ranbot-ai/skills/braintree-automation

Braintree Automation

Automate payment processing operations via Stripe-compatible tooling including managing customers, subscriptions, payment methods, balance transactions, and customer searches. The Composio platform routes Braintree payment workflows through the Stripe toolkit for unified payment management.

Toolkit docs: composio.dev/toolkits/braintree

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Setup

This skill requires the Rube MCP server connected at https://rube.app/mcp.

Before executing any tools, ensure an active connection exists for the stripe toolkit. If no connection is active, initiate one via RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS.

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Core Workflows

1. Create and Manage Customers

Create new customers and retrieve existing customer details.

Tools:

• STRIPE_CREATE_CUSTOMER -- Create a new customer
• STRIPE_GET_CUSTOMERS_CUSTOMER -- Retrieve a customer by ID
• STRIPE_POST_CUSTOMERS_CUSTOMER -- Update an existing customer
• STRIPE_LIST_CUSTOMERS -- List customers with pagination
• STRIPE_GET_V1_CUSTOMERS_SEARCH_CUSTOMERS -- Search customers by email, name, metadata

Key Parameters for STRIPE_CREATE_CUSTOMER:

• email -- Customer's primary email address
• name -- Full name or business name
• phone -- Phone number with country code
• description -- Internal reference notes
• address -- Billing address object with line1, city, state, postal_code, country

Key Parameters for STRIPE_GET_V1_CUSTOMERS_SEARCH_CUSTOMERS:

• query (required) -- Stripe Search Query Language. Must use field:value syntax:
  • email:'[email protected]' -- Exact match (case insensitive)
  • name~'John' -- Substring match (min 3 chars)
  • metadata['key']:'value' -- Metadata search
  • created>1609459200 -- Timestamp comparison
  • Combine with AND or OR (max 10 clauses, cannot mix)
• limit -- Results per page (1--100, default 10)

Example:

Tool: STRIPE_CREATE_CUSTOMER
Arguments:
  email: "[email protected]"
  name: "Jane Doe"
  description: "Enterprise plan customer"
  address: {
    "line1": "123 Main St",
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "state": "CA",
    "postal_code": "94105",
    "country": "US"
  }

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2. Manage Subscriptions

Create subscriptions and view customer subscription details.

Tools:

• STRIPE_CREATE_SUBSCRIPTION -- Create a new subscription for an existing customer
• STRIPE_GET_CUSTOMERS_CUSTOMER_SUBSCRIPTIONS -- List all subscriptions for a customer
• STRIPE_GET_CUSTOMERS_CUSTOMER_SUBS_SUB_EXPOSED_ID -- Get a specific subscription

Key Parameters for STRIPE_CREATE_SUBSCRIPTION:

• customer (required) -- Customer ID, e.g., "cus_xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
• items (required) -- Array of subscription items, each with:
  • price -- Price ID, e.g., "price_xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" (use this OR price_data)
  • price_data -- Inline price definition with currency, product, unit_amount, recurring
  • quantity -- Item quantity
• default_payment_method -- Payment method ID (not required for trials or invoice billing)
• trial_period_days -- Trial days (no payment required during trial)
• collection_method -- "charge_automatically" (default) or "send_invoice"
• cancel_at_period_end -- Cancel at end of billing period (boolean)

Key Parameters for STRIPE_GET_CUSTOMERS_CUSTOMER_SUBSCRIPTIONS:

• customer (required) -- Customer ID
• status -- Filter: "active", "all", "canceled", "trialing", "past_due", etc.
• limit -- Results per page (1--100, default 10)

Example:

Tool: STRIPE_CREATE_SUBSCRIPTION
Arguments:
  customer: "cus_abc123"
  items: [{"price": "price_xyz789", "quantity": 1}]
  trial_period_days: 14

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3. Manage Payment Methods

List and attach payment methods to customers.

Tools:

• STRIPE_GET_CUSTOMERS_CUSTOMER_PAYMENT_METHODS -- List a customer's payment methods
• STRIPE_ATTACH_PAYMENT_METHOD -- Attach a payment method to a customer

Key Parameters for STRIPE_GET_CUSTOMERS_CUSTOMER_PAYMENT_METHODS:

• customer (required) -- Customer ID
• type -- Filter by type: "card", "sepa_debit", "us_bank_account", etc.
• limit -- Results per page (1--100, default 10)

Example:

Tool: STRIPE_GET_CUSTOMERS_CUSTOMER_PAYMENT_METHODS
Arguments:
  customer: "cus_abc123"
  type: "card"
  limit: 10

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4. View Balance Transactions

Retrieve the history of balance changes for a customer.

Tool: STRIPE_GET_CUSTOMERS_CUSTOMER_BALANCE_TRANSACTIONS

Key Parameters:

• customer (required) -- Customer ID
• created -- Filter by creation date with comparison operators: {"gte": 1609459200} or {"gt": 1609459200, "lt": 1640995200}
• invoice -- Filter by related invoice ID
• limit -- Results per page (1--100)
• starting_after / ending_before -- Pagination cursors

Example:

Tool: STRIPE_GET_CUSTOMERS_CUSTOMER_BALANCE_TRANSACTIONS
Arguments:
  customer: "cus_abc123"
  limit: 25
  created: {"gte": 17040672