paypal-routing

paypal-routing is a skill for Claude Code from paypal/AI-Toolkit. It costs 61 tokens per session (3,160 once invoked), scanned A, original, Apache-2.0.

A routing guide for PayPal developer questions. It directs requests about payments, subscriptions, checkout, invoices, disputes, webhooks, and SDKs to the relevant command or reference material.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when implementing or troubleshooting PayPal checkout, subscriptions, invoices, webhooks, Buy Now Pay Later, Venmo, Fastlane, or PayPal SDK versions 5 and 6.
Why use it?
It reduces the need to search through unrelated PayPal documentation and helps select the correct integration path and code examples.

Skill for Claude Code ✓ vendor

Written for Claude Code: user-invocable in frontmatter.

Part of the paypal plugin — 2 skills, 5 commands, 1 MCP server shipped together

Good fit Use it when implementing or troubleshooting PayPal checkout, subscriptions, invoices, webhooks, Buy Now Pay Later, Venmo, Fastlane, or PayPal SDK versions 5 and 6.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/paypal/ai-toolkit/paypal-routing
Install

Getting it into your agent

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Any agent
npx skills add paypal/AI-Toolkit --skill paypal-routing
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/paypal/AI-Toolkit

Made for: Claude Code.

Or install paypal, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 2 skills, 5 commands, 1 MCP server.

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Per session 61 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 3,160 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00061 $0.03160
Opus 5 $0.00030 $0.01580
Sonnet 5 $0.00012 $0.00632
Haiku 4.5 $0.00006 $0.00316

Measured 9d ago against content hash 3c99aba0118d, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-08, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

paypal-routing scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 9d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

skills/paypal-routing/SKILL.md · 104 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 104 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

PayPal Command Routing

When this skill activates, follow the routing table below. For reference routes, load the paypal-best-practices skill and read the specified reference file before answering — the reference files contain current URLs and verified code examples that override training knowledge.

RulesHub Language-Specific Snippet Fetching

When a RulesHub rules.md is fetched and code generation is required:

  1. Detect the user's language from their codebase, file extensions, imports, or explicit mention. Common values: javascript, typescript, python, java, csharp, php, ruby.
  2. WebFetch the language-specific snippet for the relevant operation. Replace {language} and {pack} with the detected values:
    • SDK init: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paypal/ruleshub/main/{pack}/snippets/{language}/sdk-initialization.md
    • Create order: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paypal/ruleshub/main/{pack}/snippets/{language}/create-order.md
    • Capture order: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paypal/ruleshub/main/{pack}/snippets/{language}/capture-order.md
    • Client token: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paypal/ruleshub/main/{pack}/snippets/{language}/client-token-generation.md
  3. Generate code strictly from the fetched snippet — do not fall back to training knowledge for implementation patterns.
  4. Only fetch snippets needed for the user's request — do not fetch all languages or all snippets.

Pack values: paypal-checkout/standard-checkout, paypal-checkout/expanded-checkout, paypal-checkout/enterprise-checkout, paypal-bnpl-us, upgrade-to-v6/v5-to-v6-upgrade, upgrade-to-v6/v4-to-v6-upgrade, upgrade-nvp-soap-to-rest.

Routing Table

User Intent Action
Explain an error, error code, HTTP status, 400, 401, 403, 404, 422, 429, 500, INVALID_REQUEST, UNAUTHORIZED, INSTRUMENT_DECLINED, RATE_LIMIT, debug_id Run /paypal:explain-error with the error as argument
Set up PayPal, configure plugin, check connection, is plugin working, token expired, refresh token, generate access token, OAuth Run /paypal:setup
Sandbox setup, developer account, getting started, credentials, dashboard, client ID, client secret, base URL Run /paypal:sandbox
Test accounts, test cards, simulate decline, test BNPL, test Venmo, test subscriptions, test disputes Run /paypal:test-accounts
Scan my code, check my integration, find issues, something is broken, pre-launch review, security audit, payments failing, webhooks not firing, Venmo not showing, subscription not billing Run /paypal:doctor with the symptom as argument
Security review, check for leaked credentials, pre-launch checklist Run /paypal:doctor security or /paypal:doctor pre-launch
Fix all issues in my PayPal code Run /paypal:doctor fix-all
How to accept payments, add PayPal button, checkout flow, Orders API, server-side integration, payment link, payment links, pay link, React PayPal, @paypal/react-paypal-js, authorize vs capture, deferred capture, donate button, donations Load the paypal-best-practices skill, then read references/checkout.md (v5) or references/js-sdk-v6.md (v6). Also WebFetch https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paypal/ruleshub/main/paypal-checkout/standard-checkout/rules.md for authoritative integration rules.
Advanced Card Fields, Apple Pay, Google Pay, APMs, Expanded Checkout, bank redirect, iDEAL, Bancontact, BLIK, Przelewy24, Pay upon Invoice, Ratepay, domain association, regional payment methods Load the paypal-best-practices skill, then read references/expanded-checkout.md (v5) or references/js-sdk-v6.md (v6). Also WebFetch https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paypal/ruleshub/main/paypal-checkout/expanded-checkout/rules.md for authoritative integration rules.
Add Venmo, Venmo button, Venmo eligibility, isFundingEligible, eligibility check, Venmo app Load the paypal-best-practices skill, then read references/venmo.md (v5) or references/js-sdk-v6.md (v6). Also WebFetch https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paypal/ruleshub/main/paypal-checkout/expanded-checkout/rules.md for authoritative integration rules.
Pay Later, installments, BNPL messaging, Pay in 4, financing, BNPL banner, Pay Later banner, Pay Later eligibility Load the paypal-best-practices skill, then read references/bnpl.md (v5) or references/js-sdk-v6.md (v6). Also WebFetch https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paypal/ruleshub/main/paypal-bnpl-us/rules.md for authoritative BNPL rules.
Recurring billing, subscriptions, plan management, free trial, trial period, upgrade plan, downgrade plan, plan revision Load the paypal-best-practices skill, then read references/subscriptions.md (v5) or references/js-sdk-v6.md (v6)
Disputes, chargebacks, refunds, evidence, provide evidence, dispute lifecycle, dispute stage, INQUIRY, CLAIM Load the paypal-best-practices skill, then read references/disputes-refunds.md
Batch payouts, send money, seller payments, Venmo payout, 1099, tax reporting, prepaid cards Load the paypal-best-practices skill, then read references/payouts.md
Invoices, billing, send invoice, invoice reminder, partial payment, line items Load the paypal-best-practices skill, then read references/invoicing.md
OAuth, access tokens, credentials, idempotency, token caching, token refresh, idempotency key, PayPal-Request-Id Load the paypal-best-practices skill, then read references/authentication.md
Webhook verification, event handling, signature check, webhook simulator, test webhooks, event types, PAYMENT.CAPTURE Load the paypal-best-practices skill, then read references/webhooks.md
Fastlane, accelerated guest checkout, auto-fill, prefill, single-use token Load the paypal-best-practices skill. Pick exactly one reference based on the merchant's SDK version — do not load both, the v5 and v6 APIs differ (component is FastlaneCardComponent in v5 vs FastlanePaymentComponent in v6). If the merchant is on v5 (paypal.Fastlane(), URL-loaded components=fastlane), read references/fastlane.md. If on v6 (createInstance, sdkInstance.createFastlane(), client token), read references/js-sdk-v6.md. If the SDK version is unclear, ask the user before generating code. For v6 also WebFetch https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paypal/ruleshub/main/upgrade-to-v6/v5-to-v6-upgrade/snippets/javascript/fastlane-integration.md for the authoritative v6 snippet, and https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paypal/ruleshub/main/upgrade-to-v6/v5-to-v6-upgrade/mappings/fastlane.json for the v5↔v6 API mapping.
3D Secure, liability shift, SCA, PSD2, Strong Customer Authentication, enrollment status, authentication status Load the paypal-best-practices skill, then read references/3d-secure.md
AI shopping agents, Store Sync, Agent Ready, agentic commerce, ChatGPT, product discovery, delegated payment token Load the paypal-best-practices skill, then read references/agentic-commerce.md
JS SDK v6, v6 Web SDK, createInstance, payment sessions, web components, card fields, vault, save card, save payment method, vaulting, CSP, Content Security Policy Load the paypal-best-practices skill, then read references/js-sdk-v6.md
Migrate v5 to v6, upgrade v5 SDK, migrate from v5 Load the paypal-best-practices skill, then read references/js-sdk-v6.md. Also WebFetch https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paypal/ruleshub/main/upgrade-to-v6/v5-to-v6-upgrade/rules.md for authoritative migration mappings and multi-language snippets.
Migrate v4 to v6, upgrade v4 SDK, upgrade checkout.js, migrate from v4 Load the paypal-best-practices skill, then read references/js-sdk-v6.md. Also WebFetch https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paypal/ruleshub/main/upgrade-to-v6/v4-to-v6-upgrade/rules.md for authoritative migration mappings and multi-language snippets.
Migrate NVP to REST, migrate SOAP to REST, upgrade legacy API, NVP/SOAP WebFetch https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paypal/ruleshub/main/upgrade-nvp-soap-to-rest/rules.md for authoritative migration mappings and multi-language snippets.
Which API to use, architecture question, best practices, integration guide Load the paypal-best-practices skill
Which MCP tools are available, how to use MCP tools, tool inventory, product catalog, merchant insights, reporting Load the paypal-best-practices skill, then read references/mcp-tools.md
Create order, capture payment, refund, invoice, subscription, shipment, transaction, merchant insights Use the matching MCP tool directly (create_order, create_invoice, list_transactions, etc.)

Read the full file on GitHub · 104 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 9d ago First seen · 104 lines · 61 tokens per session scan A 3c99aba0118d

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paypal-routing is a skill published in the GitHub repository paypal/AI-Toolkit (13 stars, last pushed 20d ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 61 tokens to every session and 3,160 once invoked, about $0.0003 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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