About stripe-mcp-server
stripe-mcp-server exposes Stripe API operations for AI assistants and other MCP clients. Its tools cover payments and billing, from customers and products to subscriptions, refunds, and webhooks.
Key features
- 01Check available and pending balances
- 02Manage customer records
- 03List charges and manage payment intents
- 04Create products and prices
- 05Manage subscriptions and invoices
- 06Issue refunds and manage transfers and webhooks
Use cases
- 01Look up a Stripe account balance
- 02Create a customer or payment intent
- 03Create or cancel a subscription
- 04Issue a refund or configure a webhook
MCP support
Provides MCP clients with tools for interacting with the Stripe API, including customers, charges, payments, products, subscriptions, invoices, refunds, transfers, and webhooks.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEStripe MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol server for the Stripe API. Provides 21 tools for managing customers, charges, payments, subscriptions, products, prices, invoices, refunds, transfers, and webhooks.
Features
- Balance — Check available and pending balances
- Customers — List, create, retrieve, update customers
- Charges — List and retrieve charges with filters
- Payment Intents — Create and list payment intents
- Products — List and create products
- Prices — List and create one-time and recurring prices
- Subscriptions — List, create, and cancel subscriptions
- Invoices — List invoices with status filters
- Refunds — Full or partial refunds with reason tracking
- Transfers — List Connect platform transfers
- Webhooks — List and create webhook endpoints
Installation
Claude Desktop
Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"stripe": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "stripe-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"STRIPE_API_KEY": "sk_test_your_key_here"
}
}
}
}
Cursor / VS Code
Add to your MCP configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"stripe": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "stripe-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"STRIPE_API_KEY": "sk_test_your_key_here"
}
}
}
}
Manual
npm install -g stripe-mcp-server
export STRIPE_API_KEY=sk_test_your_key_here
stripe-mcp-server
Environment Variables
| Variable | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
STRIPE_API_KEY | Yes | Your Stripe secret key (sk_test_... or sk_live_...) |
Usage
Get account balance
{ "tool": "get_balance", "arguments": {} }
Create a customer
{
"tool": "create_customer",
"arguments": {
"email": "[email protected]",
"name": "Jane Doe"
}
}
Create a payment intent
{
"tool": "create_payment_intent",
"arguments": {
"amount": 2000,
"currency": "usd",
"customer": "cus_abc123",
"description": "Order #1234"
}
}
Create a subscription
{
"tool": "create_subscription",
"arguments": {
"customer": "cus_abc123",
"price": "price_xyz789"
}
}
API Coverage
| Resource | Tools |
|---|---|
| Balance | get_balance |
| Customers | list_customers, create_customer, retrieve_customer, update_customer |
| Charges | list_charges, retrieve_charge |
| Payment Intents | create_payment_intent, list_payment_intents |
| Products | list_products, create_product |
| Prices | list_prices, create_price |
| Subscriptions | list_subscriptions, create_subscription, cancel_subscription |
| Invoices | list_invoices |
| Refunds | create_refund |
| Transfers | list_transfers |
| Webhooks | list_webhook_endpoints, create_webhook_endpoint |
Development
git clone https://github.com/friendlygeorge/stripe-mcp-server.git
cd stripe-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build
npm start
License
MIT
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