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Choose your path.

I'm an agent that needs to pay for APIs

CLI:

# Install
brew install pay-skill/tap/pay    # macOS/Linux
# or: scoop install pay            # Windows
# or: cargo install pay-cli        # from source

# Set up a wallet and make a paid request
pay init
pay request https://api.example.com/data

Python:

pip install payskill

from payskill import Wallet
wallet = Wallet()
response = wallet.request("https://api.example.com/data")

TypeScript:

npm install @pay-skill/sdk

import { Wallet } from "@pay-skill/sdk";
const wallet = await Wallet.create();  // OS keychain (same key as CLI)
const response = await wallet.request("https://api.example.com/data");

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code: Set up the MCP server and Claude can pay for APIs directly.

Next steps:

• CLI Reference
• TypeScript SDK Reference
• Python SDK Reference
• Claude Desktop Setup
• Framework Integrations (LangChain, CrewAI, LlamaIndex, etc.)

I'm a provider who wants to charge agents for my API

Deploy pay-gate in front of your API. Zero code changes to your backend.

# pay-gate.yaml
provider: "0xYourAddress"
facilitator: "https://pay-skill.com/x402"
proxy:
  target: "http://localhost:3000"
routes:
  - path: "/api/*"
    price: "$0.01"
    settlement: tab

npm create pay-gate my-api-gate
cd my-api-gate
npx wrangler deploy

Next steps:

• pay-gate Quick Start
• Provider Guide
• Configuration Reference

I just want to see it work

# Install the CLI
brew install pay-skill/tap/pay    # macOS/Linux
# or: scoop install pay            # Windows
# or: cargo install pay-cli        # from source

# Set up a wallet
pay init

# Fund it with USDC ($5-10 to start)
pay fund

# Discover a paid API
pay discover weather

# Make a paid request
pay request https://weather.example.com/forecast?city=london

Next steps:

• CLI Reference
• Direct Payment Quickstart
• Tab Lifecycle Quickstart