Stripe CLI Skill 🧾

A universal ThinkFleet skill wrapping Stripe CLI for payment processing, webhook testing, and API operations. Includes optional ShapeScale-specific extensions for clinic management.

What It Does

•Process payments, refunds, and subscriptions
•Manage customers and invoices
•Test webhooks locally
•Execute generic API calls to Stripe
•ShapeScale extensions (optional): Clinic presets, subscription plans, order integration

Installation

1. Install Stripe CLI

macOS:

bash

brew install stripe/stripe-cli/stripe

Linux:

bash

# Download from https://github.com/stripe/stripe-cli/releases
wget https://github.com/stripe/stripe-cli/releases/download/v1.34.0/stripe_1.34.0_linux_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i stripe_1.34.0_linux_amd64.deb

Authenticate:

bash

stripe login

2. Set Environment Variable

bash

export STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_test_your_key_here

Or use 1Password:

bash

op read "op://Stripe/Secret Key" --vault Personal

3. Clone to Skills

bash

cd ~/.thinkfleetbot/skills/
git clone https://github.com/mkessler/stripe-cli-thinkfleet-skill.git stripe

Usage

Universal Commands

Invocation	Description
`Create a test customer for $50`	Creates customer + $50 payment intent
`List my recent payments`	Lists last 10 payment intents
`Check payment status for pi_xxx`	Retrieves payment intent details
`Refund payment pi_xxx`	Refunds the full amount
`Trigger payment_intent.succeeded webhook`	Simulates webhook event
`Listen for webhooks for 30s`	Forwards webhooks to localhost
`Get customer details for cus_xxx`	Retrieves customer record

ShapeScale Extensions (Optional)

Requires config/shapescale-presets.json:

Invocation	Description
`Create clinic deposit for PracticeXYZ`	Creates customer + deposit template
`Create monthly subscription for clinic`	Creates recurring payment from presets
`Generate invoice for order #1234`	Creates invoice from template
`Check order status 1234`	Cross-references with shapescale-db

Configuration

Universal

No config required. Uses STRIPE_SECRET_KEY environment variable.

ShapeScale Presets (Optional)

Create config/shapescale-presets.json:

json

{
  "clinic_templates": {
    "standard": { "deposit": 5000, "terms": "net30" },
    "premium": { "deposit": 10000, "terms": "net30" }
  },
  "subscription_plans": {
    "monthly": { "amount": 39900, "interval": "month" },
    "annual": { "amount": 399000, "interval": "year" }
  },
  "tax_rate": 0.0875,
  "default_currency": "usd"
}

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
`STRIPE_SECRET_KEY`	Yes	Stripe secret key (test or live)
`STRIPE_WEBHOOK_ENDPOINT`	No	Webhook forwarding URL (default: http://localhost:4242)
`SHAPESCALE_PRESETS_PATH`	No	Path to shapescale-presets.json

File Structure

code

stripe/
├── SKILL.md                    # This file
├── scripts/
│   ├── stripe.sh               # Universal CLI wrapper
│   └── shapescale-ext.sh       # ShapeScale extensions (optional)
├── config/
│   └── shapescale-presets.json # Clinic/subscription templates
├── patterns/
│   └── examples.md             # Usage examples
└── README.md                   # Installation guide (auto-generated)

State

Stateless — Pure function of inputs. All state lives in Stripe.

Integration with Other Skills

Skill	Integration
`shapescale-crm`	Link Stripe customer ID to CRM records
`shapescale-sales`	Orders → Payment intent creation
`campaign-orchestrator`	Failed payment → Follow-up campaign
`shapescale-db`	Match payments to database orders

Publishing

This skill is published to ThinkFleet Hub and available at: https://github.com/mkessler/stripe-cli-thinkfleet-skill

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.