What is Mcp Stripe

mcp-stripe is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that integrates with Stripe to handle payments, customers, and refunds securely. It provides a structured API for managing financial transactions.

Use cases

Use cases for mcp-stripe include creating and managing customers, processing payments, issuing refunds, and maintaining transaction logs for auditing purposes.

How to use

To use mcp-stripe, install it via Smithery or manually set up the environment with Python and required dependencies. Configure the server and utilize the provided API endpoints for customer management, payment processing, and refunds.

Key features

Key features of mcp-stripe include secure payment handling through Stripe integration, comprehensive audit logging of all transactions, robust error handling, and compatibility with MCP tools.

Where to use

mcp-stripe can be used in e-commerce platforms, subscription services, and any application requiring secure payment processing and customer management.

MCP Stripe Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that integrates with Stripe for handling payments, customers, and refunds. This server provides a structured API to manage financial transactions securely.

Demo

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• MCP SDK 0.1.0+
• Stripe Python SDK
• dotenv

Components

Resources

The server provides audit logging of all Stripe operations:

• Stores audit logs of customer, payment, and refund operations
• Supports structured logging for better traceability
• Uses MCP resource endpoints to retrieve audit data

Tools

The server implements Stripe API operations, including:

Customer Management

• customer_create: Create a new customer
• customer_retrieve: Retrieve a customer’s details
• customer_update: Update customer information

Payment Operations

• payment_intent_create: Create a payment intent for processing payments
• charge_list: List recent charges

Refund Operations

• refund_create: Create a refund for a charge

Features

• Secure Payments: Integrates with Stripe for robust payment handling
• Audit Logging: Keeps track of all Stripe transactions
• Error Handling: Comprehensive error handling with clear messages
• MCP Integration: Supports MCP-compatible tools and resource listing

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install Stripe Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @atharvagupta2003/mcp-stripe --client claude

Install dependencies

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On macOS/Linux
venv\Scripts\activate    # On Windows
pip install -e .

Configuration

Set up the environment variables in a .env file:

STRIPE_API_KEY=your_stripe_secret_key

Claude Desktop

Add the server configuration to your Claude Desktop config:

Windows: C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stripe": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/FOLDER/src",
        "run",
        "server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Usage

Start the server

uv run src/server.py

Example MCP Commands

Create a customer

{
  "tool": "customer_create",
  "arguments": {
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "name": "John Doe"
  }
}

Retrieve a customer

{
  "tool": "customer_retrieve",
  "arguments": {
    "customer_id": "cus_123456"
  }
}

Create a payment intent

{
  "tool": "payment_intent_create",
  "arguments": {
    "amount": 5000,
    "currency": "usd",
    "customer": "cus_123456"
  }
}

Create a refund

{
  "tool": "refund_create",
  "arguments": {
    "charge_id": "ch_abc123"
  }
}

Error Handling

The server provides clear error messages for common scenarios:

• Missing API Key: STRIPE_API_KEY required
• Invalid API Key: Authentication error
• Customer not found: Invalid customer ID
• Invalid input: Missing or incorrect parameters

Development

Testing

Run the MCP Inspector for interactive testing:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory /ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/FOLDER/src run server.py

Building

1. Update dependencies:

uv compile pyproject.toml

2. Build package:

uv build

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guidelines for details.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.