| name | satgate |
|---|---|
| description | Manage your API's economic firewall from the terminal. Mint tokens, track spend, revoke agents, enforce budgets. The server-side counterpart to lnget. |
| homepage | https://satgate.io |
SatGate CLI manages API access, budgets, and monetization for the agent economy. Use it when you need to control what agents can access and how much they can spend.
They're the wallet. We're the register.
If the agent needs to pay for L402 APIs, install lnget from Lightning Labs. SatGate is for the server side — enforcement, attribution, and governance.
Run scripts/configure.sh if no ~/.satgate/config.yaml exists. Or set environment variables:
# For self-hosted gateway
export SATGATE_GATEWAY=http://localhost:9090
export SATGATE_ADMIN_TOKEN=sgk_your_token
# For SatGate Cloud
export SATGATE_SURFACE=cloud
export SATGATE_GATEWAY=https://satgate-gateway.fly.dev
export SATGATE_BEARER_TOKEN=sg_your_api_key
export SATGATE_TENANT=your-tenant-slugAlways run satgate status first to confirm you're targeting the right gateway.
- Check target first — run
satgate statusbefore any operation to verify gateway URL and surface. - Use
--dry-runon destructive operations (revoke,mintwith large budgets). - Never use
--yeswithout explicit user approval. - Revocation is irreversible — always confirm token name before revoking.
satgate status # Full status (version, surface, uptime)
satgate ping # Quick liveness check (exit 0/1)# Interactive (prompts for all fields)
satgate mint
# Non-interactive
satgate mint --agent "my-bot" --budget 500 --expiry 30d --routes "/api/openai/*"
# With parent (delegation under existing token)
satgate mint --agent "child-bot" --budget 100 --parent "parent-token-id"
# Preview without executing
satgate mint --agent "my-bot" --budget 500 --dry-runsatgate spend # Org-wide cost center rollups
satgate spend --agent "cs-bot" # Per-agent breakdown
satgate spend --period 7d # Time-scopedsatgate tokens # All tokens with status, spend, budget
satgate token <id> # Detail: scope, delegation chain, spendsatgate revoke <token-id> # Interactive confirmation
satgate revoke <token-id> --dry-run # Preview onlysatgate report threats # Blocked requests, anomaliessatgate mode # Current mode per route (read-only)"New agent needs API access"
→ satgate mint --agent "agent-name" --budget 500 --routes "/api/openai/*"
"How much are agents spending?"
→ satgate spend
"Agent is misbehaving"
→ satgate revoke <token-id>
"Board wants AI spend report"
→ satgate spend --json > report.json
"Is the gateway healthy?"
→ satgate ping
All commands support --json for machine-readable output:
satgate tokens --json | jq '.[] | select(.status == "active")'
satgate spend --json > monthly-report.jsonSatGate (server-side) + lnget (client-side) = complete agent commerce stack.
- lnget: Agents pay for L402-gated APIs automatically
- SatGate CLI: Operators mint tokens, set budgets, revoke access, view spend
An agent using lnget hits your SatGate-protected endpoint → SatGate enforces the budget and attributes the cost → you see it in satgate spend.
Install lnget: claude plugin marketplace add lightninglabs/lightning-agent-tools