stripe-best-practices: a Claude Code skill by Stripe

Official

For developers adding payments, subscriptions or sales tax to an app with Stripe. Skip it if you use another payment provider or never touch the Stripe API.

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Score: 76of 100
Rank: #108of 239
Installs: 32.2Kon skills.sh
Security: Clear 5 scanners
Updated: Nov 102026
Context: ~228tokens always

Install

npx skills add https://github.com/stripe/ai --skill stripe-best-practices

Run it in your terminal. View the source

Using the Claude app rather than Claude Code? You can add a skill there too. How to add it in the app

What does stripe-best-practices do?

stripe-best-practices is a skill that steers Stripe integration choices toward the current API version and SDKs. A routing table maps each goal to an API: Checkout Sessions for one-time payments, Setup Intents to save cards, Accounts v2 for Connect, Billing for subscriptions, Stripe Tax for VAT and GST, and Financial Accounts for embedded banking, each with a reference file to read first. Rules include separate sandboxes, restricted rk_ keys, a StripeClient instance, webhook-based fulfillment, checking for a tax registration first, and never passing payment_method_types. Without an account, it suggests stripe sandbox create for test keys.

When should you use stripe-best-practices?

Use it when

You are choosing between Checkout Sessions and PaymentIntents
You are setting up subscriptions or a marketplace with Connect
You want to collect VAT or sales tax through Stripe

Skip it when

Your app uses a different payment provider
You only need to read Stripe dashboard reports

What it needs and what it can touch

You need

A Stripe account, or a sandbox made with the Stripe CLI

What it can do

Can run the Stripe CLI (sandbox create, whoami)
Can install the Stripe CLI globally with npm

From reading its instructions, not from running it.

Why it scores 76

Strongest on upkeep (100 of 100), weakest on adoption (46).

Adoption35 points 46
Upkeep20 points 100
Trust20 points 100
Quality15 points 85
Reader answers10 points Not enough answers yet, so this does not count

How the formula works

Is stripe-best-practices safe to install?

Every scanner that checked it passed it. Scanners often miss what other scanners catch, and a skill can change after a scan. Read its source before you install it.

Scanner	Result	Date
Gen Agent Trust Hub	Passed	Oct 30, 2026
Socket	Passed	Oct 30, 2026
Snyk	Low risk	Oct 30, 2026
Runlayer	Low risk	Mar 13, 2026
ZeroLeaks	Passed	Apr 16, 2026

Details

Installs: 32,175
Repository stars: 2,053
Last repository change: Nov 10, 2026
Tokens always loaded: about 228
Tokens when used: about 1,311
License: MIT
Data confidence: High

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