name: mercury
description: Banking for startups with powerful financial tools.
category: finance

Mercury Skill

Banking for startups with powerful financial tools.

Quick Install

curl -sSL https://canifi.com/skills/mercury/install.sh | bash

Or manually:

cp -r skills/mercury ~/.canifi/skills/

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

# First, ensure canifi-env is installed:
# curl -sSL https://canifi.com/install.sh | bash

canifi-env set MERCURY_API_KEY "your_api_key"

Privacy & Authentication

Your credentials, your choice. Canifi LifeOS respects your privacy.

Option 1: Manual Browser Login (Recommended)

If you prefer not to share credentials with Claude Code:
1. Complete the Browser Automation Setup using CDP mode
2. Login to the service manually in the Playwright-controlled Chrome window
3. Claude will use your authenticated session without ever seeing your password

Option 2: Environment Variables

If you're comfortable sharing credentials, you can store them locally:

canifi-env set SERVICE_EMAIL "your-email"
canifi-env set SERVICE_PASSWORD "your-password"

Note: Credentials stored in canifi-env are only accessible locally on your machine and are never transmitted.

Capabilities

1. View Accounts: Check balances and activity
2. Send Payments: ACH, wire, and checks
3. Manage Cards: Issue and control debit cards
4. Treasury: Earn yield on deposits
5. Financial Insights: Runway and analytics

Usage Examples

Check Balance

User: "What's my Mercury balance?"
Assistant: Returns account balance

Send Wire

User: "Send a wire to this vendor"
Assistant: Initiates wire transfer

View Runway

User: "How long is my runway?"
Assistant: Returns financial projection

Issue Card

User: "Create a virtual debit card"
Assistant: Issues new card

Authentication Flow

1. API key authentication
2. OAuth for integrations
3. Bank-level security
4. Multi-approval workflows

Error Handling

Notes

• Startup banking
• FDIC insured
• Treasury yield
• Virtual cards
• Full API
• Accounting integrations