What it does

Reads Stripe objects and can create test-mode resources, which makes it genuinely useful while wiring a checkout. The warning is the same one Stripe gives: use a restricted key scoped to test mode. An agent with a live secret key can move money, and it will not ask first.

Install

Terminal

npx -y @stripe/mcp

Client configuration

Paste this into your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any client that reads mcpServers), then restart the client.

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stripe": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@stripe/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Use it for

Inspecting customers, invoices, and payment intents while building a checkout

Skip it if

Live-mode keys; restricted keys are the whole point here

When to use it

Reach for this when the task needs payments inside the agent loop. Skip it if a plain shell command or a one-off script is enough — every server you add costs context and adds a failure mode.

Other TypeScript servers

Filesystem — Gives an agent scoped read, write, and search access to directories you explicitly allow
Memory — A persistent knowledge graph stored in a local JSON file, exposed through entities, relations, and observations
Sequential Thinking — Gives the model a scratchpad for structured, revisable reasoning: numbered thoughts that can branch, revise, and conclude

Stripe MCP