Privacy virtual credit cards

Use the Privacy CLI to create and manage Privacy Virtual Cards directly from the terminal. Trigger this skill whenever the user asks to create, list, pause, update, or close a virtual card, or fetch transaction history for Privacy.com.

Privacy CLI Skill

This skill allows the agent to interact with the Privacy API via the official CLI to manage Privacy Virtual Cards and view transactions.

Reference Documentation

For missing information or edge cases, refer to the official documentation: https://developers.privacy.com/docs/privacy-cli

1. Installation & Setup

Before executing commands, check if the CLI is installed by running: privacy --version

If not installed, run the folling: npm install -g @privacy-com/privacy-cli

2. Configuration & Authentication

The Privacy CLI requires an API key (the user must be on a paid Privacy Plan). Check for authentication by running a harmless command like privacy cards list --page-size 1 --json.

If it fails due to missing authentication:

1. Instruct the user to get their API key from https://app.privacy.com/subscriptions.
2. Ask the user to set the PRIVACY_API_KEY environment variable in their terminal (e.g., export PRIVACY_API_KEY="your_api_key_here").

The CLI resolves your API key in this order:

1. PRIVACY_API_KEY environment variable
2. ~/.privacy/config file (JSON with api_key field)

3. Usage Guidelines for the Agent

• Output Mode: ALWAYS append the --json flag to your commands so you can parse the output programmatically!
• Interactive Mode: NEVER use the interactive REPL mode (privacy or privacy interactive). Always use non-interactive one-off commands. Do not prompt the user to use interactive mode either.
• Security Warning (PAN Data): If the user asks for full card details (PAN, CVV, Expiry), you MUST require explicit user confirmation before running privacy cards pan <token> --json. Do not log, save, or store the PAN output in any file; only display it securely to the user in your response.

4. Commands Reference

Cards

• Create Card: privacy cards create --type <SINGLE_USE|MERCHANT_LOCKED> [--memo "label"] [--spend-limit <whole_dollars>] [--spend-limit-duration <TRANSACTION|MONTHLY|ANNUALLY|FOREVER>] --json (Note: SINGLE_USE closes automatically after the first transaction, MERCHANT_LOCKED locks to the first merchant it is used with).
• List Cards: privacy cards list [--page <number>] [--page-size <number>] --json
• Get Card Details: privacy cards get <token> --json
• Update Card: privacy cards update <token> [--memo "new label"] [--spend-limit <amount>] [--spend-limit-duration <duration>] [--state <OPEN|PAUSED|CLOSED>] --json
• Pause/Unpause Card: privacy cards pause <token> --json privacy cards unpause <token> --json
• Close Card (Permanent): privacy cards close <token> --json
• Get Full PAN (Sensitive): privacy cards pan <token> --json

Transactions

• List Transactions: privacy transactions list [--begin YYYY-MM-DD] [--end YYYY-MM-DD] [--card-token <token>] [--result APPROVED|DECLINED] [--page <number>] [--page-size <number>] --json