This post is a collaboration between AWS and the OpenClaw Foundation.
Autonomous agents that browse the web, call APIs, and query Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers can encounter services that require an HTTP 402 Payment Required response to be settled before access continues. To use those services without pausing for a human at every transaction, an agent needs a payment path that operates within limits approved in advance. A safe design keeps wallet-provider credentials and the authority to create or expand payment sessions outside the model-facing runtime. The runtime can still initiate approved payments within those limits.
AgentCore payments, a capability of Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, provides wallet integration, spending limits, and a consistent payment layer as agent payment protocols evolve. Protocols such as x402 and Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) support programmatic payment flows between agents and services. In this post, you connect OpenClaw to a…
