Stripe Projects — Service Provisioning
Provision third-party services (databases, auth, hosting, analytics, caching, AI, observability) and retrieve API keys/tokens using the Stripe Projects CLI plugin.
Workflow
Step 1: Ensure Stripe CLI + Projects Plugin
Check if the Stripe CLI is available:
which stripe && stripe --version
If the CLI is missing or its output says a newer version is required, install or upgrade to the current release:
Then ensure the Projects plugin is installed:
stripe plugin install projects
Step 2: Search the Catalog
Confirm the requested provider/service exists:
stripe projects search <query> --json
If result_count is 0, inform the user the service was not found and stop.
If the user’s request is vague (for example, “I need a database”), browse the catalog to suggest options:
stripe projects catalog --json
Step 3: Initialize a Project
Check if a project is already initialized:
stripe projects status --json
If status reports that this workspace has no initialized project, run:
stripe projects init --accept-tos --yes --json
- If init returns a browser pairing handoff (
BROWSER_AUTH_REQUIRED with details.reason set to handoff_prepared), show the user details.browser_url and details.verification_code. Wait for them to approve in the browser and confirm, then retry the same init command with its original arguments. Rerunning re-presents the same code until it expires; don’t start a separate stripe login.
- For other status or init failures, follow the CLI’s message, next steps, and retry conditions. Share any required action with the user. Don’t treat every status failure as an uninitialized project or retry a failed mutation without CLI guidance.
stripe projects init installs the local stripe-projects-cli skill with the post-init command reference.
Step 4: Hand Off to stripe-projects-cli
Use Read to open .agents/skills/stripe-projects-cli/SKILL.md, falling back to .claude/skills/stripe-projects-cli/SKILL.md if needed. If neither file exists, retry stripe projects init --accept-tos --yes --json once to repair the installation, then check both paths again. If init fails or the skill is still missing, follow the CLI’s message and next steps, report the problem to the user, and stop. Do not keep retrying init.
Continue with the locally installed skill to add the requested provider, manage credentials, or configure the project. Invoke stripe-projects-cli with the Skill tool when available; otherwise follow the SKILL.md you read directly. Let the CLI output guide any provider-specific next steps. Keep the user’s chosen project and account; don’t switch accounts automatically. Browser approval alone does not establish Projects readiness.
Step 5: Summarize and Suggest
After a successful service addition, provide output in this format:
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Provider | <provider name> |
| Service | <service type> |
| Tier | <tier> |
| Env vars | <variable names only — never values> |
Then suggest 3–5 complementary services from different categories in the catalog (for example, if user added a database, suggest auth, hosting, or observability). Only reference services that actually appear in stripe projects catalog --json output — never fabricate commands or provider names.
CLI as Source of Truth
The CLI manages all state under .projects/ and generates .env files. Don’t hand-edit these files. If you need to inspect project state, use the appropriate CLI command:
| Task | Command |
|---|
| View provisioned services | stripe projects status --json |
| List env var names | stripe projects env --json |
| Check project health | stripe projects status --json |
| Browse available services | stripe projects catalog --json |
Only inspect .projects/ or .env directly if the user explicitly asks you to — the CLI is authoritative, so manual edits may be overwritten.
Project Variables
Use project variables when the user wants to store an environment variable that doesn’t come from a provisioned provider resource, such as an app URL, feature flag, or self-managed API key.
Create or update a project variable for the active environment:
stripe projects variables set <name> --env-key <ENV_KEY> --value <value>
A successful variables set syncs the active environment output file immediately. If the user doesn’t provide the value, run the command without --value only in interactive mode so the CLI can prompt securely. Never print secret values in your response.
Bind an existing project variable to the active environment:
stripe projects env add <name> --variable --env-key <ENV_KEY>
Remove a variable binding from the active environment without deleting the stored variable:
stripe projects env remove <name> --variable
List and delete project variables:
stripe projects variables list --json
stripe projects variables delete <name> --yes
Command results
Use each CLI response as the source for its message, next steps, and retry conditions. Present browser handoffs and other user actions without exposing account identifiers, credentials, or secret values. Wait for the user where the CLI requires their action, then retry only the command and arguments the CLI says can be retried. Leave account selection and provider choices with the user; don’t infer eligibility, approval, or a recovery command from an error code alone.