SDK reference (JavaScript / TypeScript)

@trustline-agents/agent-sdk is the interface an AI agent uses to take and repay revenue-underwritten credit on TrustLine. The agent holds its own Stellar key — every on-chain write is signed by that key, never by TrustLine. Reads are simulate-only (free, no transaction submitted). Scoring/underwriting itself is delegated to the TrustLine backend (the trusted underwriter in v1).

New to this? Read the onboarding kit first — it walks through getting a testnet account funded before any of this will work. Prefer Python? See the Python SDK reference.

Install

npm install @trustline-agents/agent-sdk

Construct an agent

import { TrustLineAgent } from "@trustline-agents/agent-sdk";

const tl = new TrustLineAgent(secret, {
  apiBaseUrl: "https://trustline-rpxt.onrender.com", // the underwriting engine
  rpcUrl: "https://soroban-testnet.stellar.org", // default: testnet
  networkPassphrase: "Test SDF Network ; September 2015", // default: testnet
  contracts: {           // optional — omit to auto-resolve from /config
    registry: "...",
    creditLine: "...",
    vault: "...",
  },
});

Option	Required?	What it does
`secret` (constructor arg)	yes	Your agent’s Stellar secret key. The SDK derives its keypair and public address from this.
`apiBaseUrl`	recommended	The TrustLine underwriting API. Defaults to `http://localhost:8787` (local dev) — set this explicitly for testnet/production.
`rpcUrl`	no	Soroban RPC endpoint. Defaults to public testnet RPC.
`networkPassphrase`	no	Stellar network passphrase. Defaults to testnet.
`contracts`	no	Explicit contract IDs. If omitted, the SDK fetches them once from the backend’s `/config` and caches them.

Function reference

`publicKey()`

tl.publicKey(): string

Returns this agent’s Stellar public address. Synchronous, no network call.

`register()`

await tl.register(): Promise<TxResult>

Registers the agent in the on-chain score_registry (one-time — safe to call again, it’s idempotent on-chain). This is a write, signed and submitted by the agent’s own key. Returns { txHash, returnValue, explorerUrl }.

`underwrite(opts?)`

await tl.underwrite({ skipProof?: boolean; fromLedger?: number }): Promise<UnderwritingResult>

Runs a full underwriting pass on the backend: indexes the agent’s real revenue, checks counterparty independence, optionally verifies an off-chain zkTLS proof, computes a score, signs it, and publishes it to score_registry. This is the call that actually determines your credit limit and APR.

Don’t borrow against result.score.limitUsdc. That field is the tier ceiling: what this agent could draw with a perfect repayment track record. A brand-new agent’s actual drawable limit is ramped down (starting at 15%, +15% per on-time repayment, -30% per miss — see How the credit engine works §4.3). The response also includes result.score.rampedLimitUsdc, which matches what the vault contract actually enforces — but the reliable way to check “how much can I borrow right now” is always creditLine() or availableCreditUsdc() below, since those read live from the contract instead of a point-in-time scoring snapshot.

skipProof: true — skip the (slow, ~20-90s) zkTLS proof step and score on on-chain revenue only. Useful for a fast recheck after new on-chain payments land.
fromLedger — an explicit ledger to start indexing from, if you know roughly when your agent’s history begins (helps when the RPC’s ~24h window would otherwise miss older payments).

Returns the full result object, including score.score, score.tier, score.limitUsdc, score.aprBps, the independence breakdown per payer, and the zkTLS proof result if one was attempted.

`onboard(opts?)`

await tl.onboard({ skipProof?: boolean; fromLedger?: number }): Promise<{ register: TxResult; underwrite: UnderwritingResult }>

Convenience wrapper: register() then underwrite(). This is almost always what you want for a brand-new agent.

`creditLine()`

await tl.creditLine(): Promise<{ tier: number; limitUsdc: number; aprBps: number }>

Reads your current, live, on-chain credit terms directly from the credit_line contract (a free simulated read, not the backend’s cached copy). tier is the contract’s tier enum (0 = Unrated). Use this to check your terms without re-running a full underwrite.

`availableCreditUsdc()`

await tl.availableCreditUsdc(): Promise<number>

Your remaining drawable credit right now — limit − outstanding principal, read live from the vault. Check this before calling borrow() to avoid a failed transaction.

`vaultState()`

await tl.vaultState(): Promise<VaultState>

Full isolated-vault accounting for this agent:

interface VaultState {
  liquidityUsdc: number;       // USDC currently sitting in the vault, undeployed
  principalUsdc: number;       // your current outstanding principal
  amountOwedUsdc: number;      // principal + accrued interest owed right now
  totalAssetsUsdc: number;     // current liquidity + principal deployed (NOT cumulative deposits)
  yieldPoolUsdc: number;       // accumulated lender yield
  limitUsdc: number;           // your current credit limit
  aprBps: number;              // your current APR, in basis points
}

`usdcBalanceUsdc()`

await tl.usdcBalanceUsdc(): Promise<number>

Your agent’s spendable USDC balance (a live SAC balance read) — not your credit line, your actual wallet balance.

`borrow(usdc)`

await tl.borrow(usdc: number): Promise<TxResult>

Draws usdc against your credit line into your own wallet. A write, signed by your key. Will revert on-chain if you request more than availableCreditUsdc().

`repay(usdc)`

await tl.repay(usdc: number): Promise<TxResult>

Repays usdc — interest first (which funds the first-loss reserve and lender yield), then principal. A write, signed by your key. On-time repayment is what ramps your credit limit up over subsequent underwrite() calls; see How the credit engine works §4.3.

`deposit(agentAddress, usdc)`

await tl.deposit(agentAddress: string, usdc: number): Promise<TxResult>

This is the lender action, not the borrower action — the caller (this keypair) supplies usdc of liquidity into agentAddress’s isolated vault and is exposed only to that one agent’s default risk. Included on the same class because the SDK doesn’t distinguish “roles” — any keypair can act as either a borrower or a lender.

`payWithCredit(url, priceUsdc, opts?)`

await tl.payWithCredit(
  url: string,
  priceUsdc: number,
  opts?: { maxDraw?: number; init?: RequestInit },
): Promise<Response>

Draw-on-402 — the flagship convenience method. Pays for an x402-priced resource, automatically borrowing any shortfall between your current USDC balance and the price before making the request. The agent never “decides to borrow” — it just transacts, and the credit line silently covers what its cash can’t.

priceUsdc — the price of the resource, in USDC (you need to know this ahead of time; the SDK doesn’t parse x402 challenge responses for you).
opts.maxDraw — optional safety cap. If the shortfall would exceed this, throws instead of borrowing.
opts.init — a normal fetch RequestInit (method, headers, body), forwarded to the actual paid request — e.g. { method: "POST", body: JSON.stringify(...) }.

Returns the raw Response from the paid request.

// Pays up to 3 USDC for a resource, borrowing at most 5 USDC to cover it.
const res = await tl.payWithCredit("https://api.example.com/premium", 3, {
  maxDraw: 5,
});
const data = await res.json();

`revenue(fromLedger?)`

await tl.revenue(fromLedger?: number): Promise<RevenueReport>

A cheap, read-only live index of your on-chain x402 revenue — useful for checking what the underwriter will see before actually running a full underwrite() pass.

Types reference (quick index)

Type	Shape
`TrustLineContracts`	`{ registry, creditLine, vault }` — all Stellar contract IDs
`CreditTerms`	`{ tier, limitUsdc, aprBps }`
`VaultState`	see `vaultState()` above
`TxResult`	`{ txHash, returnValue, explorerUrl }`

Error handling

The SDK throws typed errors (all extending TrustLineError), so you can catch specific failures instead of string-matching messages:

Error	Thrown when
`ValidationError`	Bad input — a non-positive/`NaN` amount, or a malformed Stellar address. Thrown locally, before any network call, so bad input never wastes an RPC round-trip or a failed on-chain tx.
`ApiError`	A call to the TrustLine backend returned a non-2xx status (carries `.status`, `.method`, `.path`, `.body`).
`TxError`	An on-chain write failed to submit or confirm (carries `.contractMethod`, `.detail`). Includes the case where the vault rejects a `borrow` above your limit.
`MaxDrawExceededError`	`payWithCredit`’s shortfall would exceed the `maxDraw` cap you set (carries `.need`, `.maxDraw`).

import { TrustLineAgent, ValidationError, TxError } from "@trustline-agents/agent-sdk";

try {
  await tl.borrow(amount);
} catch (e) {
  if (e instanceof ValidationError) { /* fix the input */ }
  else if (e instanceof TxError) { /* on-chain rejected — e.g. over limit */ }
  else throw e;
}

The pure helpers toStroops, fromStroops, isValidStellarAddress, and creditShortfallUsdc are also exported if you want to reuse the SDK’s conversion/validation logic directly.

A complete, runnable example

See packages/agent-sdk/examples/quickstart.mjs for a full script that funds a fresh testnet agent and runs register → underwrite → borrow → repay end to end, with real captured output in the onboarding kit.

Build with Claude — the TrustLine skill

If you use Claude Code, there’s an official trustline-agent-sdk skill that teaches Claude to drive this SDK (both JS/TS and Python): the full lifecycle, draw-on-402, error handling, and the common pitfalls. Install it any of these ways:

npx @trustline-agents/skill

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/trustline-agent-sdk && \
  curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TechnicallyKiller/TrustLine/main/.claude/skills/trustline-agent-sdk/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/trustline-agent-sdk/SKILL.md

# in Claude Code:
/plugin marketplace add TechnicallyKiller/TrustLine
/plugin install trustline-agent-sdk@trustline

Then restart Claude Code (or run /reload) and invoke it with /trustline-agent-sdk. If you clone the TrustLine repo, the skill is already present (it lives in .claude/skills/) — no install needed.

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SDK reference (JavaScript / TypeScript)

Install

Construct an agent

Function reference

`publicKey()`

`register()`

`underwrite(opts?)`

`onboard(opts?)`

`creditLine()`

`availableCreditUsdc()`

`vaultState()`

`usdcBalanceUsdc()`

`borrow(usdc)`

`repay(usdc)`

`deposit(agentAddress, usdc)`

`payWithCredit(url, priceUsdc, opts?)`

`revenue(fromLedger?)`

Types reference (quick index)

Error handling

A complete, runnable example

Build with Claude — the TrustLine skill

​Install

​Construct an agent

​Function reference

​publicKey()

​register()

​underwrite(opts?)

​onboard(opts?)

​creditLine()

​availableCreditUsdc()

​vaultState()

​usdcBalanceUsdc()

​borrow(usdc)

​repay(usdc)

​deposit(agentAddress, usdc)

​payWithCredit(url, priceUsdc, opts?)

​revenue(fromLedger?)

​Types reference (quick index)

​Error handling

​A complete, runnable example

​Build with Claude — the TrustLine skill

Install

Construct an agent

Function reference

`publicKey()`

`register()`

`underwrite(opts?)`

`onboard(opts?)`

`creditLine()`

`availableCreditUsdc()`

`vaultState()`

`usdcBalanceUsdc()`

`borrow(usdc)`

`repay(usdc)`

`deposit(agentAddress, usdc)`

`payWithCredit(url, priceUsdc, opts?)`

`revenue(fromLedger?)`

Types reference (quick index)

Error handling

A complete, runnable example

Build with Claude — the TrustLine skill