Stripe MCP Server for LlamaIndex 13 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
LlamaIndex specializes in data-aware AI agents that connect LLMs to structured and unstructured sources. Add Stripe as an MCP tool provider through the Vinkius and your agents can query, analyze, and act on live data alongside your existing indexes.
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import asyncio
from llama_index.tools.mcp import BasicMCPClient, McpToolSpec
from llama_index.core.agent.workflow import FunctionAgent
from llama_index.llms.openai import OpenAI
async def main():
# Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
mcp_client = BasicMCPClient("https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp")
mcp_tool_spec = McpToolSpec(client=mcp_client)
tools = await mcp_tool_spec.to_tool_list_async()
agent = FunctionAgent(
tools=tools,
llm=OpenAI(model="gpt-4o"),
system_prompt=(
"You are an assistant with access to Stripe. "
"You have 13 tools available."
),
)
response = await agent.run(
"What tools are available in Stripe?"
)
print(response)
asyncio.run(main())
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About Stripe MCP Server
Take full control of your payment operations with Stripe, the global payments platform trusted by millions of businesses. Your AI agent becomes your financial operations assistant — listing customers, checking payment statuses, reviewing subscriptions, pulling invoices, and monitoring your account balance.
LlamaIndex agents combine Stripe tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers. Connect 13 tools through the Vinkius and query live data alongside vector stores and SQL databases in a single turn — ideal for hybrid search, data enrichment, and analytical workflows.
What you can do
- Customer Management — List, search, and create customers with names, emails, and metadata.
- Payment Tracking — Monitor payment intents with status, amounts, and currency across all transactions.
- Subscription Overview — Check active, past-due, and canceled subscriptions with billing intervals and plan details.
- Invoice Monitoring — Review open, paid, and overdue invoices with hosted payment links.
- Account Balance — Instantly check available and pending balances across all currencies.
The Stripe MCP Server exposes 13 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to LlamaIndex in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
How to Connect Stripe to LlamaIndex via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Stripe MCP Server with LlamaIndex.
Install dependencies
Run pip install llama-index-tools-mcp llama-index-llms-openai
Replace the token
Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token
Run the agent
Save to agent.py and run: python agent.py
Explore tools
The agent discovers 13 tools from Stripe
Why Use LlamaIndex with the Stripe MCP Server
LlamaIndex provides unique advantages when paired with Stripe through the Model Context Protocol.
Data-first architecture: LlamaIndex agents combine Stripe tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers
Query pipeline framework lets you chain Stripe tool calls with transformations, filters, and re-rankers in a typed pipeline
Multi-source reasoning: agents can query Stripe, a vector store, and a SQL database in a single turn and synthesize results
Observability integrations show exactly what Stripe tools were called, what data was returned, and how it influenced the final answer
Stripe + LlamaIndex Use Cases
Practical scenarios where LlamaIndex combined with the Stripe MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Hybrid search: combine Stripe real-time data with embedded document indexes for answers that are both current and comprehensive
Data enrichment: query Stripe to augment indexed data with live information before generating user-facing responses
Knowledge base agents: build agents that maintain and update knowledge bases by periodically querying Stripe for fresh data
Analytical workflows: chain Stripe queries with LlamaIndex's data connectors to build multi-source analytical reports
Stripe MCP Tools for LlamaIndex (13)
These 13 tools become available when you connect Stripe to LlamaIndex via MCP:
balance_get
Shows available and pending amounts by currency. Amounts are in smallest currency unit (divide by 100 for dollars). Get Stripe account balance
charges_list
Filter by customer ID. List Stripe charges
customers_create
Name and email are required. Returns the created customer with their Stripe ID. Create a new Stripe customer
customers_list
Optionally filter by email. Returns customer details including name, email, balance, and delinquency status. List Stripe customers
invoices_list
Optionally filter by customer or status (draft, open, paid, uncollectible, void). List Stripe invoices
payments_list
Optionally filter by customer ID. Amounts are in the smallest currency unit (e.g., 1000 = $10.00). List Stripe payment intents
payouts_list
List Stripe payouts
prices_list
Filter by product to see all price tiers. List Stripe prices
product_create
Use before creating prices. Create a new Stripe product
products_list
Use to browse your product offerings. List Stripe products
refund_create
Specify amount in cents for partial refunds. Create a refund for a payment
refunds_list
List Stripe refunds
subscriptions_list
Optionally filter by customer or status. List Stripe subscriptions
Example Prompts for Stripe in LlamaIndex
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your LlamaIndex agent to start working with Stripe immediately.
"Show my Stripe account balance."
"List all past-due subscriptions."
"Create a new customer: Jane Smith, jane@example.com"
Troubleshooting Stripe MCP Server with LlamaIndex
Common issues when connecting Stripe to LlamaIndex through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
BasicMCPClient not found
pip install llama-index-tools-mcpStripe + LlamaIndex FAQ
Common questions about integrating Stripe MCP Server with LlamaIndex.
How does LlamaIndex connect to MCP servers?
Can I combine MCP tools with vector stores?
Does LlamaIndex support async MCP calls?
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Connect Stripe to LlamaIndex
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 13 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.