> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://glide-9da73dea.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Cookbook

> End-to-end recipes — copy, paste, extend. Each links to a runnable mini-project.

Each recipe is a self-contained mini-project you can clone and run in under 15 minutes. No toy examples — every code block reflects how the relevant path works in production.

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  <Card title="curl quickstart" icon="terminal" href="/cookbook/curl-quickstart">
    Bare HTTP. No SDK. Five minutes to your first signed call and receipt.
  </Card>

  <Card title="TypeScript quickstart" icon="code" href="/cookbook/typescript-quickstart">
    Thin TS wrapper around the MCP gateway. `pnpm dev` → streaming tool calls.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Python quickstart" icon="code" href="/cookbook/python-quickstart">
    Python httpx wrapper. `python src/main.py` → parsed receipt in stdout.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Agent pays vendor" icon="cart-shopping" href="/cookbook/agent-pays-vendor">
    Full lifecycle hero recipe. Policy envelope → grant → payment → receipt → audit stream.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Build a connector" icon="plug" href="/cookbook/build-a-connector">
    Scaffold, implement, and test a new connector from scratch (Stripe-shaped clone).
  </Card>

  <Card title="Build a skill" icon="robot" href="/cookbook/build-a-skill">
    Write a `SkillManifest`, consent flow, and entry point. Full smoke test included.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Embed OWS React Native" icon="mobile-screen" href="/cookbook/embed-ows-react-native">
    iOS Secure Enclave + Android StrongBox key generation and sign-and-verify in a mobile app.
  </Card>

  <Card title="x402 paid API" icon="coins" href="/cookbook/x402-paid-api">
    Pay-per-call API using `@glideco/x402-facilitator`. Server verifies on-chain; client pays and calls.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Picking your first recipe

Not sure where to start? Pick by role:

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  <Card title="Backend self-hoster" icon="server">
    Start with [curl quickstart](/cookbook/curl-quickstart) to understand the wire format,
    then [build a connector](/cookbook/build-a-connector) to plug in your own banking rails.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Agent author" icon="robot">
    Start with [TypeScript quickstart](/cookbook/typescript-quickstart) to confirm the
    MCP gateway is reachable, then [agent pays vendor](/cookbook/agent-pays-vendor) for
    the full policy-envelope-to-receipt lifecycle.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Contributor" icon="code-branch">
    Start with [build a skill](/cookbook/build-a-skill) — it walks the same scaffold
    pattern used by every package in the OSS Cathedral. Connector authors should read
    [build a connector](/cookbook/build-a-connector) instead.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>