Investors
Screwtape.ai decides whether an AI agent is allowed to spend money, and keeps the proof.
We're raising an angel and seed round. Join the investor list to get the deck and updates.
Raising $500k pre-seed.
This is an expression of interest only, not an offer to sell securities.
The problem
Agents are starting to spend money. The safeguards aren't there yet.
AI agents now pay invoices, buy services, and call paid APIs on their own. That creates new risk:
Duplicate charges
The same invoice gets paid twice.
Overspend
A run of agents blows through its budget.
Unsafe sellers
An agent pays someone it should not.
No record
When something goes wrong, there's no proof anyone can check afterward.
The solution
A check before money moves, and a record after.
A check that runs before money moves, plus a record anyone can verify afterward.
The product
What agents can call today
Payment checks
Pass, fail or retry before an agent pays, with reasons.
Duplicate detection
Catches repeat and replayed invoices.
Budgets
Tracks a run and its sub-agents against a shared cap.
Signed receipts
Tamper-evident records anyone can verify for free.
Seller safety check
Is this seller safe to pay?
How it works
An API and an MCP server, used before an agent pays.
Live today as an API and an MCP server, with framework guides for CrewAI, LangGraph, AgentKit and OpenAI Agents.
Screwtape advises and records. It does not hold funds. The agent has to honor the result.
Traction
Live, listed, and in early paid use.
873 requests recorded in the last 24 hours. This count includes free and unpaid requests.
In production
The API and MCP server are live at screwtape.ai.
Listed where agents look
In the official MCP Registry and on Glama, with Docker's MCP Registry and other directories pending review.
First paid calls
Early paid calls have already settled. Usage is early. We'll share detailed numbers with the list.
Open proof
An open receipt format and a public verify page anyone can use. Nothing here is a projection.
Why now
Agent payments are emerging as a category.
Agent frameworks, payment providers and model companies are all shipping ways for agents to pay. Every one of those payments needs a check before it happens and a record after. We want to be that layer.
Business model
Pay-per-call. No seats or contracts.
Agents pay a fraction of a cent per check, automatically, with no seats or contracts. Usage grows with the number of agent payments.
Screwtape advises and records. It does not hold funds. The agent has to honor the result.
The raise
Join the investor list.
We're raising an angel and seed round from people who understand AI agents, payments or developer tools. The founding team will follow up with the deck and updates.
Raising $500k pre-seed.
We're raising a $500k pre-seed round. Terms go to the investor list with the deck.
Investor list
You're on the list.
Thanks. The founding team will send the deck and updates to the email you gave. Questions: support@screwtape.ai.
This page is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities. Any offering will be made only through definitive documents to eligible investors. Joining the list is an expression of interest only and creates no obligation for you or for Screwtape.ai. Accredited-investor status is self-reported and is not verified on this page. Statements about the product and market are not guarantees of future results.