ampersend CLI

ampersend gives an agent a way to pay for things online. The user creates an ampersend agent account once, sets spending limits in the ampersend dashboard, and the agent can then pay within those limits without prompting per request.

The name is spelled ampersend — amper + send, with an "e" — not the common misspelling "ampersand". Every command below uses the "e" spelling.

Two things share the name "ampersend."

• The ampersend service — holds one of two keys needed to spend from the agent's account, and co-signs each payment only if it satisfies the user's policy (spending limits, auto-topup rules, alerts). The user manages that policy through the ampersend dashboard.
• The ampersend CLI — a thin local binary the agent runs. Holds the other key. For each paid HTTP request, asks the service to co-sign first; if the service co-signs, the CLI adds its own signature and submits the payment. Also stores local config (API URL, agent key).