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Description

The command below installs the SKILL.md that an AI agent uses to integrate with the CHIP Send API for payouts. Once installed, the agent can read recipient bank account creation, send instruction flow, approval routing, and the HMAC-SHA512 request signing scheme straight from the canonical skill file.

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Conventions for AI agents

CHIP exposes a machine-readable entry point at /llms.txt that lists the canonical base URLs, path conventions, and authentication headers for both products. When generating integration code for CHIP Send:
  • CHIP Send resource paths are prefixed with /send/ and use snake_case (e.g. /send/bank_accounts/{id}/). Base URLs: https://api.chip-in.asia/api (production) and https://staging-api.chip-in.asia/api (sandbox).
  • All CHIP Send endpoints require three headers on every request: Authorization: Bearer <api_key>, epoch: <unix_seconds>, and checksum: <hmac_sha512_hex> (see the Send introduction for the signing algorithm).
  • Never invent a path. If the doc or OpenAPI spec doesn’t show it, it doesn’t exist. If a path you “remember” isn’t in the spec, the spec wins.
The raw OpenAPI spec is served at /openapi/chip-send.yaml for direct consumption by coding agents.

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Requirements

  • Cursor, Codex or any AI-powered IDE
  • Know how to execute terminal commands and prompt an AI agent
  • A CHIP Send account provisioned by the CHIP admin team (see Send overview)

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Install

Run this command in your project root to install the CHIP Send skill.
Once executed, a SKILL.md file is generated inside the chip-skill-send/ folder in your project. If you also need to accept payments, install the CHIP Collect skill in the same project — the two skills are independent and do not conflict.

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Example prompt

Use this prompt after installing the skill to generate a dummy payout.

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What to do next

Once the code is generated, follow these steps to test your integration in the CHIP Send sandbox.
1

Insert your credentials

Add your CHIP Send API Key and API Secret into the generated chip-send-env file.
2

Run the executable code

Execute the generated code using the command provided.
The code will register a recipient bank account and create a send instruction in the staging environment.
3

Check the accounts balance

Call the Accounts API to confirm the convertible balance reflects the new send instruction.
Always use staging credentials when generating dummy payouts.
Do not use production credentials for testing — staging does not move real money and will not consume your daily allocation cap.
Every CHIP Send request is signed with a fresh epoch + checksum pair, recomputed for each request. Reusing a checksum from a prior request will be rejected with 401 Unauthorized.

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Get your credentials

Retrieve your API Key and API Secret from the CHIP Control panel.

Applications & keys

Find your API Key and API Secret in CHIP Control → Settings → Applications.

Request access

New to CHIP Send? Contact your account manager to provision a merchant account and approvers.

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Source documents

CHIP Send OpenAPI spec

Raw chip-send.yaml OpenAPI 3.1 spec.

CHIP Send skill source

Source for the CHIP Send AI skill and the canonical SKILL.md.