What the agent will do
- Negotiate on your behalf within the scope you've authorized (e.g., for medical bills, with the specific merchant of the specific bill)
- Communicate with merchants via phone, email, SMS, or web forms
- Quote market data and reference past negotiations to support its arguments
- Disclose that it's representing you — it's not deceiving anyone
- Bring you settlement options for your approval
- Pay merchants on your behalf once you approve a settlement
- Follow up with merchants for you (we handle the chasing)
What the agent will not do
- Lie about you, the merchant, or market data — fabrications are forbidden
- Impersonate you in ways you haven't authorized — we identify ourselves as Mumm representing you
- Commit you to anything without your explicit approval
- Disclose your information to anyone except the specific merchant for the specific negotiation
- Engage with merchants who are abusive, threatening, or asking for sensitive info we shouldn't provide
- Negotiate things you haven't asked us to negotiate
- Continue working a case after you've cancelled it
Capability limits
- The agent has playbooks for common categories (medical, travel, auto, contractors, insurance, subscriptions). For unusual situations, the agent escalates to a human Mumm operator who reviews and may take over.
- The agent has cost limits per negotiation. If a negotiation requires unusual time/effort, we'll let you know rather than silently giving up.
- The agent only places voice calls during business hours in the merchant's local timezone (9am–8pm) unless you've specifically requested otherwise.
Human oversight
- A human Mumm operator reviews any negotiation flagged as low-confidence
- Humans can take over from the agent at any time
- All agent actions are logged and reviewable
Transparency
- You can see every action the agent has taken on your dashboard
- Full transcripts of every call and email are available to you
- You can request a complete audit trail of any negotiation any time
Reporting agent behavior
If the agent does something you think is wrong, contact us at agent@mumm.com. We take this seriously. We review every report.