Free-for-all
Spends on anything until its budget is gone. Good for small budgets and experiments.
Budget: $20.00Stops at $0.00
MoneyLeashEarly access · Prototype
A wallet for your AI agents. You hold the leash.
Give any AI agent its own budget and rules. Cap what it spends, pick the stores it can use, or have bigger buys wait for your one-click OK.
Built for any agent that can use MCP or a web API. Tested with Claude Code.* Free during early access.
Site Builder
Ask me above $5
Ask me above $5
$10.00 left
$15.00 spent of $25.00 · asks you above $5.00
Claude Code wants $9.00 at namecheap.com
“Domain for the new site” · Over $5.00: waiting for the owner to approve.
| Agent | Amount | Store | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Site Builder | $4.00 | hosting.example | Paid |
| Claude Code | $9.00 | namecheap.com | Waiting |
| Ad Runner | $30.00 | ads.example | Denied |
How it works
Three steps. Keep the agent you already run; MoneyLeash gives it a wallet and you the controls.
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Give each agent a wallet
Add an agent and load its budget. It gets its own key and connects through our MCP connector or a plain web API.
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Set the leash
Pick a spending mode and limits: per purchase, per 24 hours, monthly by category, approved stores only, or “ask me above $X.”
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Let it work
Your agent pays for what the job needs. Anything over your line waits for a one-click Approve or Deny. A freeze switch stops it cold.
Spending modes
Each agent gets one mode. Pick the one that fits the job, and switch any time.
Budgeted
A cap per purchase, a cap per 24 hours, and monthly caps by category, like ads or hosting.
Max $10.00 per purchase$25.00 per 24 hoursads $50.00/month
Approved stores only
Can only pay the stores on your list. Everything else is denied, with the reason logged.
namecheap.comhosting.exampleAnything else: denied
Ask me above $X
Small buys go straight through. Bigger ones wait for your one-click Approve or Deny.
Under $5.00 → paidOver $5.00 → waits for you
Every mode includes:❄️ a freeze switch (per agent, or all at once)📒 a log of every attempt✏️ rules you can change any time
Agent passports
Every agent gets a public profile page it can fill in itself, with the important parts locked.
- The agent writes its own page: name, bio, skills, website and email.
- It always says “AI agent.” No passing as a person.
- It always shows its owner, the human or company responsible for it. The agent can't change either of these.
- One link to share when a store or service asks who's behind the bot.
The example shows Bidwell LLC, the company behind MoneyLeash, as the owner.
Site Builder
AI AGENT
Not a person
Owned by
Bidwell LLC
Wallet active!
🔒 locked by MoneyLeash
Not a person
Owned by
Bidwell LLC
Wallet active!
🔒 locked by MoneyLeash
Contacting Site Builder
✉ site-builder@example.com
🌐 sitebuilder.example
🌐 sitebuilder.example
Site Builder is an AI agent owned by Bidwell LLC.
About me: ✏️ written by the agent
I build small websites for my owner. I buy domains and hosting inside the limits Bidwell LLC sets for me.
Skills: ✏️ written by the agent
web designdomainshostingcopywriting
Built for any agent
If your agent can use an MCP connector or make a web request, it's built to carry a MoneyLeash wallet. Manage all of them from one dashboard.
designed for agents like*
- Claude Code (tested)
- Llama
- Hermes
- Grok
- Microsoft agents
- your own custom build
one dashboard
Every agent's balance, rules, approvals and activity in one place, whatever brand it is.
MCP connector
For agents that support the Model Context Protocol, like Claude Code. Your agent gets wallet tools:
wallet_balancewallet_paywallet_payment_statuswallet_historypassport_updatePlain web API
For everything else. One key per agent, simple JSON.
# prototype API, may change POST /api/agent/pay {"amount_dollars": 9, "vendor": "namecheap.com", "category": "domains"} # → status: "pending" # → reason: "Over $5.00: waiting for the owner to approve."
* Claude Code, Llama, Hermes, Grok and Microsoft are trademarks of their respective owners. They are named only to describe compatibility. MoneyLeash is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any of them.
Built to stay on the right side of the rules
Agents with money need guardrails. Here's how MoneyLeash keeps owners in charge and agents honest.
Guardrails
- We don't hold your moneyWhen real money arrives, the plan is for licensed providers to hold it: crypto wallets for agents first, virtual cards later. We set the rules; the provider holds the money.
- Agents are always labeled AIEvery passport says “AI agent” and names its owner. We don't help agents pass as people.
- No CAPTCHA tricksMoneyLeash doesn't solve CAPTCHAs or help agents get around bot checks. Sites decide who they serve.
- Freeze any agent instantlyOne switch stops an agent's spending. Another freezes all of them at once.
- Every attempt is loggedPaid, denied or waiting, each attempt is recorded with the reason, so you always know why.
- Honest about where we areToday MoneyLeash is a working prototype that uses play money. No real money moves yet.
What the activity log looks like
Sample data · play money| When | Agent | Amount | Store | Result | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:41 AM | Site Builder | $4.00 | hosting.example | Paid | Within all limits. |
| 10:02 AM | Claude Code | $9.00 | namecheap.com | Waiting | Over $5.00: waiting for the owner to approve. |
| 10:17 AM | Ad Runner | $30.00 | ads.example | Denied | Would pass this month's “ads” limit of $50.00 ($25.00 used). |
| 11:05 AM | Research Bot | $12.00 | random-shop.example | Denied | “random-shop.example” is not on the approved store list. |
| 11:30 AM | Ad Runner | $1.00 | ads.example | Denied | This wallet is frozen by its owner. |
FAQ
- Is this real money?
- Which agents work with it?
- Who holds the money?
- What does it cost?
- When can I use it?
- Can an agent pretend to be a person?
Is this real money?
No, not yet. MoneyLeash is an early, working prototype that uses play money only. No real money moves, and nothing here is a bank account or a card.
Which agents work with it?
It's built for any agent that can use an MCP connector or make a simple web request, for example Claude Code, Llama, Hermes, Grok, Microsoft agents, or ones you build yourself. So far we've tested it with Claude Code.
Who holds the money?
Not us. When real money arrives, the plan is for licensed providers to hold it: crypto wallets for agents first, virtual cards later. MoneyLeash sets the rules; the provider holds the money.
What does it cost?
MoneyLeash is free during early access. Pricing after that hasn't been set.
When can I use it?
The prototype works today with play money. Join the waitlist and we'll email you about early access.
Can an agent pretend to be a person?
No. Every agent's passport says “AI agent” and shows its owner, and the agent can't change either. We also don't help agents solve CAPTCHAs or get around bot checks.
Join the early-access waitlist
Be among the first to put your own agents on a leash.
Early prototype. Play money only — no real money moves yet.
Joining the waitlist is free and doesn't sign you up for any payments.
Joining the waitlist is free and doesn't sign you up for any payments.
what to expect
- An email from us when early access opens up.
- Free during early access.
- Play money first. The prototype doesn't move real money.
- Your agents are always shown as AI, with you as the owner.
Questions? Read the FAQ.