About Stripe Mcp Server
A Stripe MCP server for Claude and other MCP clients, exposing account queries and refund actions through natural language. It covers customer, revenue, invoice, subscription, payment, and dispute data, with idempotency-safe writes and a pinned API version.
Key features
- 01List recent customers
- 02Calculate revenue by date range
- 03List invoices and failed payments
- 04Retrieve a customer's subscriptions
- 05Issue full or partial refunds
- 06Review disputes and deadlines
Use cases
- 01Check revenue for a chosen period
- 02Find unpaid invoices or failed payments
- 03Review subscriptions for a customer
- 04Issue a full or partial charge refund
MCP support
The server exposes seven Stripe tools to Claude and other MCP clients, including read operations and refund creation. It requires a Stripe secret API key.
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 READMEStripe MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects Claude (or any MCP client) to your Stripe account. Query customers, revenue, invoices, subscriptions, disputes, and issue refunds — all via natural language.
Requirements
- Node.js 18+
- A Stripe account with a secret API key
Installation
git clone https://github.com/your-username/stripe-mcp-server.git
cd stripe-mcp-server
npm install
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env and set STRIPE_SECRET_KEY
Running manually
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_live_... node index.js
Claude Desktop Configuration
Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"stripe": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/stripe-mcp-server/index.js"],
"env": {
"STRIPE_SECRET_KEY": "sk_live_..."
}
}
}
}
Restart Claude Desktop after editing.
Tools
| Tool | Description | Parameters |
|---|---|---|
list_customers | List recent Stripe customers | limit (1–100, default 10) |
get_revenue | Total revenue from successful charges in a date range | from (YYYY-MM-DD), to (YYYY-MM-DD) |
list_invoices | List invoices by status (open = unpaid) | status (draft | open | paid | uncollectible | void) |
list_failed_payments | List recent failed charges with failure reasons | limit (1–100, default 10) |
get_subscription | Get all subscriptions for a customer | customer_id (e.g., cus_...) |
create_refund | Issue a full or partial refund | charge_id (e.g., ch_...), amount (cents, optional) |
list_disputes | List disputes/chargebacks with evidence deadlines | limit (1–100, default 10) |
Example prompts
- "List my last 20 customers"
- "How much revenue did I make in May 2025?"
- "Show me all unpaid invoices"
- "What failed payments happened recently?"
- "Get subscriptions for customer cus_ABC123"
- "Refund charge ch_XYZ for $10"
- "Are there any open disputes?"
Security
- Never commit your
.envfile or hardcode your secret key. - Use a restricted key with only the permissions your use case needs.
- Use
sk_test_...keys for development.
License
MIT
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