Stripe Patterns
bybren-llc/safe-agentic-workflow
Stripe payment integration patterns for checkout flows, webhooks, and subscriptions.
Covers building subscription billing: billing cycles, subscription states, invoice generation, proration, tax handling and dunning for failed payments.
Install Billing Automation
$ npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill billing-automation -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install wshobson/agents billing-automation --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wshobson/agents.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/payment-processing/skills/billing-automation .claude/skills/billing-automation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "billing-automation" agent skill from https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/main/plugins/payment-processing/skills/billing-automation into .claude/skills/billing-automation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "billing-automation", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/main/plugins/payment-processing/skills/billing-automationType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill billing-automation -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install wshobson/agents billing-automation --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wshobson/agents.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/payment-processing/skills/billing-automation .agents/skills/billing-automation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "billing-automation" agent skill from https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/main/plugins/payment-processing/skills/billing-automation into .agents/skills/billing-automation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "billing-automation", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill billing-automation -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install wshobson/agents billing-automation --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wshobson/agents.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/payment-processing/skills/billing-automation .cursor/skills/billing-automation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "billing-automation" agent skill from https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/main/plugins/payment-processing/skills/billing-automation into .cursor/skills/billing-automation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "billing-automation", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/wshobson/agents.git --path plugins/payment-processing/skills/billing-automation--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill billing-automation -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install wshobson/agents billing-automation --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wshobson/agents.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/payment-processing/skills/billing-automation .gemini/skills/billing-automation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "billing-automation" agent skill from https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/main/plugins/payment-processing/skills/billing-automation into .gemini/skills/billing-automation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "billing-automation", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install wshobson/agents billing-automationInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill billing-automation -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wshobson/agents.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/payment-processing/skills/billing-automation .github/skills/billing-automation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "billing-automation" agent skill from https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/main/plugins/payment-processing/skills/billing-automation into .github/skills/billing-automation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "billing-automation", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill billing-automation -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install wshobson/agents billing-automation --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wshobson/agents.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/payment-processing/skills/billing-automation .opencode/skills/billing-automation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "billing-automation" agent skill from https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/main/plugins/payment-processing/skills/billing-automation into .opencode/skills/billing-automation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "billing-automation", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
billing-automation- GitHub stars
- 40k
- Used in
- 13 other repos
- Token cost
- ~473 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 132 words
- Files
- 2 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 142
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Covers building subscription billing: billing cycles, subscription states, invoice generation, proration, tax handling and dunning for failed payments.
- Works in 4 steps: Billing Cycles → Subscription States → Dunning Management → …
- Implementing subscription billing for a SaaS product
- SKILL.md covers When to Use This Skill, Core Concepts, Quick Start and Detailed patterns and worked…
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
The skill lays out the building blocks of a recurring billing system: billing intervals from weekly to annual plus usage-based and per-seat options, a subscription lifecycle that moves through trial, active, past due, canceled, paused and resumed, and automated invoice generation and delivery.
Dunning is described as retry schedules, customer notifications, grace periods and account restrictions for failed payments. Proration covers mid-cycle upgrades and downgrades, seat changes and switching billing frequency, and tax handling covers sales tax, VAT and GST. A short Python quick start shows a billing engine with subscriptions, and `references/details.md` holds longer patterns and examples.
When your agent uses it
- Implementing subscription billing for a SaaS product
- Recovering failed payments with retries, notices and grace periods
- Calculating prorated charges when a customer changes plans or seats
- Automating invoice generation and delivery
- Adding usage-based billing or sales tax, VAT and GST handling
Example prompts
- “Design the subscription state machine for our SaaS, including trial, past due and paused states.”
- “Implement a dunning flow with three payment retries and email notices before cancellation.”
- “Calculate the prorated charge when a customer upgrades their plan halfway through the billing cycle.”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 46891e7. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are python).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Billing Automation loads about 473 tokens when it runs, and up to ~4.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 60 tokens; SKILL.md has 132 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from wshobson/agents at commit 46891e7, republished under its MIT licence (© wshobson). 132 words, ~473 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/billing-automation/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- billing-automation
- description
- Build automated billing systems for recurring payments, invoicing, subscription lifecycle, and dunning management. Use when implementing subscription billing, automating invoicing, or managing recurring payment systems.
Billing Automation
Master automated billing systems including recurring billing, invoice generation, dunning management, proration, and tax calculation.
When to Use This Skill
- Implementing SaaS subscription billing
- Automating invoice generation and delivery
- Managing failed payment recovery (dunning)
- Calculating prorated charges for plan changes
- Handling sales tax, VAT, and GST
- Processing usage-based billing
- Managing billing cycles and renewals
Core Concepts
1. Billing Cycles
Common Intervals:
- Monthly (most common for SaaS)
- Annual (discounted long-term)
- Quarterly
- Weekly
- Custom (usage-based, per-seat)
2. Subscription States
trial → active → past_due → canceled
→ paused → resumed3. Dunning Management
Automated process to recover failed payments through:
- Retry schedules
- Customer notifications
- Grace periods
- Account restrictions
4. Proration
Adjusting charges when:
- Upgrading/downgrading mid-cycle
- Adding/removing seats
- Changing billing frequency
Quick Start
from billing import BillingEngine, Subscription
# Initialize billing engine
billing = BillingEngine()
# Create subscription
subscription = billing.create_subscription(
customer_id="cus_123",
plan_id="plan_pro_monthly",
billing_cycle_anchor=datetime.now(),
trial_days=14
)
# Process billing cycle
billing.process_billing_cycle(subscription.id)Detailed patterns and worked examples
Detailed pattern documentation lives in references/details.md. Read that file when the navigation tier above is insufficient.
© wshobson, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in plugins/payment-processing/skills/billing-automation of wshobson/agents.
- SKILL.md
- references/details.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 46891e7
Used in 13 other repositories
We found 39 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 13 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in wshobson/agents, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
- HermeticOrmus/LibreUIUX-Claude-Codeplugins/payment-processing/skills/billing-automation
- Microck/ordinary-claude-skillsskills_all/billing-automationskills_categorized/mobile/billing-automation+14 more
- aiskillstore/marketplaceskills/sickn33/billing-automationskills/wshobson/billing-automation
- aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Teamskills/billing-automation
- sickn33/agentic-awesome-skillsskills/billing-automationplugins/agentic-awesome-skills/skills/billing-automation+1 more
- rmyndharis/antigravity-skillsskills/billing-automation
- NeverSight/learn-skills.devdata/skills-md/aaaaqwq/agi-super-skills/billing-automationdata/skills-md/aaaaqwq/claude-code-skills/billing-automation
- Dokhacgiakhoa/Agent-Skills-4-Vibe-Coding-CLI.agent/skills/billing-automation
- agent-skills-hub/agent-skills-hubskills/billing-automation
- lingxling/awesome-skills-cnantigravity-awesome-skills/skills/billing-automationantigravity-awesome-skills/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills/skills/billing-automation+1 more
- benjaminasterA/antigravity-awesome-skillsskills/billing-automation
- henryalouf/ruflow.agents/skills/billing-automation.agents/skills/antigravity-awesome-skills/skills/billing-automation+4 more
- infometa/workbuddyskillsplugins/codebuddy-plugins-official/external_plugins/payment-processing/skills/billing-automation
Compare with similar skills
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| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billing Automation this skillwshobson/agents | 40k | 13 repos | ~473 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Stripe Patternsbybren-llc/safe-agentic-workflow | 423 | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Nevermined PaymentsLeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills | 2.2k | — | ~4.5k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Billing SDKhashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins | 1.3k | — | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Notes | Apache-2.0 | |
| PDF ToolkitXiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code | 14k | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| PDF Generation, Forms and Extractionpipeshub-ai/pipeshub-ai | 3.8k | — | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Billing Automation
What does Billing Automation do?
Covers building subscription billing: billing cycles, subscription states, invoice generation, proration, tax handling and dunning for failed payments. The skill lays out the building blocks of a recurring billing system: billing intervals from weekly to annual plus usage-based and per-seat options, a subscription lifecycle that moves through trial, active, past due, canceled, paused and resumed, and automated invoice generation and delivery.
When should I use Billing Automation?
Billing Automation fits situations like: implementing subscription billing for a SaaS product; recovering failed payments with retries, notices and grace periods; calculating prorated charges when a customer changes plans or seats; automating invoice generation and delivery.
How do I install Billing Automation in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill billing-automation -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/payment-processing/skills/billing-automation in wshobson/agents) into .claude/skills/billing-automation in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Billing Automation in Codex?
Run `npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill billing-automation -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/payment-processing/skills/billing-automation in wshobson/agents) into .agents/skills/billing-automation in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Billing Automation in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill billing-automation -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/billing-automation, .gemini/skills/billing-automation, .github/skills/billing-automation and .opencode/skills/billing-automation in your project.
What does Billing Automation need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Billing Automation is instructions for the agent only.
Does Billing Automation access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Billing Automation safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Billing Automation use?
Billing Automation is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Billing Automation use?
About 473 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 3.9k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Billing Automation?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Billing Automation: Stripe Patterns (bybren-llc/safe-agentic-workflow, 423 stars), Nevermined Payments (LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills, 2.2k stars), Billing SDK (hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins, 1.3k stars) and PDF Toolkit (XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code, 14k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Billing Automation?
wshobson (a GitHub user) maintains it in wshobson/agents, which has 40,314 GitHub stars. The repository holds 142 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.
Source: wshobson/agents on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.