Ship a working Stripe checkout in 30 minutes.

Why this works

Checkout work gets risky when the model guesses webhook, secret, and success-url details. This workflow narrows the implementation to Stripe test mode first.

The trick is to make Cursor produce a tiny diff, then ask Claude to review only the checkout path and env requirements.

Run it

1. Create test products

   Use Stripe test mode and write down the price ID.
2. 2
   Ask Cursor for the smallest route

   Generate one server route that creates a checkout session from a known price ID.
3. 3
   Add env guards

   Fail closed when the Stripe key, price ID, or success URL is missing.
4. 4
   Run one test charge

   Use a Stripe test card, then verify the session in the dashboard.

The prompt

Implement the smallest safe Stripe Checkout flow in test mode.
Use one server route, one known price ID, explicit env guards, and no client-side secret exposure.
Return the exact files changed and the manual test steps.

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