| name | tempo |
| description | Call APIs, discover services, and access external data with automatic payment handling via the Tempo micropayment protocol. Use when making API requests, discovering paid services, or when the user mentions tempo, paid APIs, or service discovery. |
Tempo Skill
Use the Tempo CLI to call APIs with automatic micropayment handling.
Setup
curl -fsSL https://tempo.xyz/install | bash
"$HOME/.tempo/bin/tempo" wallet login
"$HOME/.tempo/bin/tempo" wallet -t whoami
Critical Rules
- Always use full absolute paths:
$HOME/.tempo/bin/tempo — never just tempo
- Discover before requesting: Use service metadata to build URLs
- Use
--dry-run for potentially expensive requests
- Check balance after multi-request workflows
- On HTTP 422: consult the endpoint's
docs URL or service's llms.txt for exact field specs
Common Workflows
Check wallet and balance
"$HOME/.tempo/bin/tempo" wallet -t whoami
Discover available services
"$HOME/.tempo/bin/tempo" wallet -t services --search <query>
Make a paid API request
"$HOME/.tempo/bin/tempo" request <url> [--dry-run]
Troubleshooting
- "legacy V1 keychain" error → reinstall
ready=false in wallet → re-login- Insufficient balance → fund wallet
- Service not found → broaden search terms
