Set up Stripe MCP in Claude Code
Integrate Stripe APIs for payments, subscriptions, customers, and invoices directly from your AI editor using the official Stripe agent toolkit.
1
Locate the config file
Claude Code reads MCP server configuration from the following file:
~/.claude.jsonCreate this file if it does not already exist.
2
Add the configuration
You can configure Stripe MCP using the CLI command or by editing the config file directly.
Option A: CLI command
bash
claude mcp add stripe-mcp -e STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=YOUR_STRIPE_SECRET_KEY -- npx -y @stripe/mcp --tools=allOption B: Config file
json
{
"mcpServers": {
"stripe-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@stripe/mcp",
"--tools=all"
],
"env": {
"STRIPE_SECRET_KEY": "YOUR_STRIPE_SECRET_KEY"
}
}
}
}3
Set up environment variables
Stripe MCP requires the following environment variables:
STRIPE_SECRET_KEYRequiredStripe secret API key
4
Verify it works
Restart Claude Code. Stripe MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 15 tools available.
This server adds approximately 7,725 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.