THE ESSENTIALS
  • WeChat Pay's AI AgentPay Card now supports DeepSeek Harness and OpenClaw, according to the cited report.
  • The service can connect an agent conversation to ordering and payment for supported Pay Skills.
  • Funds are separate from the main wallet and payment still requires phone confirmation.

A payment step inside the agent conversation

WeChat Pay's AI AgentPay Card has added support for DeepSeek Harness and OpenClaw, Phoenix Technology reported in an account also summarized by TechNode. After authorization, an agent can recommend a paid service, place an order and initiate its payment from the same conversation.

The report says the card supports more than 700 Pay Skills on Tencent's SkillHub. It also specifies two boundaries: the funds are kept separate from the user's main WeChat Pay account, and each payment still requires final confirmation on a phone. This is not described as unrestricted autonomous access to the main wallet.

Initiating a payment is different from approving it

The design divides the workflow between an agent and a person. The agent can prepare an order and move it to the payment stage, while the phone confirmation remains the point at which the user approves the transaction. That distinction is important when an interface makes several steps look like one conversation.

Keeping funds in a separate balance can also make the authorized pool more explicit. It does not by itself show the card's spending limits, refund process or protection against a misleading order; those depend on the service's detailed terms and implementation.

A larger catalog is not a usage figure

The reported 700-plus Pay Skills describes the range of supported services. It does not say how many people have activated the card, how many transactions are completed or what share of agent recommendations leads to a purchase.

The practical value will depend on whether the final confirmation clearly shows the service, seller and amount that the user intended. The source does not provide a tested compatibility matrix, overseas rollout schedule or pricing for every skill. What it establishes is an extension of the payment integration to two additional agent environments while retaining an explicit human approval step.

Sources & context

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TechNode ↗WeChat Pay expands AI AgentPay Card to DeepSeek Harness and OpenClaw. Source report dated 2026-09-01.
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Phoenix Technology ↗Chinese-language report retrieved; confirms separate funds and final phone approval.

Updates & corrections

— Expanded with reporting details, source context and clearly attributed limitations.

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