Mesh Connects x402 Payments With Masumi Escrow on Cardano

Mesh don add @meshsdk/x402 join im Cardano development toolkit, to connect access to online services with blockchain payments. As e dey support direct payments, di package also support Masumi escrow, wey funds go remain locked until dem meet di conditions for withdrawal or refund.

x402 Payments for APIs and Digital Content

Mesh na open-source TypeScript toolkit to build Cardano applications. Developers dey use am to connect wallets, construct and sign transactions, and interact with smart contracts. Di x402 package dey bring payments enter di communication between application wey dey request service and di server wey dey provide am.

When application request paid content, di server go return HTTP 402 Payment Required response wey contain di price and payment terms. Di client go build and sign transaction, then retry di request with di payment information.

Facilitator go check di signed transaction, submit am to Cardano, and report im confirmation status. For direct payments, di server go release di content once dem satisfy di required confirmation conditions.

Di facilitator no dey hold any user private keys. Im checks dey cover di network, recipient, asset, amount, and whether e consistent with wetin di server offer.

Payments fit dey denominated in ADA or Cardano native tokens. Funds fit go wallet address, developer own smart contract, or Masumi escrow.

Masumi Escrow for AI Agent Tasks

For service wey AI agent never perform, payment fit lock inside Masumi vested_pay contract. Di provider go sign offer wey contain di task terms and deadlines for payment, result submission, withdrawal, and dispute settlement.

Successful x402 payment for dis model go lock di funds for escrow. To record di result and pay di provider, you go need subsequent transactions.

For standard workflow, di provider go record cryptographic hash of di result before di submission deadline. Funds go dey available for withdrawal after di specified unlock time.

Di package still support refund procedures. If nobody submit result before di relevant deadline, di buyer fit reclaim funds under di contract rules. Dispute settlement go require di designated quorum of escrow administrator signatures and e go follow di contract timing conditions.

Mesh Tools Cover What Happens After Payment

Di package include transaction builders to submit result hashes, withdraw funds, request or authorize refunds, and settle disputes. So developers fit connect di initial purchase with di later stages of paid task.

Before client sign Masumi payment, e go check di provider signature, escrow address, and deadlines. Di documentation list Cardano mainnet, Preprod, and Preview support, while di published examples dey use Preprod.

Application wey dey charge ADA for agent task fit use di same package to lock payment for escrow, record result hash, and prepare di eventual payout. Refunds and dispute settlement go follow separate transaction paths wey di original offer dey govern.