About PayPal Invoice MCP Server
PayPal Invoice MCP Server lets LLMs create PayPal invoices from supplied invoice details. It is intended for MCP clients that need invoice creation through a single exposed tool.
Key features
- 01Create PayPal invoices
- 02Accept invoice details as input
Use cases
- 01Create an invoice for a customer
- 02Generate an invoice for a described service
MCP support
Exposes the `create_paypal_invoice` tool to MCP clients, with invoice details as its required argument.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEPayPal Invoice MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol server that creates PayPal Invoice capabilities. This server enables LLMs to create invoice.
Available Tools
create_paypal_invoice- Create Invoice- Required arguments:
invoice_details(Dict[str, Any]): Invoice Details
- Required arguments:
Installation
Using uv (recommended)
When using uv no specific installation is needed. We will
use uvx to directly run paypal-invoice-mcp-server.
Using PIP
Alternatively you can install paypal-invoice-mcp-server via pip:
pip install paypal-invoice-mcp-server
After installation, you can run it as a script using:
python -m paypal-invoice-mcp-server
Configuration
Configure for Claude.app
Add to your Claude settings:
Using uvx
"mcpServers": {
"time": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["paypal-invoice-mcp-server"]
}
}
Using pip installation
"mcpServers": {
"time": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["-m", "paypal-invoice-mcp-server"]
}
}
Example Interactions
- Create Invoice:
{
"amount": 1,
"due_date": "2025-04-01",
"description": "Music Service",
"recipient_email": "[email protected]"
}
Debugging
You can use the MCP inspector to debug the server. For uvx installations:
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uvx paypal-invoice-mcp-server
Or if you've installed the package in a specific directory or are developing on it:
cd path/to/servers/src/time
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv run paypal-invoice-mcp-server
Examples of Questions for Claude
- "Create a paypal invoice for [email protected] for $200 for a Music Class, show me the invoice link"
Build
Contributing
We encourage contributions to help expand and improve paypal-invoice-mcp-server. Whether you want to add new time-related tools, enhance existing functionality, or improve documentation, your input is valuable.
For examples of other MCP servers and implementation patterns, see: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers
Pull requests are welcome! Feel free to contribute new ideas, bug fixes, or enhancements to make paypal-invoice-mcp-server even more powerful and useful.
License
paypal-invoice-mcp-server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.
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