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Paybond MCP server

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Lets your AI check and approve spending against a budget before it pays for anything, then keep a receipt.

Flow diagram: you ask your AI “Book a hotel under 200 dollars, pay only when confirmed”, the Paybond MCP server keeps repeating: ask before paying, pay if allowed, check the work, release or refund, and you get back A signed receipt you can keep.

Paybond is a tool that puts a spending limit and a paper trail around the money your AI is allowed to move. It is made for teams whose AI can book travel, buy things, or call paid services, and who want a cap plus proof that the work actually happened. If your AI never touches money, you do not need this.

What is an MCP server? The 30-second version

On its own, your AI can only chat. An MCP server is a small helper program that gives your AI a new skill or a connection to another service. This one connects your AI to Paybond, so when you ask it to spend money on something, it can first check the budget and rules you set, then pay, then confirm the job was done. You stay in charge of the limits; the AI just follows them.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI to do something that costs money, like booking a hotel or calling a paid service. Before anything is charged, the AI uses this helper to ask Paybond whether the spend fits inside your budget and rules. If it does, the payment goes through. Afterward, the AI sends back proof that the work was completed, and Paybond either releases the money or refunds it. You end up with a signed receipt you can look at later.

Flow diagram: you ask your AI “Book a hotel under 200 dollars, pay only when confirmed”, the Paybond MCP server keeps repeating: ask before paying, pay if allowed, check the work, release or refund, and you get back A signed receipt you can keep. Click to zoom

What you can do with it

  • Set a spending cap for a specific task before your AI pays for anything
  • Approve or block a paid action based on your own rules
  • Release payment only after proof that the job was finished
  • Get a refund when the work was not delivered
  • Keep a signed receipt for each spend for your records
  • Check the history of what your AI spent and on what

Try asking your AI

  • “Book a hotel for this trip but do not spend more than 200 dollars, and only pay once it is confirmed.”
  • “Call the paid translation service for this document, but keep it under 5 dollars.”
  • “Show me everything my AI spent money on this week with the receipts.”
  • “Refund the last payment if the vendor did not actually deliver.”

What it gives back to you

You get clear answers in the chat: whether a spend was allowed or blocked, how much was charged, and whether it was released or refunded. You also get a signed receipt for each spend, which you can save or share. If you ask for a summary, it can list what was spent and on what.

Before you start

What you need

  • A Paybond account (a free sandbox signup is available, no card required)
  • A Paybond API key (a kind of password for apps; you get one when you sign up or run the login command)
  • Node.js 22 or newer on the machine running the helper
  • For real payments: a paid production plan and a signing key your team sets up

Good to know

This helper can approve, release, or refund real money, so set your budget and rules carefully and start in the free sandbox before using real payments.

Install it with your AI

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Who it's for

Teams and developers whose AI agents can move money and who need spending limits, proof of delivery, and clean records.