diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5cbd7c6..cb40b60 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "@getalby/cli",
   "description": "CLI for Nostr Wallet Connect (NIP-47) with a few additional useful lightning tools",
   "repository": "https://github.com/getAlby/cli.git",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.9.0",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "build/index.js",
   "bin": {
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
     "node": ">=20"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@getalby/lightning-tools": "^8.1.1",
-    "@getalby/sdk": "^8.0.1",
+    "@getalby/lightning-tools": "^8.2.0",
+    "@getalby/sdk": "^8.0.3",
     "@lendasat/lendaswap-sdk-pure": "^0.2.38",
     "@noble/hashes": "^2.0.1",
     "commander": "^14.0.3",
diff --git a/src/commands/fetch.ts b/src/commands/fetch.ts
index f7042d6..4d7c60c 100644
--- a/src/commands/fetch.ts
+++ b/src/commands/fetch.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,38 @@ function parseMaxAmountSats(value: string): number {
   return sats;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Parse and validate the `--credentials` JSON. It must be an object with string
+ * `header` and `value` fields, matching the reusable credential emitted in a
+ * previous fetch's `payment.credentials`. Rejects anything else so a malformed
+ * credential fails loudly instead of being silently ignored by the fetch helper.
+ */
+function parseCredentials(value: string): { header: string; value: string } {
+  let parsed: unknown;
+  try {
+    parsed = JSON.parse(value);
+  } catch {
+    throw new InvalidArgumentError(
+      "--credentials must be valid JSON (e.g. '{\"header\":\"Authorization\",\"value\":\"L402 ...\"}')",
+    );
+  }
+  if (
+    typeof parsed !== "object" ||
+    parsed === null ||
+    typeof (parsed as Record<string, unknown>).header !== "string" ||
+    typeof (parsed as Record<string, unknown>).value !== "string"
+  ) {
+    throw new InvalidArgumentError(
+      '--credentials must be a JSON object with string "header" and "value" fields',
+    );
+  }
+  const { header, value: headerValue } = parsed as {
+    header: string;
+    value: string;
+  };
+  return { header, value: headerValue };
+}
+
 export function registerFetch402Command(program: Command) {
   program
     .command("fetch")
@@ -53,10 +85,20 @@ export function registerFetch402Command(program: Command) {
       "--network <name>",
       "Rail for --max-amount — currently must be lightning",
     )
+    .option(
+      "--credentials <json>",
+      "Reusable payment credential from a previous fetch " +
+        '(JSON: {"header":"...","value":"..."}). When set, the request is ' +
+        "authorized with it and never pays again — use it to authorize " +
+        "follow-up requests (e.g. polling) without re-paying.",
+    )
     .addHelpText(
       "after",
       "\nExample:\n" +
-        '  $ npx @getalby/cli fetch "https://example.com/api" --max-amount 1000 --currency BTC --unit sats --network lightning\n',
+        '  $ npx @getalby/cli fetch "https://example.com/api" --max-amount 1000 --currency BTC --unit sats --network lightning\n' +
+        "\nA successful response includes a `payment` object with the fees paid and a\n" +
+        "reusable `credentials` value. Reuse it to avoid paying again:\n" +
+        '  $ npx @getalby/cli fetch "https://example.com/api" --credentials \'{"header":"Authorization","value":"L402 ..."}\'\n',
     )
     .action(async (url, options) => {
       await handleError(async () => {
@@ -91,6 +133,9 @@ export function registerFetch402Command(program: Command) {
           // --unit is restricted to sats above, so --max-amount is already the
           // sats cap. When omitted, the tool applies its default.
           maxAmountSats: options.maxAmount,
+          credentials: options.credentials
+            ? parseCredentials(options.credentials)
+            : undefined,
         });
         output(result);
       });
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index e8aae48..80d0378 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ program
       "    $ npx @getalby/cli pay alice@getalby.com --amount 5 --currency USD --network lightning\n" +
       '    $ npx @getalby/cli receive --amount 2100 --currency BTC --unit sats --network lightning --description "Coffee"',
   )
-  .version("0.8.0")
+  .version("0.9.0")
   .configureHelp({ showGlobalOptions: true })
   .option(
     "-w, --wallet-name <name>",
diff --git a/src/tools/lightning/fetch.ts b/src/tools/lightning/fetch.ts
index c61eda1..bc7aeb9 100644
--- a/src/tools/lightning/fetch.ts
+++ b/src/tools/lightning/fetch.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import { fetch402 as fetch402Lib } from "@getalby/lightning-tools/402";
+import {
+  fetch402 as fetch402Lib,
+  type PaymentCredentials,
+} from "@getalby/lightning-tools/402";
 import { NWCClient } from "@getalby/sdk";
 
 const DEFAULT_MAX_AMOUNT_SATS = 5000;
@@ -9,6 +12,12 @@ export interface Fetch402Params {
   body?: string;
   headers?: Record<string, string>;
   maxAmountSats?: number;
+  /**
+   * A reusable credential returned by a previous fetch. When provided the
+   * request is authorized with it and NEVER pays again - use it to authorize
+   * follow-up requests (e.g. polling a long-running job) without re-paying.
+   */
+  credentials?: PaymentCredentials;
 }
 
 export async function fetch402(client: NWCClient, params: Fetch402Params) {
@@ -39,6 +48,7 @@ export async function fetch402(client: NWCClient, params: Fetch402Params) {
   const result = await fetch402Lib(params.url, requestOptions, {
     wallet: client,
     maxAmount: maxAmountSats,
+    credentials: params.credentials,
   });
 
   const responseContent = await result.text();
@@ -50,5 +60,11 @@ export async function fetch402(client: NWCClient, params: Fetch402Params) {
 
   return {
     content: responseContent,
+    // Payment metadata attached by the 402 helper: whether a payment was made,
+    // the amount, routing fees (feesPaid, in millisatoshis), and the reusable
+    // credential. Pass `credentials` back via --credentials on a follow-up
+    // request to authorize it without paying again. Absent when no 402 payment
+    // was involved (e.g. an already-open resource).
+    payment: result.payment,
   };
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e962713..041c965 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -78,10 +78,15 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@getalby/lightning-tools/-/lightning-tools-8.1.1.tgz#4bf8be9f30dd76f7dd082262e862e63c16591fae"
   integrity sha512-gB+3fvTGz9bbl31JNgKMWqG4dZWgCxSB51fYn+F4tZ3x2h5oI/yHjvb6W9GBo2Zscr5gMP64gs0LlzKYoETlvQ==
 
-"@getalby/sdk@^8.0.1":
-  version "8.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@getalby/sdk/-/sdk-8.0.1.tgz#6202ad96692e54e37bd7b3d0b530b7b1bb03f9b6"
-  integrity sha512-DaRmP5/0z0Xh+UqV4UgCLeYv05SkGsq+BS4sQr5dTI342IKz57T/5YaRGcCipmYPWXL88HObaivd8oJgf9LP3A==
+"@getalby/lightning-tools@^8.2.0":
+  version "8.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@getalby/lightning-tools/-/lightning-tools-8.2.0.tgz#7bcd7c24149f5dfe59e4660aebcda22637d1f207"
+  integrity sha512-eL+cnHyzeUARKVzNRuFBRBppAU5RBJOLjhFVzSWt8hDibRzL5+e4hq8I79+RGHfrWWMUDv382Jx8ewOazrBj7w==
+
+"@getalby/sdk@^8.0.3":
+  version "8.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@getalby/sdk/-/sdk-8.0.3.tgz#dd59ce94682c1c041fa90b42c16e959aa2d59f03"
+  integrity sha512-vPEogAWwLHbL55COeXrRN7yRBXMDGDxX1M2A+o3Lqw60FFng6fa9FK9sw8ptdILMD1dQZq8FzPXuabQ7seoDBA==
   dependencies:
     "@getalby/lightning-tools" "^8.1.1"
     nostr-tools "^2.23.3"