Autonomous Shopping Assistant
š Use Case: Autonomous Shopping Assistant
Overview
Imagine an AI agent that can autonomously complete entire shopping transactions - from understanding user requirements to finalizing payments - without any human intervention. With tPay SDK, this vision becomes reality. Our shopping assistant demonstrates how AI agents can seamlessly handle complex, multi-step financial workflows while maintaining full autonomy and security.
šÆ The Challenge
Traditional e-commerce requires multiple human interactions:
- Manual product searching and comparison
- Balance checking and payment authorization
- Transaction confirmation and tracking
- Error handling and retry logic
- Payment dispute resolution: Manual customer service intervention, lengthy back-and-forth communication, time-consuming escalation processes
- The biggest pain point: When payments fail or disputes arise, it often takes hours or days of manual communication between customers, merchants, and payment processors to resolve issues.
- What if an AI agent could handle all of this autonomously through intelligent agent-to-agent communication?
š” The Solution: Autonomous Shopping Agent
Our shopping assistant showcases a fully autonomous agent that:
- š Understands Context - Interprets user requirements intelligently
- š° Manages Finances - Checks balances and makes informed decisions
- šļø Shops Intelligently - Searches, compares, and selects optimal products
- š³ Completes Payments - Handles transactions end-to-end
- š Handles Challenges - Automatically retries and resolves payment issues through intelligent agent-to-agent communication
š Agent Workflow
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š» Core Implementation
Agent Tool Registration
from tpay import * # š ļø Register custom business logic tools @tradar_verifier def search_product(query: str) -> Dict[str, Any]: """Intelligent product search with real-time pricing""" # You can implement different search tools for agents here like Amazon, Google...etc. # And the search function should return formatted response, we provided one sample here return { "results": [ { "name": "Blue Yeti Microphone", "price": 10, "currency": "XRP", "settlement_network": "xrpl", "receiving_agent_id": "merchant_agent_123", "id": "mic001" } ] } @tradar_verifier def get_user_agent_id(user_id: str) -> Dict[str, Any]: """Retrieve agent ID associated with user""" return {"agent_id": "user_agent_456"} # š³ Initialize tPay financial tools balance_tool = tpay_toolkit_balance() payment_tool = tpay_toolkit_payment()
Autonomous Decision Engine
@taudit_verifier def autonomous_shopping_agent(user_request: str) -> Dict[str, Any]: """ Fully autonomous shopping agent that: 1. Understands user needs 2. Checks financial capacity 3. Finds optimal products 4. Completes transactions 5. Handles payment challenges """ # š§ Agent reasoning system conversation = [ { "role": "system", "content": """You are an autonomous shopping agent with access to: š search_product(query) - Find products matching requirements š° get_agent_balance(agent_id) - Check available funds š³ create_payment(...) - Execute transactions š get_user_agent_id(user_id) - Get user's financial identity AUTONOMOUS BEHAVIOR: - Make ALL decisions independently - Choose optimal products within budget - Complete purchases without confirmation - Handle payment challenges automatically - Optimize for user satisfaction and cost efficiency """ }, { "role": "user", "content": user_request } ] return run_autonomous_conversation(conversation)
š¬ Live Agent Interaction
User Request
"My user_id is 123, I want to buy a microphone for Alice, please help me decide the most suitable choice within my current balance and complete the purchase for me."
Agent Autonomous Response Flow
š Step 1: Identity Resolution
š¤ Agent: "I'll help you find and purchase the perfect microphone for Alice. Let me start by getting your agent ID and checking your available balance." š§ Tool Call: get_user_agent_id(user_id="123") ā Result: {"agent_id": "agt_456789"}
š° Step 2: Financial Assessment
š§ Tool Call: get_agent_balance(agent_id="agt_456789") ā Result: {"balance": 50.0, "currency": "XRP", "network": "xrpl"} š¤ Agent: "Great! You have 50 XRP available. Now let me search for suitable microphones within your budget."
šļø Step 3: Intelligent Product Discovery
š§ Tool Call: search_product(query="microphone Alice recording") ā Result: { "results": [ { "name": "Blue Yeti Microphone", "price": 10, "currency": "XRP", "id": "mic001" } ] } š¤ Agent: "Perfect! I found the Blue Yeti Microphone for 10 XRP - it's well within your budget and excellent for Alice's needs."
š³ Step 4: Autonomous Payment Execution
š§ Tool Call: create_payment( agent_id="agt_456789", receiving_agent_id="merchant_agent_123", amount=10, currency="XRP", settlement_network="xrpl" ) ā Result: { "status": "confirmed", "payment_id": "pay_xyz789", "transaction_hash": "0xabc123...", "confirmation_time": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z" } š¤ Agent: "š Purchase completed successfully! I've bought the Blue Yeti Microphone for Alice using 10 XRP. Transaction confirmed on XRPL network. Your remaining balance is 40 XRP."
š Security & Compliance Features
Automatic Audit Trail
Every agent action is automatically tracked and audited:
@taudit_verifier # š Automatic compliance tracking def autonomous_purchase_flow(): # All agent decisions and tool calls are: # ā Cryptographically signed # ā Immutably recorded # ā Compliance-verified # ā Risk-assessed in real-time
Smart Challenge Handling
When payments face verification challenges, our agents communicate directly with each other to resolve disputes autonomously:
# š”ļø Intelligent challenge resolution through agent-to-agent communication if payment_response.status == "failed" and payment_response.challenge is not None: # š¤ Direct agent-to-agent communication (no human intervention) challenge_context = agent.communicate_with_merchant_agent( challenge_details=payment_response.challenge, user_context=user_profile, transaction_history=past_transactions ) # š Agents negotiate and gather required information autonomously enhanced_payment_data = agent.gather_additional_context(challenge_context) # š Retry payment with mutually agreed parameters resolved_payment = agent.retry_payment_with_enhanced_data(enhanced_payment_data) # ā” Resolution in seconds, not hours/days
Traditional Process: Human customer service ā Email exchanges ā Manual verification ā 24-48 hours resolution
tPay Agent Process: Agent detects issue ā Agent-to-agent communication ā Autonomous resolution ā 2-5 mins resolution
š Business Impact
For Developers š©āš»
- 10x Faster Integration: Pre-built financial tools
- Zero Payment Logic: Built-in transaction handling
- Automatic Compliance: KYA and audit trails included
- Multi-Network Support: Solana, XRPL, and more
For Businesses š¢
- Autonomous Operations: 24/7 intelligent purchasing with agentic customer support
- Higher Conversion Rate: With Smart Challenge in place, agents will be able to resolve conflicts and payment rejections autonomously and efficiently
- Dramatic Cost Reduction: Eliminate customer service costs for payment disputes (avg. $15-50 per case ā $0.001 per automated resolution)
- Lightning-Fast Resolution: Agent-to-agent communication resolves disputes in seconds vs. traditional 24-48 hour human processes
- Risk Mitigation: Built-in fraud protection with real-time agent verification
- Scalable Architecture: Handle thousands of concurrent transactions and disputes simultaneously
For Users šÆ
- Seamless Experience: extremely simplified experience (natural language/ambient agents)
- Intelligent Decisions: AI optimizes for preferences and budget
- Secure Transactions: Enterprise-grade security, more reliable than human
- Multi-Asset Support: Pay with various cryptocurrencies
š Key Differentiators
| Traditional E-commerce | tPay Autonomous Agents |
|---|---|
| ā Manual cart management | ā AI-driven product selection |
| ā Manual payment authorization | ā Autonomous transaction execution |
| ā Human error-prone | ā Consistent optimal decisions |
| ā Manual dispute resolution (24-48 hours) | ā Agent-to-agent autonomous resolution (2-5 seconds) |
| ā Customer service escalation needed | ā Intelligent agent negotiation |
| ā Limited to business hours | ā 24/7 autonomous operation |
| ā Single payment method | ā Multi-network crypto payments |
š Getting Started
Ready to build your own autonomous shopping agent?
# 1ļøā£ Initialize tPay SDK import tpay tpay.tpay_initialize( api_key="your_api_key", api_secret="your_api_secret", project_id="your_project_id" ) # 2ļøā£ Register your business logic @tpay.tradar_verifier def your_custom_tool(): # Your business logic here pass # 3ļøā£ Create autonomous agent agent = create_autonomous_agent( tools=[your_custom_tool, tpay.payment_tool, tpay.balance_tool], autonomy_level="full" ) # 4ļøā£ Deploy and watch it work! š
š MORE Real-World Applications...
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- Smart contract executions
š® Gaming & Metaverse
- In-game asset trading
- NFT marketplace automation
- Virtual economy management
š¤ IoT & Smart Devices
- Autonomous supply (parts, material, etc. ) ordering
- Smart home expense management
- Industrial procurement automation
š¤ Agent-to-Agent Commerce
- Cross-platform payment dispute resolution
- Automated merchant-customer agent negotiations
- Real-time transaction verification networks (tRadar as a service)
- Autonomous refund and chargeback handling
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