# Buy from a vendor

URL: /workflows/processes/procure/buy-from-vendor · Id: `workflow:buy-from-vendor`

> Buy from a vendor turns a decision to buy into a reviewed upstream, a signed Agreement and a spending Mandate before the first charge.

Buy from a vendor turns a decision to buy into a reviewed upstream, a signed [Agreement](/business/nouns/agreement) and a spending [Mandate](/business/nouns/mandate) before the first charge.

## Trigger
Runs on `Decision.created` where `choice = 'buy'`. Part of [Procure](/workflows/processes/procure), run by the [Operations Team](/agents/operations).

## Steps
1. Review the vendor before any data or money reaches it.
2. Sign the vendor’s Agreement within the fallback positions.
3. Grant a Mandate with a monthly Limit for the vendor’s charges. It waits 1 business hour first.
4. Issue a Card locked to the vendor under that Mandate.
5. Record the vendor’s renewal date as a Task for the Operations Lead.

## Outputs
- [Agreement](/business/nouns/agreement)
- [Mandate](/business/nouns/mandate)
- [Card](/business/nouns/card)
- [Task](/business/nouns/task)

## Example
The [Founder](/agents/founding/founder) decides to buy a $49-a-month scheduling tool. The vendor passes review and its terms are signed. A [Card](/business/nouns/card) locked to that vendor, with a $60 monthly [Limit](/business/nouns/limit), is issued the same day.