Set up Stripe MCP in Cursor

Integrate Stripe APIs for payments, subscriptions, customers, and invoices directly from your AI editor using the official Stripe agent toolkit.

Locate the config file

Cursor reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

.cursor/mcp.json

Create this file if it does not already exist.

Add the configuration

Add the following to your Cursor config file:

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stripe-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@stripe/mcp",
        "--tools=all"
      ],
      "env": {
        "STRIPE_SECRET_KEY": "YOUR_STRIPE_SECRET_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Set up environment variables

Stripe MCP requires the following environment variables:

STRIPE_SECRET_KEYRequired

Stripe secret API key

Verify it works

Restart Cursor. 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.

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