bar demonstration. L2 and L3 specified but not yet issued.
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| Key features | - Policy Engine with YAML configuration for amount limits, merchant allowlists, category blocks, business hours, and duplicate windows
- Duplicate Detection using SQLite to prevent the same purchase twice within a configurable time window
- Human-in-the-Loop approval with Telegram alerts and dashboard queue for purchases exceeding threshold
- MCP-Native integration for OpenClaw, Hermes, and any MCP-compatible agent
- Zero Credential Exposure with no access to cards, tokens, or Stripe credentials
- Local-first architecture with all policy files, logs, and databases stored on your machine
- Dry-run and simulation mode for testing policies before deployment
| - W3C Verifiable Credentials (AID format)
- Four trust levels (L0-L3) with progressive verification
- DNS anchoring starting at L1
- ML-DSA-65 + Ed25519 composite signatures
- ARIA AP for signed requests and receipts
- Append-only Trust Ledger with credential lifecycle events
- Revocation capability with signed status lists
- Public REST API verification endpoint
- TypeScript SDK for credential verification
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| What makes it different | - Policy-driven rules that the agent cannot override, unlike prompt-based guardrails
- Zero credential exposure means the gateway never sees payment cards or API keys
- Duplicate detection with SQLite prevents duplicate purchases within a configurable time window
- Native MCP integration works out of the box with OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude Code, and Cursor
| - Post-quantum native from launch, not a migration plan
- Governed by nonprofit to prevent capture
- Complements existing protocols without replacing them
- L0 credentials issued and verifiable today
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 23 ▲ +1 (up) since last check | 27 ▲ +4 (up) since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 6 | 7 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 19 | 20 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 12 | 10 |
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