Payman API MCP Server
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides seamless integration with Payman AI's payment APIs, allowing AI assistants to create payees, search for existing payees, send payments, and check balances through natural language.
Overview
This MCP server exposes Payman AI's payment functionality as tools that can be used by LLM applications such as Claude. It enables AI assistants to perform the following operations:
- Set API keys for authentication
- Create different types of payees (TEST_RAILS, US_ACH, CRYPTO_ADDRESS)
- Send payments to registered payees
- Search for payees based on various criteria
- Check account balances
This implementation follows the Model Context Protocol (MCP) standard, ensuring compatibility with any MCP-compatible client.
Features
- Secure API Authentication: Manage API keys securely within the session
- Multiple Payee Types:
- TEST_RAILS payees for testing
- US_ACH payees for US bank transfers
- CRYPTO_ADDRESS payees for cryptocurrency transactions
- Payment Operations:
- Send payments with custom amounts and memos
- Retrieve current balances
- Search Capabilities:
- Search payees by name, contact information, account details, etc.
- Error Handling: Comprehensive error handling for all API operations
- Secure Transports: Supports both stdio and SSE (Server-Sent Events) transports
Prerequisites
Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install payman_mcp for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @hrishi0102/payman_mcp --client claude
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/payman-mcp-server.git cd payman-mcp-server -
Install dependencies:
npm install # OR yarn install -
Build the TypeScript code:
npm run build # OR yarn build
Configuration
The server does not require any configuration files. API keys are set at runtime using the set-api-key tool.
Running the Server
Standard I/O Mode (for Claude Desktop, etc.)
Run the server in stdio mode, which is compatible with Claude Desktop and similar MCP clients:
Check if the server is properly setup:
node /ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/FOLDER/payman-mcp/build/payman-server.js
If everything is good, you can now add the Payman MCP server to any client.
Server-Sent Events (SSE) Mode (for web integration)
To run the server with SSE transport (requires additional dependencies: express and cors):
node build/payman-server-sse.js
This will start a web server on port 3001 with the following endpoints:
/sse- The SSE endpoint for server-to-client communication/messages- The endpoint for client-to-server messages
Integrating with MCP Clients
Claude Desktop
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Open your Claude Desktop configuration file:
- macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json - Windows:
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
- macOS:
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Add the server configuration:
{ "mcpServers": { "payman": { "command": "node", "args": ["/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/payman-mcp-server/build/payman-server.js"] } } } -
Restart Claude Desktop
Other MCP Clients
For other MCP clients like Cursor, refer to their specific documentation for adding MCP servers.
Usage Guide
Once the server is connected to an MCP client, you can use the following tools:
Setting the API Key
First, you need to set your Payman API key:
Please use the set-api-key tool with my Payman API key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE
Creating Payees
Test Rails Payee
Create a test payee named "Test User" with the tag "test"
US ACH Payee
Create a US ACH payee with these details:
- Name: John Doe
- Account Type: checking
- Account Number: 12345678
- Routing Number: 123456789
- Account Holder Name: John Doe
- Account Holder Type: individual
Crypto Payee
Create a crypto payee with:
- Name: Crypto Wallet
- Address: 0x1234567890abcdef
- Chain: ethereum
- Currency: ETH
Sending Payments
Send a payment of 100 to payee ID "pay_123abc" with the memo "Monthly service"
Searching for Payees
Search for all payees with the name "John"
Checking Balance
What's my current balance?
Tool Reference
set-api-key
Sets the Payman API key for authentication.
- Parameters:
apiKey(string): The Payman API key
create-test-rails-payee
Creates a TEST_RAILS payee for testing.
- Parameters:
name(string): Name of the payeetype(string): "TEST_RAILS" (default)tags(string[]): Optional tags for the payee
create-us-ach-payee
Creates a US_ACH payee for bank transfers.
- Parameters:
type(string): "US_ACH" (default)accountType(enum): "checking" or "savings"accountNumber(string): The bank account numberroutingNumber(string): The routing numberaccountHolderName(string): The name of the account holderaccountHolderType(enum): "individual" or "business"name(string): Name for this payee- Plus additional optional parameters (tags, contactDetails)
create-crypto-payee
Creates a CRYPTO_ADDRESS payee for cryptocurrency payments.
- Parameters:
type(string): "CRYPTO_ADDRESS" (default)address(string): The cryptocurrency addresschain(string): The blockchain to usecurrency(string): The cryptocurrency/tokenname(string): Name for this payee- Plus additional optional parameters (tags, contactDetails)
send-payment
Sends a payment to a payee.
- Parameters:
payeeId(string): ID of the payee to payamountDecimal(number): Amount to sendwalletId(string, optional): Specific wallet to usememo(string, optional): Payment memometadata(object, optional): Additional metadata
search-payees
Search for payees based on various criteria.
- Parameters: Multiple optional search parameters
name,contactEmail,accountNumber, etc.
get-balance
Retrieves the current account balance.
- Parameters: None
Error Handling
All tools include proper error handling and will return descriptive error messages if:
- The API key has not been set
- API requests fail
- Invalid parameters are provided
- Network issues occur
Security Considerations
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API keys are stored in memory for the duration of the session
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The server does not persist any credentials to disk
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All requests to the Payman API use proper authorization headers
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Model Context Protocol for the MCP specification
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Payman AI for the payment API
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Zod for input validation