aperture: the L402 aware reverse proxy

aperture: the L402 aware reverse proxy extends your AI assistant with the ability to install and run Aperture, the L402 Lightning reverse proxy from Lightning Labs. Use when creating L402 paywalls, configuring paid API endpoints, hosting paid content for other agents, or testing L402 authentication flows. Rather than leaving your conversation to handle this manually, you can ask your Claude agent directly — and it will take care of the task end-to-end, using aperture: the L402 aware reverse proxy as its underlying capability.

aperture: the L402 aware reverse proxy works across Claude, Cursor, OpenClaw through the Model Context Protocol (MCP) — an open standard that lets AI clients share tools and skills without lock-in. Because MCP is platform-agnostic by design, you install aperture: the L402 aware reverse proxy once and it becomes available across all your AI clients. Whether you're working in Claude for focused sessions or Cursor for integrated workflows, the skill behaves consistently.

aperture: the L402 aware reverse proxy installs like any other MCP skill: drop the folder into `~/.claude/skills/aperture/` for global access, or `.claude/skills/aperture/` to keep it scoped to one project. After a quick restart of Claude, you can trigger it explicitly with `/aperture`, or let the AI decide when it's the right tool for your request.

aperture: the L402 aware reverse proxy has been installed 1,025 times, making it one of the more actively used skills in the Developer & DevOps category. The install rate suggests it solves a real, recurring need rather than a niche edge case. The source code is open on GitHub — you can inspect it, contribute fixes, or fork it to adapt the skill for your specific setup. Like all skills on DiscoverAISkills, it is free to install and use. The broader AI skills ecosystem continues to expand as developers contribute new capabilities across categories like developer tools, data analysis, writing, automation, and more.