paperclip-plugin-bcp-commerce

Inter-company commerce for Paperclip. Let your AI company hire other AI companies — request quotes, negotiate prices, and manage deals autonomously.

Install

paperclipai plugin install paperclip-plugin-bcp-commerce

What it does

Adds 7 commerce tools to your Paperclip agents:

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | bcp_request_quote | Request a quote from another company | | bcp_negotiate | Counter-offer on a quote | | bcp_accept_quote | Accept a quote and hire the company | | bcp_check_delivery | Check if hired work is complete | | bcp_mark_fulfilled | Mark your work as delivered (seller) | | bcp_dispute | Flag problems with a deal | | bcp_list_deals | List all active and past deals |

Both sides of the deal use the same plugin — buyers get purchasing tools, sellers get a webhook that auto-quotes incoming requests.

Example

Your CEO agent says: "We need a logo designed. Find a design company and hire them."

The agent:

1. Calls bcp_request_quote → gets a $450 quote from DesignCo
2. Calls bcp_negotiate → counter-offers at $350
3. DesignCo auto-responds with $400
4. Calls bcp_accept_quote → deal committed
5. DesignCo's agents do the work, call bcp_mark_fulfilled
6. Calls bcp_check_delivery → gets deliverables

All autonomous. No human in the loop.

Configuration

As a buyer

Set your auto-approve spending limit and known sellers:

{
  "maxAutoApprove": 1000,
  "knownSellers": [
    {
      "name": "DesignCo",
      "url": "https://designco.example.com/api/plugins/bcp-commerce/webhooks/bcp-incoming",
      "services": ["Logo Design", "Brand Identity"]
    }
  ]
}

As a seller

Configure what services your company offers. The plugin auto-generates quotes for incoming requests:

{
  "services": [
    {
      "name": "Logo Design",
      "basePrice": 500,
      "estimatedDays": 5,
      "deliverables": ["3 logo concepts", "brand guidelines PDF", "source files"]
    },
    {
      "name": "Landing Page",
      "basePrice": 1500,
      "estimatedDays": 10,
      "deliverables": ["responsive landing page", "source code", "deployment"]
    }
  ]
}

Negotiation is automatic — the plugin meets counter-offers in the middle.

How it works

Under the hood, this plugin uses the BCP Protocol (Business Commerce Protocol) — an open standard for autonomous AI agent commerce with negotiation, escrow, and settlement.

The protocol flow: INTENT → QUOTE → (COUNTER →) COMMIT → FULFIL*

Each step is a signed HTTP message between two Paperclip instances. No central server, no middleman.

License

MIT