Pandascrow Launches Pandascrow CLI Tool on Npm

In Short

Pandascrow has launched the Pandascrow CLI, a command line tool that runs in a terminal. It is available on npm as pandascrow-cli. Pandascrow says the tool helps users run common payment and escrow tasks without opening the dashboard.

What Happened: What Pandascrow CLI Can Do

Pandascrow says the CLI can create escrows, check balances, send transfers, issue invoices, watch API logs, and test webhook endpoints without writing code.

An escrow is a held payment that is released when conditions are met. The CLI supports creating and managing escrows, including listing escrows, viewing an escrow, releasing an escrow with an OTP, generating a fresh payment link, and opening a dispute.

For moving money, Pandascrow says commands like wallet balance checks, bank account verification, bank transfers, and payouts follow the same pattern. The company says any command that moves money shows what will happen and asks for confirmation, and scripts can pass --yes to skip the prompt.

Pandascrow also says the CLI can issue invoices, create payment links, open virtual accounts, and run Nigerian KYC lookups. KYC means identity checks, and the post lists BVN, NIN, CAC, NUBAN and more.

What Happened: Webhooks And Logs From The Terminal

Pandascrow says webhook trigger can send a sample event directly to a local server, which helps when Pandascrow cannot reach localhost. It says the sample event is signed the same way as real events, using HMAC-SHA256 of the raw body in the X-Pandascrow-Signature header.

For monitoring, Pandascrow says app logs shows recent calls to the API from an account, including failed requests. It also supports streaming logs with a follow mode.

Why It Matters

For teams that do not want a full integration, Pandascrow positions the CLI as a faster way to handle support and debugging tasks. Examples in the post include checking why a payment failed, releasing an escrow during a support call, firing a test webhook to a laptop while building, and running payout scripts.

Pandascrow says the CLI requires Node.js 20.12 or newer. It says the CLI ships as one file with no runtime dependencies and starts in under 100 ms. It also says the CLI starts in sandbox by default and supports switching to live mode with --live.