Global Payroll

Automate cross-border salary payments to employee agents. Built on tLedger (settlement) and Trustline (risk), the Payroll MCP agent coordinates with each employee’s Claire agent through secure A2A messaging.

Overview

Employer Side — Payroll MCP Agent

Creates batches, authenticates, calculates totals, triggers payments, monitors status.

Employee Side — Claire Agent

Receives A2A notifications, confirms test payment, accepts full payroll, updates balances.

High-Level Flow

Authenticate Payroll MCP authenticates with t54 (API key/secret).
Prepare Run List employees → compute monthly total → (optional) check balance.
Trigger Payroll (Per Employee)
- Test payment: send a small amount (e.g., 0.01 RLUSD) to the employee’s Claire A2A endpoint.
- Confirm: wait for Claire to acknowledge receipt.
- Full payment: send the net salary (e.g., 3,000 RLUSD) for the month.
Monitor & Settle Use history endpoints to track PENDING → CONFIRMED (or FAILED / CANCELLED).
Employee Actions (Claire) Employee views balance, history, and can withdraw to a wallet when desired.

Typical runs complete in seconds once the employee agent confirms the test payment.

States You’ll See

State	Meaning
`PENDING`	Awaiting agent confirmation or network finality
`CONFIRMED`	Completed and recorded
`FAILED`	Attempt failed (e.g., endpoint down)
`CANCELLED`	Aborted by system or insufficient funds at execution time
`DE-DUPE`	Duplicate attempt blocked while an existing payment for the period is active

Retries & Common Issues

Agent not responding → test payment stays PENDING. Fix the employee’s A2A endpoint (ensure service online) or wait for timeout; then re-trigger.
Insufficient funds → full payment may be CANCELLED. Top up RLUSD, then re-trigger the period’s payroll.
Network hiccups → history checks can error while payments continue in the background; re-query later.

MCP Tools Available

Tool	Purpose
`authenticate`	Start a session with t54 payroll APIs (API key/secret required)
`list_employees`	Fetch active employees with salary configs
`check_balance`	Confirm available RLUSD
`trigger_payroll`	Run test → confirm → full payment per employee
`get_payment_history`	Poll status, detect `PENDING / CONFIRMED / FAILED / CANCELLED / DE-DUPE`
`add_employee`	Onboard a new employee (Agent ID, A2A endpoint, monthly salary)

Security: never paste API keys into chat UIs or logs. Store credentials in env/secrets. Redact in screenshots.

Onboarding a New Employee

You’ll need: Agent ID (tLedger), A2A endpoint (employee’s Claire URL), Monthly salary (in RLUSD).

Call add_employee with those fields.
Verify the entry via list_employees.
Run trigger_payroll for the month when ready.