---
title: "AI Assistant Setup Skill"
description: "Download the Split Pay setup skill — a self-contained playbook any AI assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc.) can use to walk you through Split Pay configuration: prerequisites, Integrations tab, Stripe Connect, webhooks, vendor onboarding, and a verifying test transaction."
url: "https://docs.splitpayplugin.com/getting-started/ai-assistant/"
---
## Downloads

| Download | Use with |
| --- | --- |
| [**↓ split-pay-setup.skill**](../../assets/skill/split-pay-setup.skill)  
Anthropic skill bundle · 8 KB | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Claude.ai (where Skills are enabled), Cursor (with skill loader), and any other tool that consumes Anthropic’s `.skill` bundle format. |
| [**↓ split-pay-setup.md**](../../assets/skill/split-pay-setup.md)  
Raw markdown · 20 KB | ChatGPT (Custom GPT instructions or uploaded knowledge file), Gemini, OpenWebUI, Cursor (without skill loader), and any AI that takes a system prompt or knowledge file. |

Both files contain the same instructions — the `.skill` is just packaged with Anthropic-compatible metadata, while the `.md` is the raw skill body. Clicking either link triggers a direct download (the `download` attribute keeps your browser from trying to render the file inline).

**No native “open in Claude Desktop”** deep link exists yet — Claude Desktop doesn’t register a URL handler for `.skill` files as of this writing. The expected flow is: download → then drag the file into your AI tool’s skill / instructions / knowledge field (see your tool’s section below).

This skill is **instructional**, not agentic. It tells your AI assistant *what to do*; it does not control your site or your Stripe account. If you want hands-on remote help, email [support@gauchoplugins.com](mailto:support@gauchoplugins.com).

## Install — Claude Code (terminal)

```
cp ~/Downloads/split-pay-setup.skill ~/.claude/skills/
```

Or extract and place the contents:

```
unzip ~/Downloads/split-pay-setup.skill -d ~/.claude/skills/
```

Restart Claude Code. The skill becomes available automatically the next time you mention Split Pay setup or troubleshooting.

## Install — Claude Desktop

1.  Open **Claude Desktop → Settings → Skills** (or the Skills marketplace page if your workspace has it enabled).
2.  Click **Add skill** → upload `split-pay-setup.skill`.
3.  New conversations can now use the skill — just ask Claude about Split Pay setup or troubleshooting.

## Install — Claude.ai (web)

Open **Settings → Skills → Add custom skill** → upload `split-pay-setup.skill`. Availability depends on your plan and workspace settings.

## Install — ChatGPT (Custom GPT)

1.  Open **ChatGPT → Explore GPTs → Create**.
2.  In **Configure → Instructions**, paste the full contents of [`split-pay-setup.md`](../../assets/skill/split-pay-setup.md).
3.  Optional: upload `split-pay-setup.md` as a **Knowledge** file too so the GPT can re-read it directly.
4.  Save. The GPT now follows the Split Pay setup playbook on demand.

## Install — Cursor / Windsurf / other IDE AI

1.  Open the AI sidebar’s **System Prompt** or **Custom Instructions** settings.
2.  Paste the contents of [`split-pay-setup.md`](../../assets/skill/split-pay-setup.md).
3.  Ask the AI about Split Pay configuration as usual.

## Install — any other AI tool

If your AI accepts a system prompt or knowledge file, paste/upload [`split-pay-setup.md`](../../assets/skill/split-pay-setup.md). If it only accepts conversation messages, paste the file contents into your first message followed by your actual question.

## What this skill covers

*   Stripe Connect prerequisites before you open the plugin (including the “WooCommerce.com-issued account” trap that bites a lot of users).
*   Auditing your current Integrations tab state and identifying which of the seven common misconfigurations is biting you.
*   Walking the fixes in the order Stripe + Split Pay expect (Connect → keys → sync accounts → sync webhooks → test).
*   A verifying test transaction protocol — test cards, expected webhook deliveries, and a failure-mode table for when things still don’t work.
*   When to escalate to [support@gauchoplugins.com](mailto:support@gauchoplugins.com) and exactly what to attach.

## What this skill does *not* do

*   Touch your site or Stripe account for you — it’s instructional, not agentic.
*   Cover WordPress / hosting / theme issues unrelated to Split Pay.
*   Replace the canonical docs at [docs.splitpayplugin.com](../../) — read there for feature-by-feature details.

## Version

`1.0.0` — initial release, May 2026.

The latest version is always at [docs.splitpayplugin.com/getting-started/ai-assistant/](./). Bookmark and re-download periodically as the playbook gets refined with new troubleshooting cases.

**Once installed**, just ask your AI assistant about Split Pay setup or troubleshooting in your own words. The skill description teaches it when to fire automatically; no need to memorize a command.