Stripe Horoscope Agent

This example demonstrates a seller agent that:

• Chats using the Agent Chat Protocol
• Requests a $1 USD Stripe payment using the Agent Payment Protocol (payment_method="stripe")
• After payment, generates a “horoscope of the day” using ASI:One (model="asi1")

Source code (recommended)

The full runnable example lives in the examples repo:

• innovation-lab-examples → stripe-horoscope-agent/

Keeping code in the examples repo avoids overwhelming docs with large code blocks.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11+
• ASI:One API key: create one from the ASI:One developer page
• Stripe test API keys (recommended first):
  • Use a Stripe sandbox for testing (no real money moves). See Stripe Sandboxes.
  • Get your test keys (publishable + secret). See Stripe API keys.
  • Copy:
    • Secret key (sk_test_...) → STRIPE_SECRET_KEY
    • Publishable key (pk_test_...) → STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY

Run locally

git clone https://github.com/fetchai/innovation-lab-examples.git
cd innovation-lab-examples/stripe-horoscope-agent

python3 -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

cp .env.example .env
python3 agent.py

Key files (what to read first)

• agent.py: tiny entrypoint; loads env and includes the chat + payment protocols. (GitHub)
• handlers.py: the main state machine (sign → payment → horoscope). (GitHub)
• stripe_payments.py: creates embedded Stripe Checkout sessions and verifies payment_status. (GitHub)
• llm.py: ASI:One calls + prompts (normal reply vs horoscope generation).
• state.py: short-lived ctx.storage state + zodiac parsing helpers.
• chat_proto.py / payment_proto.py: protocol wrappers that keep boilerplate out of the handlers.

How payments are enabled (Payment Protocol + Stripe)

This example combines:

• the Agent Payment Protocol (for requesting/committing/completing payments), and
• Stripe embedded Checkout (as the payment rail when Funds.payment_method == "stripe").

Flow diagram

If you haven’t read the protocol docs yet, start here:

• Agent Payment Protocol

1) Enable the Agent Payment Protocol (seller)

To make an agent “payable”, you include the payment protocol with seller role:

• payment_proto.py: wraps payment_protocol_spec with role="seller" and routes payment messages to handlers. (GitHub)

from uagents import Context, Protocol
from uagents_core.contrib.protocols.payment import CommitPayment, RejectPayment, payment_protocol_spec

def build_payment_proto(on_commit, on_reject) -> Protocol:
    proto = Protocol(spec=payment_protocol_spec, role="seller")

    @proto.on_message(CommitPayment)
    async def _on_commit(ctx: Context, sender: str, msg: CommitPayment):
        await on_commit(ctx, sender, msg)

    @proto.on_message(RejectPayment)
    async def _on_reject(ctx: Context, sender: str, msg: RejectPayment):
        await on_reject(ctx, sender, msg)

    return proto

• agent.py: includes the payment protocol in the agent. (GitHub)

agent.include(build_chat_proto(on_chat), publish_manifest=True)
agent.include(build_payment_proto(on_commit, on_reject), publish_manifest=True)

In this flow you’ll typically handle:

• RequestPayment (seller → buyer/UI): “Here’s what to pay and how.”
• CommitPayment (buyer/UI → seller): “I paid; here’s the transaction id.”
• CompletePayment (seller → buyer/UI): “Payment verified and accepted.”
• RejectPayment (either side): “Unsupported / cancelled / not paid yet.”

2) Add Stripe: create an embedded Checkout Session

Stripe integration in the example lives in stripe_payments.py:

• create_embedded_checkout_session(...)
  • calls stripe.checkout.Session.create(ui_mode="embedded", ...)
  • returns a small dict containing the publishable key, client secret, and Checkout Session ID

def create_embedded_checkout_session(*, user_address: str, chat_session_id: str, description: str) -> dict:
    session = stripe.checkout.Session.create(
        ui_mode="embedded",
        redirect_on_completion="if_required",
        mode="payment",
        payment_method_types=["card"],
        return_url=STRIPE_SUCCESS_URL + "?session_id={CHECKOUT_SESSION_ID}",
        line_items=[
            {
                "price_data": {
                    "currency": STRIPE_CURRENCY,
                    "product_data": {"name": STRIPE_PRODUCT_NAME, "description": description},
                    "unit_amount": STRIPE_AMOUNT_CENTS,
                },
                "quantity": 1,
            }
        ],
    )
    return {
        "client_secret": session.client_secret,
        "checkout_session_id": session.id,
        "publishable_key": STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY,
        "currency": STRIPE_CURRENCY,
        "amount_cents": STRIPE_AMOUNT_CENTS,
        "ui_mode": "embedded",
    }

• verify_checkout_session_paid(checkout_session_id)
  • calls stripe.checkout.Session.retrieve(checkout_session_id)
  • checks payment_status == "paid"

def verify_checkout_session_paid(checkout_session_id: str) -> bool:
    session = stripe.checkout.Session.retrieve(checkout_session_id)
    return getattr(session, "payment_status", None) == "paid"

See the implementation:

• Stripe session creation: create_embedded_checkout_session
• Stripe payment verification: verify_checkout_session_paid

Embedded Checkout (what “embedded” means)

• ui_mode="embedded" means your UI renders Stripe Checkout inside the page (instead of redirecting to a hosted checkout page).
• Stripe returns a client_secret (for the embedded checkout UI) and a Checkout Session ID (checkout_session_id).
• Your UI uses the publishable key + client secret to render the checkout.
• Your agent uses the Checkout Session ID to verify payment status after CommitPayment.

Dynamic pricing (variable amounts)

There are two common patterns:

• Server-side computed amount (ad-hoc): compute amount_cents in your agent (based on plan/tier/promo) and pass it into stripe.checkout.Session.create(... unit_amount=amount_cents ...).
• Pre-created Stripe Prices: create Prices in Stripe and pass line_items=[{"price": "price_...", "quantity": 1}] (recommended when you have a small set of fixed tiers).

If you implement dynamic amounts, keep it safe by:

• computing price on the seller/agent side (never trust client/UI-supplied price)
• optionally verifying amount_total / currency on the retrieved Checkout Session before delivering the paid content.

3) Put Stripe session details into RequestPayment.metadata

The Payment Protocol is rail-agnostic. The “how to render and complete payment” details go into RequestPayment.metadata.

For Stripe embedded Checkout, the convention used in this example is:

• Funds(payment_method="stripe")
• RequestPayment.metadata["stripe"] = <embedded checkout payload>

Payload shape (example):

{
  "stripe": {
    "ui_mode": "embedded",
    "publishable_key": "pk_test_...",
    "client_secret": "cs_test_...",
    "checkout_session_id": "cs_test_...",
    "currency": "usd",
    "amount_cents": 100
  }
}

This is what lets Agentverse (or any compatible UI) render the embedded checkout for the user.

See where the agent constructs RequestPayment and attaches metadata["stripe"]:

• handlers.py payment request: RequestPayment(..., metadata={"stripe": ...})

checkout = create_embedded_checkout_session(...)

req = RequestPayment(
    accepted_funds=[Funds(currency="USD", amount="1.00", payment_method="stripe")],
    recipient=str(ctx.agent.address),
    description="Pay $1 to receive your horoscope of the day.",
    metadata={"stripe": checkout, "service": "daily_horoscope"},
)
await ctx.send(sender, req)

4) Commit → verify → complete (the critical contract)

After the user completes checkout, the buyer/UI sends:

• CommitPayment(funds.payment_method="stripe", transaction_id="<checkout_session_id>")

In this example, transaction_id is the Stripe Checkout Session ID (e.g. cs_test_...).

Then the seller agent:

1. Verifies with Stripe that payment_status == "paid"
2. Sends CompletePayment(transaction_id=...)
3. Delivers the paid content (the horoscope)

See the commit handler that verifies, completes, then responds:

• handlers.py commit flow: on_commit

async def on_commit(ctx: Context, sender: str, msg: CommitPayment):
    if msg.funds.payment_method != "stripe" or not msg.transaction_id:
        await ctx.send(sender, RejectPayment(reason="Unsupported payment method (expected stripe)."))
        return

    paid = verify_checkout_session_paid(msg.transaction_id)
    if not paid:
        await ctx.send(sender, RejectPayment(reason="Stripe payment not completed yet. Please finish checkout."))
        return

    await ctx.send(sender, CompletePayment(transaction_id=msg.transaction_id))
    # ... generate + send horoscope ...

End-to-end run + test (Agentverse UI)

1. Start the agent locally (see Run locally above).

abhimanyugangani@Abhimanyus-MacBook-Pro stripe-horoscope-agent % python3 agent.py 
INFO:     [stripe-horoscope-agent]: Starting agent with address: agent1q2t7gnf3wymv6g7mxghm8df5cvfcgncuf057gpngrhgggv82ynxvj0r7alj
INFO:     [stripe-horoscope-agent]: Agent inspector available at https://agentverse.ai/inspect/?uri=http%3A//127.0.0.1%3A8012&address=agent1q2t7gnf3wymv6g7mxghm8df5cvfcgncuf057gpngrhgggv82ynxvj0r7alj
INFO:     [stripe-horoscope-agent]: Starting server on http://0.0.0.0:8012 (Press CTRL+C to quit)
INFO:     [stripe-horoscope-agent]: Starting mailbox client for https://agentverse.ai
INFO:     [stripe-horoscope-agent]: Manifest published successfully: AgentChatProtocol
INFO:     [stripe-horoscope-agent]: Manifest published successfully: AgentPaymentProtocol
INFO:     [uagents.registration]: Registration on Almanac API successful

2. Open the Agent inspector link printed in the terminal and click connect.

3. In chat:
   • Send give me my horoscope
   • Reply with a sign (e.g. Leo)

4. The UI shows a Stripe payment card.
   • Use Stripe test card 4242 4242 4242 4242 (any future expiry, any CVC, any ZIP). See Stripe test cards.
   • Click PAY (this triggers CommitPayment to the agent).

5. The agent verifies Stripe payment, sends CompletePayment, and replies with your horoscope.

Sample chat (what it looks like)

User: give me my horoscope
Agent: Sure — what’s your star sign? (e.g. Aries, Taurus, Gemini, ...)
User: Leo
Agent: Pay $1 to receive your horoscope of the day.
UI:   (Stripe embedded checkout + Approve button)
Agent: Once payment completes, I’ll reply here with your horoscope.