Stripe Link CLI Skill

Wraps @stripe/link-cli so Hermes can complete purchases on the user's behalf using one-time-use virtual cards or Shared Payment Tokens (SPT). Every spend is gated by an in-app approval in the Link mobile/web app — Hermes cannot self-approve.

US-only at the moment (Link account requirement). Windows is not supported by the upstream CLI — this skill is gated [linux, macos].

When to Use

Trigger phrases:

• "buy X", "pay for X", "make a purchase", "complete checkout"
• "get me a card", "I need a payment method"
• "log in to Link", "connect my Link wallet"
• HTTP 402 response from a merchant API with www-authenticate: ... method="stripe"

If the user wants a paid API call (HTTP 402, no checkout form), the card path is wrong — use SPT via this same skill, or hand off to the mpp-agent skill.

Prerequisites