Nightshift
Demo clock: +27 daysConnecting

$189.00 authorization expires in 2 day(s)

Status
Needs you
At risk
$189.00
Deadline, UTC
2026-11-25 19:07
Detected (detector clock)
2026-11-23 19:07

Diagnosis

AI agent (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5)

The shop is holding $189.00 from the buyer for a burr grinder that is still backordered and has not shipped. PayPal's hold on that money ends on 2026-11-25, and after that the authorization cannot be renewed, so the sale is lost unless the order ships first. Capturing the money now would charge the buyer before the item leaves, so that decision needs you.

Decisions

The agent proposes, the policy gate decides, the executor calls PayPal.

Ask the owner

Waiting for you

Agent proposed

Whether the order can ship before the hold expires is known only to the owner, and capturing an unshipped order needs owner approval.

Note: Order 7TB953897S842711A ($189.00, burr grinder, backordered) has not shipped. PayPal's hold expires 2026-11-25. Can the grinder ship and be handed to the carrier before then? If yes, tell me and I can capture the $189.00 once it is marked shipped. If no,

Policy said

Needs approval
  • The agent asked for a human decision.

PayPal returned

No PayPal call for this action.

Evidence

Authorization 1GM60191G8822680C for order 7TB953897S842711A is 27 days old with $189.00 uncaptured. PayPal authorizations expire after 29 days and cannot be reauthorized after that.

authorization id
1GM60191G8822680C
authorization status
CREATED
order id
7TB953897S842711A
fulfillment
unfulfilled
shipped at
none
authorized
$189.00
uncaptured
$189.00
age days
27
honor period ends
2026-10-30T19:07:51.000Z
expires at
2026-11-25T19:07:51.000Z
expired by detector clock
false
order7TB953897S842711Aauthorization1GM60191G8822680C

All ids are real PayPal sandbox objects; GET them with your sandbox credentials to check.

Audit trail

Detected, diagnosed, decided, executed. Live.

Detected: $189.00 authorization expires in 2 day(s)
Detector
Authorization 1GM60191G8822680C for order 7TB953897S842711A is 27 days old with $189.00 uncaptured. PayPal authorizations expire after 29 days and cannot be reauthorized after that.
Agent started triage
Agent
Agent read ledger_lookup
Agent
ledger_lookupNightshift ledgerok
args { "order_id": "7TB953897S842711A" }
Result
{"order":{"id":"7TB953897S842711A","intent":"AUTHORIZE","status":"COMPLETED","amountCents":18900,"currency":"USD","payer":"night-owl-mvr25b2a727@example.com","cartRef":"cart-98627","description":"Burr grinder (backordered)","fulfillment":"unfulfilled","shippedAt":null,"createdAt":"2026-10-27T19:07:51.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:07:54.089Z","source":"webhook"},"buyer_note_untrusted":null,"authorizations":[{"id":"1GM60191G8822680C","orderId":"7TB953897S842711A","status":"CREATED","amountCents":18900,"currency":"USD","createdAt":"2026-10-27T19:07:51.000Z","expiresAt":"2026-11-25T19:07:51.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:07:54.092Z"}],"captures":[],"refunds":[],"failed_capture_attempts":[]}
Agent read get_authorization
Agent
get_authorizationvia Nightshift REST clientok
args { "authorization_id": "1GM60191G8822680C" }
Result
{"id":"1GM60191G8822680C","status":"CREATED","amount":{"currency_code":"USD","value":"189.00"},"custom_id":"cart-98627","seller_protection":{"status":"NOT_ELIGIBLE"},"supplementary_data":{"related_ids":{"order_id":"7TB953897S842711A"}},"payee":{"email_address":"sb-djk8i53501233@business.example.com","merchant_id":"D8M8MT98DPNNG"},"expiration_time":"2026-11-25T19:07:51Z","create_time":"2026-10-27T19:07:51Z","update_time":"2026-10-27T19:07:51Z","links":[{"href":"https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/payments/authorizations/1GM60191G8822680C","rel":"self","method":"GET"},{"href":"https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/payments/authorizations/1GM60191G8822680C/capture","rel":"capture","method":"POST"},{"href":"https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/payments/authorizations/1GM60191G8822680C/void","rel":"void","method":"POST"},{"href":"https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/payments/authorizations/1GM60191G8822680C/reauthorize","rel":"reauthorize","method":"POST"},{"href":"https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/checkout/orders/7TB953897S842711A","rel":"up","method":"GET"}]}
Agent diagnosis
Agent
The shop is holding $189.00 from the buyer for a burr grinder that is still backordered and has not shipped. PayPal's hold on that money ends on 2026-11-25, and after that the authorization cannot be renewed, so the sale is lost unless the order ships first. Capturing the money now would charge the buyer before the item leaves, so that decision needs you.
Agent proposed: Ask the owner
Agent
Whether the order can ship before the hold expires is known only to the owner, and capturing an unshipped order needs owner approval.
Policy said: needs the owner's approval
Policy gate
  • The agent asked for a human decision.