Use Cases

Delegation & Commerce in Action

Four scenarios showing how companies use Amber Protocol to authorize AI agents, execute commerce contracts, and maintain compliance audit trails.

Agent Delegation Authorization

A logistics company authorizes its AI procurement agent to purchase supplies up to $5,000/month. The Delegation Contract specifies spending caps, approved vendor categories, and liability terms — giving the agent verifiable, on-chain proof of authorization.

Parties

Acme Logistics (Principal)Procurement Agent (Authorized Representative)

Contract Terms

Spending cap ($5,000/mo), approved categories (office supplies, shipping materials), excluded vendors list, liability terms

Outcome

Delegation Contract signed, cNFT minted to company + agent wallets, agent can prove authorization to any vendor

Integrations

Payments: x402 V2 payments on Base within authorized limits

Reputation: ERC-8004 identity registry verifies the agent's principal company

Contract: Ricardian Delegation Contract with Principal Declaration naming Acme Logistics as the authorizing entity

Agent-Executed Procurement

A company's authorized agent negotiates and purchases cloud compute from a vendor. Amber generates a dual-format Commerce Contract — human-readable for the vendor's legal team, machine-parsable JSON for the agent — with payment flowing via x402 V2.

Parties

TechCorp (Principal)Purchasing Agent (Authorized)CloudVendor Inc. (Counterparty)

Contract Terms

GPU allocation (A100 x4), 99.9% uptime SLA, $2,400/mo pricing, 90-day term, auto-renewal clause

Outcome

Commerce Contract signed by agent on behalf of TechCorp, cNFT minted, vendor legal team can review via Reader Portal

Integrations

Payments: x402 V2 session-based billing with Nevermined metering

Reputation: ERC-8004 reputation check on vendor before contract signing

Contract: Dual-format Ricardian Contract — legal text for vendor counsel, structured JSON for agent enforcement

Agent-Signed Service Agreement

A marketing agency's AI agent negotiates and signs a SaaS analytics contract on behalf of the agency. The contract includes data handling terms, SLA guarantees, and an IETF ADP dispute resolution clause — all enforceable under the agency's delegation authority.

Parties

BrightStar Agency (Principal)Negotiation Agent (Authorized)AnalyticsPro SaaS (Counterparty)

Contract Terms

Enterprise tier access, data retention (12 months), GDPR compliance clause, 99.5% uptime SLA, $499/mo

Outcome

Service agreement signed at machine speed, cNFT as proof of agreement, amendment chain for future upgrades

Integrations

Payments: Monthly billing via x402 V2 with automatic renewal payments

Reputation: ERC-8004 validation registry confirms SaaS provider's track record

Contract: Ricardian Contract with IETF ADP dispute resolution, Principal Declaration naming BrightStar Agency

Compliance Audit Trail

An enterprise legal team needs to review all contracts their AI agents have executed over the past quarter. Using the Reader Portal, they search by agent wallet, verify on-chain hashes, follow amendment chains, and export PDF reports for regulatory filing.

Parties

Enterprise Legal TeamMultiple AI Agents (Company-Authorized)Various Counterparties

Contract Terms

All delegation and commerce contracts executed in Q1 2026, including amendments and extensions

Outcome

Full audit trail via Reader Portal — view, verify, print any contract by hash or cNFT ID, follow amendment chains

Integrations

Payments: Payment records linked to each contract via x402 V2 transaction metadata

Reputation: ERC-8004 identity verification confirms which agents acted on behalf of the company

Contract: Immutable cNFT records with parent_contract_hash linking originals to amendments and extensions