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Stripe Best Practices

Stripe Best Practices is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from stripe/ai. Guides Stripe integration decisions across development and test environment planning (separate sandboxes vs the shared test mode sandbox), API selection (Checkout Sessions vs PaymentIntents). It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Gemini CLI and has 1,859 GitHub stars across a repository of 2 listed skills.

github.com/stripe/ai/skills/stripe-best-practices (opens in a new tab)

  • Official
  • Multi-skill repo
  • Plugin marketplace
  • Needs API key
  • Testing & QA
  • Actively maintained
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Add this skill

Claude

This repository is a Claude Code plugin marketplace. In Claude Code:

/plugin marketplace add stripe/ai
/plugin install stripe@stripe

In the Claude apps, zip the stripe-best-practices folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

ChatGPT / Codex

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/stripe/ai.git
cp -r ai/skills/stripe-best-practices .agents/skills/stripe-best-practices   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.

Cursor

Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/stripe/ai.git
cp -r ai/skills/stripe-best-practices .cursor/skills/stripe-best-practices   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)

What this skill does

Guides Stripe integration decisions across development and test environment planning (separate sandboxes vs the shared test mode sandbox), API selection (Checkout Sessions vs PaymentIntents), Connect platform setup (Accounts v2, controller properties), billing/subscriptions, tax and registrations (Stripe Tax, automatic_tax, product tax codes), Treasury financial accounts, integration options (Checkout, Payment Element), migrating from deprecated Stripe APIs, and security best practices (API…

When it triggers

  • Use when planning, building, modifying, testing, or reviewing any Stripe integration, including choosing a development environment, accepting payments, building marketplaces, integrating Stripe, processing payments, setting up subscriptions

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What is the Stripe Best Practices skill?

Stripe Best Practices is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from stripe/ai. Guides Stripe integration decisions across development and test environment planning (separate sandboxes vs the shared test mode sandbox), API selection (Checkout Sessions vs PaymentIntents). It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Gemini CLI and has 1,859 GitHub stars across a repository of 2 listed skills. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/stripe/ai/skills/stripe-best-practices.

How do I install the Stripe Best Practices skill?

In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add stripe/ai and then /plugin install stripe@stripe. For Codex or Cursor, copy the stripe-best-practices folder into .agents/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.

Is the Stripe Best Practices skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license. The skill mentions an API key or token for an external service, which may need its own account.

Is Stripe Best Practices maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 7, 2026. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.