Arden
ArdenYour agent can pay for things. No payment code, no financial plumbing — just add Arden and it works.
npm install -g @ardensh/cli arden login
Installs the Arden CLI and provisions your first agent
Try for free with testnet USDC on Base Sepolia. No real funds needed to get started.
Three steps. Your agent pays for anything after that.
Run arden provision or ask Claude. Set a name, budget, and which vendors it can pay. Arden creates a wallet on Base automatically.
$ arden provision
✓ researcher ready · 0x3f4a...c91b
Send USDC to the agent's wallet address on Base. That's its spending money. You stay in control — top it up, drain it, or pause the agent anytime.
Send USDC on Base to:
0x3f4a...c91b
Balance: $100.00 USDC
Add ARDEN_AGENT_KEY to your agent. From that point on, payments happen automatically — policy checked, executed, and tracked. You write zero payment code.
ARDEN_AGENT_KEY=arden_live_...
# that's it. your agent can pay.
Provision agents, manage budgets, and execute payments from your terminal. Your agent handles payments automatically once provisioned.
$ arden provision
Wallet 0x3f4a...c91b
Monthly $100 USDC
Per-tx $5 USDC
Vendors exa.ai, browserbase.io
Add to your .env:
ARDEN_API_KEY=arden_live_...
Shown once. Store it securely.
$ arden list
0x3f4a...c91b
0x5e2b...d84f
0x9c1e...a33d
$ arden update researcher \
--monthly-budget 200 \
--vendors "exa.ai, openai.com"
✓ researcher updated
Monthly $200 USDC (was $100)
Vendors exa.ai, openai.com
Other flags:
--status paused / active
--daily-budget <amount>
--per-transaction <amount>
$ arden pay researcher \
--vendor exa.ai \
--amount 0.01
✓ Payment sent
Amount $0.01 USDC
Vendor exa.ai
Tx 0x4f2a...91bc
$ arden pay researcher \
--vendor stripe.com \
--amount 50
✗ Payment blocked
Vendor not in allowlist
Provision agents and execute payments via natural language — no terminal required. Works in Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible client.
Provision a new agent called researcher with a $100 monthly budget, allowed to pay exa.ai and browserbase.io
✓ researcher provisioned
Wallet: 0x3f4a...c91b
Budget: $100/month
Agent key: arden_live_... (save this)
Pay $0.01 to exa.ai from researcher
✓ Payment successful
Amount: $0.01 USDC
Tx: 0x4f2a...91bc
$0.01 of $100 monthly budget used
Pay $200 to stripe.com from researcher
✗ Payment blocked
stripe.com is not in researcher's allowlist