Nightshift
Demo clock: +27 daysConnecting

$189.00 authorization expires in 2 days

Status
Needs you
At risk
$189.00
Deadline, UTC
2026-12-03 17:31
Detected (detector clock)
2026-12-01 17:31

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. The payment hold (authorization) runs out on 2026-12-03, so if nothing is done the money is released and the sale is lost. Nightshift cannot safely take the money because the order has not shipped, so the owner needs to decide whether the grinder can ship before the deadline.

Decisions

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

Ask the owner

Waiting for you

Agent proposed

Capturing an unshipped order needs the owner's confirmation, and only the owner knows whether the backordered item can ship within two days.

Note: The $189.00 hold for the burr grinder (order 7TY98663NV748603Y) expires on 2026-12-03. Can the grinder ship before then? If it ships, I can collect the $189.00 once you confirm it has gone out. If it will not ship in time, tell me and I will leave the hol

Policy said

Needs approval
  • The agent asked for a human decision.

PayPal returned

No PayPal call for this action.

Evidence

Authorization 8MU51581XA6946308 for order 7TY98663NV748603Y is 27 days old with $189.00 uncaptured. PayPal authorizations expire after 29 days and cannot be reauthorized after that.

authorization id
8MU51581XA6946308
authorization status
CREATED
order id
7TY98663NV748603Y
fulfillment
unfulfilled
shipped at
none
authorized
$189.00
uncaptured
$189.00
age days
27
honor period ends
2026-11-07T17:31:16.000Z
expires at
2026-12-03T17:31:16.000Z
expired by detector clock
false
order7TY98663NV748603Yauthorization8MU51581XA6946308

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 days
Detector
Authorization 8MU51581XA6946308 for order 7TY98663NV748603Y 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": "7TY98663NV748603Y" }
Result
{"order":{"id":"7TY98663NV748603Y","intent":"AUTHORIZE","status":"COMPLETED","amountCents":18900,"currency":"USD","payer":"night-owl-mw2e7nz4203@example.com","cartRef":"cart-26163","description":"Burr grinder (backordered)","fulfillment":"unfulfilled","shippedAt":null,"createdAt":"2026-11-04T17:31:16.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-04T17:31:18.721Z","source":"scenario","scenario":"lab_mw2e3kyb"},"buyer_note_untrusted":null,"authorizations":[{"id":"8MU51581XA6946308","orderId":"7TY98663NV748603Y","status":"CREATED","amountCents":18900,"currency":"USD","createdAt":"2026-11-04T17:31:16.000Z","expiresAt":"2026-12-03T17:31:16.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-04T17:31:18.724Z"}],"captures":[],"refunds":[],"failed_capture_attempts":[]}
Agent read get_authorization
Agent
get_authorizationvia Nightshift REST clientok
args { "authorization_id": "8MU51581XA6946308" }
Result
{"id":"8MU51581XA6946308","status":"CREATED","amount":{"currency_code":"USD","value":"189.00"},"custom_id":"cart-26163","seller_protection":{"status":"NOT_ELIGIBLE"},"supplementary_data":{"related_ids":{"order_id":"7TY98663NV748603Y"}},"payee":{"email_address":"sb-djk8i53501233@business.example.com","merchant_id":"D8M8MT98DPNNG"},"expiration_time":"2026-12-03T17:31:16Z","create_time":"2026-11-04T17:31:16Z","update_time":"2026-11-04T17:31:16Z","links":[{"href":"https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/payments/authorizations/8MU51581XA6946308","rel":"self","method":"GET"},{"href":"https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/payments/authorizations/8MU51581XA6946308/capture","rel":"capture","method":"POST"},{"href":"https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/payments/authorizations/8MU51581XA6946308/void","rel":"void","method":"POST"},{"href":"https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/payments/authorizations/8MU51581XA6946308/reauthorize","rel":"reauthorize","method":"POST"},{"href":"https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/checkout/orders/7TY98663NV748603Y","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. The payment hold (authorization) runs out on 2026-12-03, so if nothing is done the money is released and the sale is lost. Nightshift cannot safely take the money because the order has not shipped, so the owner needs to decide whether the grinder can ship before the deadline.
Agent proposed: Ask the owner
Agent
Capturing an unshipped order needs the owner's confirmation, and only the owner knows whether the backordered item can ship within two days.
Policy said: needs the owner's approval
Policy gate
  • The agent asked for a human decision.