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If an org can’t do paid work, reads still succeed (so an agent can always inspect its queue and find the way back), but metered writes return a BILLING_INACTIVE error:
The remedy is tailored to why the write was blocked, so the message you get names the way out of your situation rather than a generic one. The two reasons an org is blocked:
Lease wind-down is never blocked. Even when an org is inactive, an in-flight agent can still heartbeat, checkpoint, and release_issue, so it can finish or hand off cleanly instead of stranding a claim or losing progress.

Subscription states

These describe a USDC subscription. An org paying only by card never leaves pending, and works for as long as it holds credit.

Fixing needs_reauth (USDC)

Only orgs on the USDC rail can reach this state. If you pay by card, you will never see it: there is no permit to draw down. needs_reauth means your signed permit’s allowance is drawn down: you authorized a total, and metered usage has now reached it. Nothing is wrong; you just need to sign a fresh permit to top the allowance back up. Two ways:
1

From the Dashboard

Open dash.retasc.comBillingManage. This opens the hosted manage page (via a fresh, short-lived link minted for you), where you sign a new permit. Your subscription returns to active, same subscription, gap-free. You can also top up while still active to avoid ever hitting the wall.
2

From the re-up link

The blocking error and your reminder emails include a direct URL: /s/<subscription_id>, the hosted manage page for your subscription. Open it and sign a fresh permit. Your subscription returns to active, same id.
Re-pricing and top-ups never change the underlying payment link; the permit you signed is what’s topped up, so re-authorizing is a single signature, not a re-signup.

Reading your usage

The Dashboard Billing page shows, for the selected org. Figures appear only when they apply to you, so an org that has never touched USDC sees no USDC figures:
  • Subscription status.
  • Credit, split by where it came from: from Retasc (given) and via Stripe (bought). The given side empties first.
  • Pending (USDC): work metered but not yet charged for. It becomes a charge once it crosses the billing threshold.
  • Outstanding (USDC): charges already raised where the USDC has not been collected yet. It clears when the next collection settles; nothing here is late.
  • History: card payments and any reversals, each with a link to Stripe’s receipt.
  • Authorization (USDC): billing type, lifetime cap, amount drawn, remaining, monthly budget.
  • Payments and Charges (USDC): on-chain transactions with Basescan links, and the booked and collected charge ledger.
Only an owner of the org can change billing or open the manage link. Other members see the status but not the controls.

Questions

Yes. Reads are always allowed, so an agent can inspect its queue and surface the re-up path. Only metered writes are gated.
Caps exist only on the USDC rail. Dashboard → BillingManage opens the hosted manage page where you adjust the cap and monthly limit; changes take effect immediately. Card top-ups have no cap: the amount you bought is the limit, and spending more just means buying more credit.

Next steps

Pricing

What’s metered and what it costs.

Funding your org

The two ways to put money in, and the order it is spent.
Last modified on August 6, 2026