clink-integ-skills

Use this skill when the user wants to guide a coding agent through a Clink integration, validate the integration approach, review an existing design, or answer a documentation-backed integration question.

This skill is modular:

• do not invent endpoints, fields, events, or product behavior
• keep the main skill file short and push detailed process into modules
• prefer output artifacts that developers can execute or review directly
• guide implementation decisions without pretending to generate final project-specific integration code blindly

Scope

This skill covers four primary guidance paths:

• standard integration, including checkout session creation, webhook contract review, and optional embedded form integration through JS SDK and @clink-ai/clink-elements
• bundled clink-integ-cli first integration, including offline CLI execution, local clink login Secret Key bootstrap when optional Playwright is already provisioned, browserless manual Secret Key setup, CLI request-domain environment switching, catalog import, webhook endpoint automation, signing-secret sync, smoke tests, and sandbox flows
• new user onboarding, including docs-backed first-time dashboard, account, API key, product, webhook, and first checkout setup guidance
• merchant skill for generic agent integration, including non-OpenClaw agent runtime contracts through agentic-payment-skills, adapter design, clink-cli payment execution, callback, and task resume behavior
• merchant skill for OpenClaw integration, including OpenClaw merchant skill integration through openclaw-payment-skills and merchant backend webhook support for email verification

It also provides support capabilities for:

• Clink documentation-backed guidance, including explaining official docs, answering doc-based integration questions, and extracting the relevant contract details from official docs
• integration validation, including handoff contract validation, webhook-design validation, and integration guidance artifacts

Routing

New User Onboarding

Use this path when the user wants help with:

• new user onboarding
• getting started, quickstart, first-time setup, or first checkout
• initial dashboard setup before integration
• account invitation, password setup, MFA setup, merchant selection, or user access
• initial Secret Key, product, webhook, and first checkout preparation
• local desktop Secret Key bootstrap with clink login and clink dashboard apikey ensure-secret --save --json
• browserless or sandbox setup using a manually provided Secret Key

Read:

• references/retrieval-protocol.md
• references/clink-integ-cli-integration.md
• run node scripts/load_official_docs.mjs
• references/new-user-onboarding.md

After drafting the solution, review it with:

• references/review-checklist.md
• references/output-artifacts.md

Standard Integration

Use this path when the user wants help with:

• hosted checkout
• checkout session creation
• merchant backend implementation
• clink-integ-cli
• Secret Key setup
• product, price, catalog, or subscription import
• webhook endpoint automation and verification
• optional embedded form integration through JS SDK
• @clink-ai/clink-elements, loadClinkElements, createElement, paymentMethod, currencySelect, submit-enabled, submit-visible, amount-change, session-success, session-pending, or promoCodeChange
• embedded checkout or iframe payment component integration
• configured link opening flow
• order and refund synchronization
• refund lifecycle design

Read:

• references/retrieval-protocol.md
• references/clink-integ-cli-integration.md
• references/standard-integration.md
• references/elements-integration.md when the request mentions Elements, embedded checkout, SDK iframe components, loadClinkElements, paymentMethod, currencySelect, or Elements events

After drafting the solution, review it with:

• references/review-checklist.md
• references/output-artifacts.md

Merchant Skill for OpenClaw Integration

Use this path when the user wants help with:

• OpenClaw-style merchant skill integration through openclaw-payment-skills
• merchant backend webhook support for email verification via customer.verify
• agent payment session design
• payment handoff contracts
• auto top-up or recharge recovery
• merchant confirmation flows
• customer.verify webhook handling

Read:

• references/retrieval-protocol.md
• run node scripts/load_payment_skill_contexts.mjs --dependency openclaw-payment-skills --print-path, then read the generated OpenClaw payment skill context
• references/agent-integration.md

After drafting the solution, review it with:

• references/review-checklist.md
• references/output-artifacts.md

Merchant Skill for Generic Agent Integration

Use this path when the user wants help with:

• a merchant skill or merchant tool running inside a non-OpenClaw agent runtime
• a merchant or platform agent that is not tied to OpenClaw
• a generic agent runtime, third-party agent, custom orchestrator, or chat agent using agentic-payment-skills
• clink-payment-skill and clink-cli dependency design
• adapter design between the agent runtime and agentic-payment-skills
• merchant 402 Payment Required handoff from a merchant API or tool into agentic-payment-skills
• callback, polling, queue, or recovery design for payment completion
• agent task resume behavior after merchant confirmation
• generic payment handoff contracts

Read:

• references/retrieval-protocol.md
• run node scripts/load_payment_skill_contexts.mjs --dependency agentic-payment-skills --print-path, then read the generated generic agent payment skill context
• references/generic-agent-integration.md

After drafting the solution, review it with:

• references/review-checklist.md
• references/output-artifacts.md

Clink Documentation Dialogue

Use this path when the user wants help with:

• understanding or explaining official Clink docs
• answering doc-based product or API questions
• locating endpoint, field, webhook, or integration-contract details in official docs
• comparing an integration design against the documented contract

Read:

• references/retrieval-protocol.md
• the smallest relevant official-doc sections for the question

After drafting the answer, review it with:

• references/review-checklist.md when the question is about contract correctness

Integration Validation

Use this path when the user wants help with:

• validating a merchant handoff contract
• checking whether a webhook design is production-safe
• generating a checklist, contract skeleton, or integration guidance artifact set
• validating required controls before implementation or launch

Read:

• references/retrieval-protocol.md when official docs are needed
• references/validation-workflow.md
• references/output-artifacts.md

After drafting the answer, review it with:

• references/review-checklist.md

Working Method

• run doc-dependent work through node scripts/load_official_docs.mjs
• treat docs loading as a check-and-refresh gate, not as an unconditional refresh step
• for merchant skill for OpenClaw integration, run node scripts/load_payment_skill_contexts.mjs --dependency openclaw-payment-skills --print-path before generating code, integration guidance, or review output, then read the generated payment skill context
• for merchant skill for generic agent integration, run node scripts/load_payment_skill_contexts.mjs --dependency agentic-payment-skills --print-path before generating code, integration guidance, or review output, then read the generated payment skill context
• prefer the smallest set of local docs needed for the task
• route the request to the correct scenario before designing the flow
• read only the modules needed for the current task
• draft the scenario-specific solution first, then generate or review the output artifacts, then use references/review-checklist.md as the final self-review pass
• for new user onboarding, guide only from docs-confirmed account, dashboard, API key, product, webhook, and first checkout facts, then route the user to the appropriate implementation path
• for clink-integ-cli work, use the offline bundled CLI at vendor/clink-integ-cli/clink-integ-cli.js; do not install clink-integ-cli from GitHub or npm during normal skill execution; check node vendor/clink-integ-cli/clink-integ-cli.js env list --help, env add --help, auth secret set --help, api request --help, catalog import --help, and webhook endpoint ensure --help; confirm catalog help supports imageId/imageUrl/imageFile and webhook endpoint ensure help supports --sync-env-file; for local desktop fallback only, use clink login only when optional Playwright browser support is already provisioned offline outside the bundle
• for CLI request-domain switching, prefer named environments through clink env list, clink env show <name> --json, clink env add <name> --api-base-url <url>, --env <name>, or CLINK_ENV; use --base-url or CLINK_BASE_URL only for one-off debugging overrides, and never to bypass the production validation gate
• when a local desktop environment has a browser and no existing Secret Key, use the bundled CLI for clink login only if optional Playwright browser support has already been provisioned offline outside the bundle; otherwise route to browserless manual Secret Key setup; pause for the human to complete Dashboard login, then run clink dashboard whoami --json and clink dashboard apikey ensure-secret --save --json to create or resolve the sandbox Secret Key and save it to the CLI profile
• when the merchant app runtime itself needs CLINK_SECRET_KEY, use clink dashboard apikey ensure-secret --save --show-secret --json only in a controlled local secret-write step; write the value to an ignored .env, platform Secret, or secret manager, and never echo it in final output
• for browserless, cloud IDE, low-code, or sandbox environments where clink login cannot run, ask only for CLINK_SECRET_KEY when authentication is needed; store it with clink auth secret set --api-key env:CLINK_SECRET_KEY --env sandbox; do not initially ask for CLINK_WEBHOOK_SIGNING_KEY
• for webhook endpoint setup, prefer clink webhook endpoint ensure --url <public-webhook-url> --events core --save-secret --json
• for cloud-hosted platforms, low-code platforms, cloud IDEs, sandbox runtimes, and similar browserless hosted environments, do not hand off a local bootstrap script for the user to copy CLINK_WEBHOOK_SIGNING_KEY when the agent can run clink webhook endpoint ensure --save-secret --show-secret --json and write platform Secrets itself
• if the user asks for implementation and no codebase is present, identify or ask for the backend language before writing code
• if the user asks for implementation guidance, help the coding agent decide what to build before attempting project-specific code
• for standard integration, clarify product mode before designing checkout creation
• for Elements integration, treat Elements as a Standard Integration frontend path, not a hosted checkout page or separate top-level integration route
• for Elements implementation, keep order creation and checkout session creation on the server, use only frontend-safe publishKey, environment, and sessionId in browser code, and keep webhook reconciliation authoritative
• for Elements implementation, inspect the merchant site's colors, design tokens, CSS variables, theme config, computed styles, and radius scale when available, then map them into frontend-safe Elements presetOptions
• for Elements frontend-only implementation, identify or ask for the frontend framework before writing framework-specific code
• for merchant skill for OpenClaw integration, separate merchant skill, merchant server, and openclaw-payment-skills responsibilities
• for merchant skill for generic agent integration, separate merchant skill or tool, agent runtime, adapter, merchant server, agentic-payment-skills, callback, and resume responsibilities
• when the user asks for developer help, prefer producing executable artifacts such as checklists, sample payloads, contract skeletons, and validation reports
• for validation tasks, prefer node scripts/lint_contract.mjs, node scripts/lint_webhook_design.mjs, and node scripts/generate_guidance_artifacts.mjs
• resolve the target environment before generating any code or configuration; use the resolved base URL in all generated code

Hard Rules

• default all generated code and integration guidance to sandbox environment unless the user explicitly requests production
• keep new user onboarding guidance in sandbox even when the user mentions production; route production readiness or go-live onboarding requests through integration validation and production promotion instead of generating production onboarding directly
• use only "sandbox" and "production" as user-facing environment terms; do not expose internal naming such as "uat" or "prod" unless the output specifically targets developers who need the internal mapping
• do not generate production rollout guidance or production base URLs before the production validation gate completes successfully
• if the current task needs official docs, do not read or cite the cached official docs before running the freshness check command
• if the current task depends on agentic-payment-skills or openclaw-payment-skills, do not generate or review code from static memory alone; refresh and read the latest available payment skill context first
• running node scripts/load_official_docs.mjs means: use cache if it is within 7 days, refresh only if missing or older than 7 days, and fall back to stale cache only when refresh fails
• running node scripts/load_payment_skill_contexts.mjs means: download the latest GitHub codeload zip payment skill context into this skill's .cache when possible, never mutate sibling payment skill worktrees, and fall back to local sibling skill files only with an explicit warning
• do not mix standard integration, merchant skill for generic agent integration, and merchant skill for OpenClaw integration unless the user explicitly wants multiple paths
• do not treat merchantReferenceId as an idempotency key
• do not require a Dashboard Console token for product/catalog import, checkout, subscription, order, refund query, webhook endpoint management, API request, doctor, smoke-test, or local webhook commands once CLINK_SECRET_KEY is configured
• do not install clink-integ-cli from GitHub, npm, or another remote source during normal skill execution; use the vendored single-file bundle in vendor/clink-integ-cli/clink-integ-cli.js
• use clink login only as a local desktop, human-assisted bootstrap for obtaining or initializing the Secret Key; after that, continue through Secret Key API commands
• do not invent KYB, KYC, merchant approval, payout, production activation, or account setup steps beyond what the loaded official docs or maintainer-provided environment approval rules confirm
• for environment approval guidance, state that sandbox registration requires invite code JUSTCLINK, is automatically approved after registration, and succeeds, so users can obtain the sandbox Secret Key directly; production registration requires waiting for approval before production key or go-live guidance, and users can proactively contact support
• when asking the user to provide a Secret Key, state the dashboard path and method: Secret Key comes from Merchant Dashboard > Developers > API Keys by clicking Initialize Key, then copying and securely storing the key because it is displayed only once
• do not ask the user to manually provide a webhook signing key during initial setup; create or update the webhook endpoint with clink webhook endpoint ensure --save-secret, then sync the returned or rotated signing secret into the merchant runtime as CLINK_WEBHOOK_SIGNING_KEY
• do not treat "run a bootstrap script locally, then paste CLINK_WEBHOOK_SIGNING_KEY into hosted/low-code Secrets" as a successful automated handoff unless the platform has no agent-accessible Secret write capability; in that case, state the platform permission blocker explicitly
• when existing paid products or subscriptions are discoverable, inspect running APIs/pricing DOM before source/config, ask the user only after those sources are exhausted, and write clink-catalog.json with one image source per product: imageId, imageUrl, or imageFile
• do not put URL strings in catalog imageId; use imageUrl, or use imageFile for local public/static assets so clink catalog import can upload them
• do not implement webhook reconciliation that relies only on merchantReferenceId or only on sessionId when both exist; match both fields and quarantine mismatches
• do not claim real payment completion from webhook HTTP 200 alone; confirm local order paid/completed and merchant fulfillment/entitlement completion
• prefer environment variables or secret-manager placeholders for webhook signing keys and Secret Keys; do not ask the user to paste real secrets into chat, generated source code, docs, or public repositories
• do not describe webhook handling without endpoint registration or CLI ensure, signature verification, idempotency, retry handling, and out-of-order tolerance
• do not describe webhook endpoint management as Dashboard-only; clink dashboard webhook ensure is only a compatibility alias for clink webhook endpoint ensure
• do not claim webhook verification is ready after --save-secret unless the signing secret was also synced to the app runtime and the service was restarted or redeployed
• every webhook URL change requires rerunning clink webhook endpoint ensure --save-secret --json, syncing CLINK_WEBHOOK_SIGNING_KEY, and restarting or redeploying the service
• do not assume a public refund-create API unless local docs explicitly show one
• do not describe merchant skill integration as a plain checkout redirect flow
• do not describe Elements as hosted checkout, and do not make modal checkout the default Elements layout
• do not leave Elements styling on generic defaults when the merchant site's colors or design tokens are discoverable; adapt theme, primaryColor, radius, and skeleton behavior through presetOptions
• do not put Secret Key, webhook signing key, server SDK calls, merchant order creation, or checkout session creation into browser-side Elements guidance
• do not treat session-success, session-pending, successUrl, or iframe callback behavior as authoritative payment confirmation
• do not invert submit-enabled; true means the host can submit, so disabled UI must be derived as !enabled plus local loading or initialization state
• do not output final project-specific integration code unless the surrounding codebase and stack are known well enough
• do not answer a developer integration request with prose only when guidance artifacts or validation reports would materially help

Module Map

• references/retrieval-protocol.md
• references/clink-integ-cli-integration.md
• references/new-user-onboarding.md
• references/standard-integration.md
• references/elements-integration.md
• references/agent-integration.md
• references/generic-agent-integration.md
• references/output-artifacts.md
• references/validation-workflow.md
• references/review-checklist.md
• references/environment-strategy.md
• references/agent-prompt.zh-CN.md
• references/universal-agent-prompt.zh-CN.md