PayLink Python SDK

Python SDK for PayLink - AI-Powered Payment Integration Framework

Installation

pip install paylink

Installing from the local repository (editable)

If you're working on the SDK and want downstream projects to pick up changes automatically:

pip install -e /Users/jameskanyiri/PAYLINK/python_sdk

When using a virtual environment, make sure it is activated before running the command. Any edits made to the SDK will be immediately reflected in the projects where it is installed in editable mode.

If you are using uv, the equivalent command is:

uv pip install --editable /Users/jameskanyiri/PAYLINK/python_sdk

Quick Start

import asyncio
from paylink import MpesaTools, McpMonitizationAdapter


async def use_mpesa_tools():
    # Uses default PayLink MCP server URL
    client = MpesaTools()
    tools = await client.list_tools()
    print("Available M-Pesa tools:", tools)

    if "stk_push" in tools:
        result = await client.call_tool(
            "stk_push",
            {
                "amount": "100",
                "phone_number": "254712345678",
                "account_reference": "ORDER123",
                "transaction_desc": "Payment",
            },
        )
        print("Payment result:", result)


async def use_custom_mcp_adapter():
    # Requires the caller to provide a concrete MCP server URL as well as
    # wallet and transport configuration. The wallet connection string will be
    # forwarded as a request header (`WALLET_CONNECTION_STRING`).
    adapter = McpMonitizationAdapter(
        mcp_server_url="https://your-mcp-server.example.com/mcp",
        wallet_connection_string="postgresql://wallet-user:secret@db/wallet",
        transport="grpc",
    )
    print("Custom MCP tools:", await adapter.list_tools())


if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(use_mpesa_tools())
    asyncio.run(use_custom_mcp_adapter())

Synchronous usage

If you are working in an environment without asyncio, the SDK now exposes synchronous wrappers that internally drive the event loop for you:

from paylink import MpesaTools


def list_and_charge():
    client = MpesaTools()

    tools = client.list_tools_sync()
    print("Available tools:", [tool.name for tool in tools])

    response = client.call_tool_sync(
        "stk_push",
        {
            "amount": "100",
            "phone_number": "254712345678",
            "account_reference": "ORDER123",
            "transaction_desc": "Payment",
        },
    )
    print(response)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    list_and_charge()

Note: The synchronous helpers cannot be used when an event loop is already running (for example, inside an async web framework). Switch to the async methods in those environments.

API Reference

PayLink Class

__init__(base_url: str = "http://3.107.114.80:5002/mcp")

Initialize the PayLink client.

Parameters:

• base_url (str): The base URL of your PayLink MCP server

async list_tools() -> List[str]

List all available tools from the MCP server.

Returns:

• List[str]: A list of available tool names

async call_tool(tool_name: str, args: Dict[str, Any]) -> Any

Call a specific tool exposed by the MCP server.

Parameters:

• tool_name (str): The name of the tool to call
• args (Dict[str, Any]): Arguments to pass to the tool

Returns:

• Any: The result from the tool execution

Examples

LangChain usage

import asyncio
from langchain.agents import create_agent
from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI
from paylink.langchain.tools import MpesaTools


async def build_agent():
    mpesa_tools = MpesaTools()
    tools = await mpesa_tools.list_tools()  # returns LangChain Tool objects

    llm = ChatOpenAI(model="gpt-4o-mini")
    agent = create_agent(model=llm, tools=tools)
    result = await agent.ainvoke("Charge 100 KES to 254712345678 for ORDER123")
    print(result)


asyncio.run(build_agent())

If you prefer to work with OpenAI-style JSON schemas (for example ChatOpenAI.bind_tools), use await mpesa_tools.list_tool_specs() instead.

STK Push Payment

import asyncio
from paylink import MpesaTools


async def stk_push_example():
    client = MpesaTools(base_url="http://your-server:5002/mcp")

    result = await client.call_tool(
        "stk_push",
        {
            "amount": "100",
            "phone_number": "254712345678",
            "account_reference": "ORDER123",
            "transaction_desc": "Test Payment",
        },
    )

    print(f"Payment initiated: {result}")


asyncio.run(stk_push_example())

List Available Tools

import asyncio
from paylink import McpMonitizationAdapter


async def list_tools_example():
    adapter = McpMonitizationAdapter(
        mcp_server_url="https://your-mcp-server.example.com/mcp",
        wallet_connection_string="postgresql://wallet-user:secret@db/wallet",
        transport="grpc",
    )
    tools = await adapter.list_tools()

    for tool in tools:
        print(f"Available tool: {tool}")


asyncio.run(list_tools_example())

Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• PayLink MCP server running and accessible

Dependencies

• mcp[cli]>=1.13.1 - Model Context Protocol client

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

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

Support

For support and questions, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.