An MCP server that connects AI assistants (Claude, Cursor, etc.) to the Paystack API. Initialize payments, verify transactions, manage customers, create payment links, check balances, and more — all through natural language.

Stripe has an MCP server. Now Africa's biggest payment platform does too.

Quick Start

Install

pip install mcp-server-paystack

Get Your API Key

1. Create a free account at paystack.com
2. Go to Settings > API Keys & Webhooks
3. Copy your Test Secret Key (sk_test_...)

Test mode is completely free — no real money is involved.

Configure

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paystack": {
      "command": "mcp-server-paystack",
      "env": {
        "PAYSTACK_SECRET_KEY": "sk_test_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add paystack -e PAYSTACK_SECRET_KEY=sk_test_your_key_here -- mcp-server-paystack

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paystack": {
      "command": "mcp-server-paystack",
      "env": {
        "PAYSTACK_SECRET_KEY": "sk_test_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

What You Can Do

You:    "Create a payment link for NGN 5,000 for my consultation fee"
Claude: Done! Payment link: https://paystack.com/pay/consultation-fee

You:    "Check my Paystack balance"
Claude: Your balance is NGN 125,000.00

You:    "Show me all successful transactions from last week"
Claude: Transactions (showing 8 of 8):
          ref_001  |  NGN 5,000.00  |  success  |  john@email.com  |  2026-02-10
          ref_002  |  NGN 12,500.00 |  success  |  jane@email.com  |  2026-02-11
          ...

You:    "Verify the payment with reference TXN_abc123"
Claude: Transaction: TXN_abc123
        Status: PAID
        Amount: NGN 10,000.00
        Channel: card
        Customer: customer@email.com

You:    "Resolve account number 0123456789 at Access Bank (code 044)"
Claude: Account verified!
        Account name: JOHN DOE
        Account number: 0123456789

Available Tools

Supported Currencies

Development

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/TRINITY-21/mcp-server-paystack.git
cd mcp-server-paystack

# Install in development mode
pip install -e .

# Run tests
python -m pytest tests/ -v

# Run the server locally
PAYSTACK_SECRET_KEY=sk_test_xxx mcp-server-paystack

How It Works

1. The MCP server runs as a local process, communicating via stdio
2. AI assistants discover the available Paystack tools through the MCP protocol
3. When you ask a payment-related question, the assistant calls the appropriate tool
4. The tool makes an authenticated request to the Paystack API and returns formatted results
5. All amounts are accepted in main currency units (e.g., 5000 for NGN 5,000) and converted internally

Support

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License

MIT