---
name: plaid-fintech
description: Expert patterns for Plaid API integration including Link token flows, transactions sync, identity verification, Auth for ACH, balance checks, webhook handling, and fintech compliance best practices.
metadata:
  aas-risk: critical
  aas-source: vibeship-spawner-skills (Apache 2.0)
  aas-date-added: '2026-02-27'
---

# Plaid Fintech

Expert patterns for Plaid API integration including Link token flows,
transactions sync, identity verification, Auth for ACH, balance checks,
webhook handling, and fintech compliance best practices.

## Detailed Guide

Read [the detailed guide](references/detailed-guide.md) before executing this skill. It retains the complete procedure and reference material. Treat its safety, prerequisites, and validation requirements as mandatory. For focused work, load the relevant sections; for end-to-end work, read the guide completely.

## When to Use
- User mentions or implies: plaid
- User mentions or implies: bank account linking
- User mentions or implies: bank connection
- User mentions or implies: ach
- User mentions or implies: account aggregation
- User mentions or implies: bank transactions
- User mentions or implies: open banking
- User mentions or implies: fintech
- User mentions or implies: identity verification banking

## Example

**User request:**

> Use @plaid-fintech for this task: Expert patterns for Plaid API integration including Link token flows, transactions sync, identity verification, Auth for ACH, balance checks, webhook handling, and fintech compliance best practices.

## Limitations
- Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
- Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
- Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.