Integration note Mandate needs hooks to reliably catch payment intents. If your platform supports plugins with hooks (OpenClaw, Claude Code), use the plugin: it intercepts financial tool calls automatically. This SKILL.md is for agents that integrate via API directly, but without hooks there is no enforcement layer: the agent must voluntarily call before every transaction. OpenClaw (recommended): Hooks auto-intercept Locus, Bankr, Sponge, and any swap/transfer/send tool call. Claude Code (recommended): or see claude-mandate-plugin on GitHub Two-phase enforcement: PostToolUse records validatio…