What is the Stripe Alternative MCP Server?

The Stripe MCP Server gives AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor direct access to Stripe. Manage payments, customers, products and subscriptions via Stripe — create payment intents, track invoices and audit refunds from any AI agent. Powered by the Vinkius AI Gateway — no API keys, no infrastructure, connect in under 2 minutes.

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Built-in capabilities (13)

create_customer

Optionally set the email, name and description. Returns the created customer with its ID. Create a new Stripe customer

create_payment_intent

Requires the amount (in smallest currency unit, e.g. cents for USD) and currency (e.g. "usd"). Optionally associate with a customer. Returns the payment intent with its client_secret for use with Stripe.js. Create a new payment intent in Stripe

get_balance

Returns available and pending balances broken down by currency and type (card, bank_transfer, etc.). Useful for checking your Stripe payout status. Get current Stripe account balance

get_customer

Provide the customer ID (starts with "cus_"). Get details for a specific Stripe customer

list_charges

Each charge has an ID, amount, currency, status (succeeded, pending, failed), customer, payment method and creation date. Optionally filter by customer and set a limit. List charges in Stripe

list_coupons

Each coupon has an ID, name, percent_off or amount_off, duration (once, repeating, forever) and active status. Optionally set a limit. List coupons in Stripe

list_customers

Each customer has an ID, email, name, description and metadata. Optionally filter by email to find a specific customer and set a limit on the number of results returned. List customers in Stripe

list_invoices

Each invoice has an ID, customer, amount due, status (draft, open, paid, uncollectible), creation date and line items. Optionally filter by customer and set a limit. List invoices in Stripe

list_payment_intents

Each intent has an ID, amount, currency, status (requires_payment_method, requires_confirmation, requires_action, processing, succeeded, canceled) and associated customer. Optionally filter by customer and set a limit. List payment intents in Stripe

list_prices

Each price has an ID, unit amount, currency, recurring interval (if subscription) and associated product. Optionally filter by product ID, active status and limit. List prices in Stripe

list_products

Each product has an ID, name, description, images and active status. Products are used with Prices to define what you sell. Optionally filter by active status and set a limit. List products in Stripe

list_refunds

Each refund has an ID, amount, charge ID, status (succeeded, pending, failed, canceled) and creation date. Optionally set a limit. List refunds in Stripe

list_subscriptions

Each subscription has an ID, customer, status (trialing, active, past_due, canceled, unpaid, incomplete), items (prices) and billing cycle details. Optionally filter by customer, status and set a limit. List subscriptions in Stripe

What this connector unlocks

Connect your Stripe account to any AI agent and take full control of your payment infrastructure through natural conversation.

What you can do

  • Customer Management — List, retrieve and create customers with email, name and metadata
  • Product & Pricing — Browse products and their prices (one-time and subscription) with currency and amount details
  • Payment Tracking — Monitor payment intents with status (succeeded, pending, failed) and associated customers
  • Charge & Refund Audit — Review all charges and refunds with amounts, statuses and timestamps
  • Subscription Oversight — Track active subscriptions, their billing cycles and associated prices
  • Invoice Review — List invoices with amounts due, status (draft, paid, open) and customer details
  • Balance Monitoring — Check available and pending balances across currencies
  • Coupon Management — List discount coupons with percent-off, amount-off and duration settings

How it works

1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Stripe Secret Key
3. Start managing your payments from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

No more switching to the Stripe dashboard to check a payment status or audit refunds. Your AI acts as a dedicated payments engineer.

Who is this for?

  • Finance Teams — quickly check balances, review invoices and audit refunds without opening the Stripe dashboard
  • Developers — create payment intents, list customers and inspect product pricing without leaving your IDE
  • Product Managers — monitor subscription statuses, track customer growth and review coupon usage via conversation

Frequently asked questions

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