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name: a2a-wallet description: > Use the a2a-wallet CLI to interact with A2A agents — send messages, stream responses, and manage tasks. Also supports x402 payment signing and SIWE authentication required by A2A agents. Trigger when the user needs to: send a message to an A2A agent, sign an x402 payment, authenticate via SIWE, log in or out of a2a-wallet, check their wallet address or balance, or configure the a2a-wallet CLI. compatibility: > Requires a2a-wallet CLI to be installed. macOS (Apple Silicon, Intel), Linux (x64, arm64), Windows (x64). See INSTALL.md for setup instructions. metadata: author: planetarium repository: https://github.com/planetarium/a2a-x402-wallet

a2a-wallet Skill

If a command fails with a "command not found" error, refer to INSTALL.md in this directory and guide the user through installation.

Commands

Command	Description
a2a	Interact with A2A agents (card, send, stream, tasks, cancel)
x402 sign	Sign x402 PaymentRequirements → PaymentPayload (for paywalled agents)
siwe	SIWE token operations (prepare, encode, decode, verify, auth)
auth	Log in / out (login, device start/poll, logout)
config	Get or set config values (token, url)
whoami	Show authenticated user info
balance	Show wallet balance
sign	Sign an arbitrary message with the wallet
faucet	Request testnet tokens
update	Update the CLI binary

Agent Card Extensions

Before interacting with an A2A agent, inspect its card to check which extensions are declared:

a2a-wallet a2a card https://my-agent.example.com

The capabilities.extensions array in the card lists supported (and possibly required) extensions. Two extensions are relevant to this CLI:

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x402 Payments Extension

Extension URI: https://github.com/google-agentic-commerce/a2a-x402/blob/main/spec/v0.2

Agents declaring this extension monetize their services via on-chain cryptocurrency payments. If required: true, the client must implement the x402 flow.

How to detect: The agent card will contain:

{
  "capabilities": {
    "extensions": [
      {
        "uri": "https://github.com/google-agentic-commerce/a2a-x402/blob/main/spec/v0.2",
        "required": true
      }
    ]
  }
}

Payment flow:

1. Send a message → agent replies with task.status = input-required and metadata["x402.payment.status"] = "payment-required" plus metadata["x402.payment.required"] containing PaymentRequirements
2. Sign the requirements with x402 sign:

   METADATA=$(a2a-wallet x402 sign \
     --scheme exact \
     --network base \
     --asset <token-address> \
     --pay-to <merchant-address> \
     --amount <amount> \
     --extra-name <eip712-domain-name> \
     --extra-version <eip712-domain-version> \
     --json)
   

3. Submit payment by sending back with --task-id and --metadata:

   a2a-wallet a2a send \
     --task-id <task-id> \
     --metadata "$METADATA" \
     https://my-agent.example.com "Payment submitted"
   

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SIWE Bearer Auth Extension

Extension URI: https://github.com/planetarium/a2a-x402-wallet/tree/main/docs/siwe-bearer-auth/v0.1

Agents declaring this extension require a wallet-signed auth token on every request. If required: true, messages cannot be sent without one.

How to detect: The agent card will contain:

{
  "extensions": [
    {
      "uri": "https://github.com/planetarium/a2a-x402-wallet/tree/main/docs/siwe-bearer-auth/v0.1",
      "required": true
    }
  ]
}

Usage:

1. Generate a token for the agent's domain:

   TOKEN=$(a2a-wallet siwe auth \
     --domain my-agent.example.com \
     --uri    https://my-agent.example.com \
     --ttl    1h \
     --json | jq -r '.token')
   

2. Pass it via --bearer when sending messages:

   a2a-wallet a2a send   --bearer "$TOKEN" https://my-agent.example.com "Hello"
   a2a-wallet a2a stream --bearer "$TOKEN" https://my-agent.example.com "Hello"
   

Note: The token is tied to the agent's domain — a token issued for one agent will be rejected by another.

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Agent usage tips

• Use --json for machine-readable output
• Errors → stderr, exit 0 = success, 1 = failure
• Override token/URL per-call with --token / --url, or set A2A_WALLET_TOKEN env var
• The CLI detects expired tokens before making network requests and prints guidance
• Always run a2a card <url> first to check which extensions are required before sending messages
• Use a2a-wallet --help or a2a-wallet <command> --help to discover options at any time