# How to connect Stripe MCP with VS Code ```json { "title": "How to connect Stripe MCP with VS Code", "toolkit": "Stripe", "toolkit_slug": "stripe", "framework": "VS Code", "framework_slug": "vscode", "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/vscode", "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/vscode.md", "updated_at": "2026-05-06T08:30:09.639Z" } ``` ## Introduction ### How to connect Stripe MCP with VS Code VS Code is the most popular code editor out there. With its recent AI makeover, it can do more than just help you write code. You can connect your applications to it and let LLMs automate many of the mundane tasks in your workflow. In this guide, I will explain how to connect Stripe with VS Code in the most secure and robust way possible via Composio. ## Also integrate Stripe with - [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/chatgpt) - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/claude-cowork) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/codex) - [Cursor](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/cursor) - [OpenCode](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/opencode) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/crew-ai) ## TL;DR ### Why use Composio? Composio provides: - Access to 1,000+ managed apps from a single MCP endpoint. This makes it convenient for agents to run cross-app workflows. - Programmatic tool calling. Allows LLMs to write its code in a remote workbench to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling. - Large tool response handling outside the LLM context. This minimizes context bloat from large tool responses. - Dynamic just-in-time access to thousands of tools across hundreds of apps. Composio loads the tools your agent needs, so LLMs are not overwhelmed by tools they do not need. ## Connect Stripe to VS Code ### Integrate Stripe MCP with VS Code ### 1. Install with one click Click the button below to add Composio to VS Code. You will be prompted to authorize. This requires VS Code 1.99+ with GitHub Copilot. [+Install in VS Code](vscode:mcp/install?%7B%22name%22%3A%22composio%22%2C%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.composio.dev%2Fmcp%22%7D) ### 2. Or add manually Open or create .vscode/mcp.json in your project root and add the following configuration: ```bash { "servers": { "composio": { "type": "http", "url": "https://connect.composio.dev/mcp" } } } ``` ## What is the Stripe MCP server, and what's possible with it? The Stripe MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Stripe account. It provides structured and secure access to your payments platform, so your agent can perform actions like creating customers, managing subscriptions, issuing refunds, and generating invoices on your behalf. - Automated customer management: Effortlessly create, update, or delete Stripe customers—enabling streamlined onboarding and account maintenance through your agent. - Subscription and recurring billing automation: Have your agent create, configure, or cancel subscriptions, supporting trials, discounts, and advanced billing scenarios with ease. - Smart payment and refund processing: Allow your agent to initiate payment intents, confirm transactions, and issue full or partial refunds as needed, all through secure APIs. - Seamless invoice and price creation: Generate draft invoices for customers, create new products, and set up pricing structures—saving you time on manual billing tasks. - Advanced product and pricing management: Let your agent create new products and prices, helping you roll out new offerings or adjust monetization strategies with just a prompt. ## Supported Tools | Tool slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `STRIPE_CANCEL_SUBSCRIPTION` | Cancel subscription | Cancels a customer's active stripe subscription at the end of the current billing period, with options to invoice immediately for metered usage and prorate charges for unused time. | | `STRIPE_CONFIRM_PAYMENT_INTENT` | Confirm payment intent | Confirms a stripe paymentintent to finalize a payment; a `return url` is necessary if the payment method requires customer redirection. | | `STRIPE_CREATE_CUSTOMER` | Create Customer | Creates a new customer in stripe, required for creating charges or subscriptions; an email is highly recommended for customer communications. | | `STRIPE_CREATE_INVOICE` | Create an invoice | Creates a new draft stripe invoice for a customer; use to revise an existing invoice, bill for a specific subscription (which must belong to the customer), or apply detailed customizations. | | `STRIPE_CREATE_PAYMENT_INTENT` | Create payment intent | Creates a stripe paymentintent to initiate and process a customer's payment; using `application fee amount` for a connected account requires the `stripe-account` header. | | `STRIPE_CREATE_PRICE` | Create a price | Creates a new stripe price for a product, defining its charges (one-time or recurring) and billing scheme; requires either an existing `product` id or `product data`. | | `STRIPE_CREATE_PRODUCT` | Create product | Creates a new product in stripe, encoding the request as `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` by flattening nested structures. | | `STRIPE_CREATE_REFUND` | Create Refund | Creates a full or partial refund in stripe, targeting either a specific charge id or a payment intent id. | | `STRIPE_CREATE_SUBSCRIPTION` | Create subscription | Creates a new, highly configurable subscription for an existing stripe customer, supporting multiple items, trials, discounts, and various billing/payment options. | | `STRIPE_DELETE_CUSTOMER` | Delete customer | Permanently deletes an existing stripe customer; this irreversible action also cancels their active subscriptions and removes all associated data. | | `STRIPE_LIST_CHARGES` | List Charges | Retrieves a list of stripe charges with filtering and pagination; use valid cursor ids from previous responses for pagination, and note that charges are typically returned in reverse chronological order. | | `STRIPE_LIST_COUPONS` | List Stripe coupons | Retrieves a list of discount coupons from a stripe account, supporting pagination via `limit`, `starting after`, and `ending before`. | | `STRIPE_LIST_CUSTOMER_PAYMENT_METHODS` | List customer payment methods | Retrieves a list of payment methods for a given customer, supporting type filtering and pagination. | | `STRIPE_LIST_CUSTOMERS` | List customers | Retrieves a list of stripe customers, with options to filter by email, creation date, or test clock, and support for pagination. | | `STRIPE_LIST_INVOICES` | List Invoices | Retrieves a list of stripe invoices, filterable by various criteria and paginatable using invoice id cursors obtained from previous responses. | | `STRIPE_LIST_PAYMENT_INTENTS` | List payment intents | Retrieves a list of stripe paymentintents, optionally filtered and paginated using paymentintent ids as cursors. | | `STRIPE_LIST_PAYMENT_LINKS` | List payment links | Retrieves a list of payment links from stripe, sorted by creation date in descending order by default. | | `STRIPE_LIST_PRODUCTS` | List products | Retrieves a list of stripe products, with optional filtering and pagination; `starting after`/`ending before` cursors must be valid product ids from a previous response. | | `STRIPE_LIST_REFUNDS` | List Refunds | Lists stripe refunds, sorted by creation date descending (newest first), with optional filtering by charge or payment intent and pagination support. | | `STRIPE_LIST_SHIPPING_RATES` | List Stripe shipping rates | Retrieves a list of stripe shipping rates, filterable by active status, creation date, and currency; useful for managing or displaying shipping options. | | `STRIPE_LIST_SUBSCRIPTIONS` | List subscriptions | Retrieves a list of stripe subscriptions, optionally filtered by various criteria such as customer, price, status, collection method, and date ranges, with support for pagination. | | `STRIPE_LIST_TAX_CODES` | List tax codes | Retrieves a paginated list of globally available, predefined stripe tax codes used for classifying products and services in stripe tax. | | `STRIPE_LIST_TAX_RATES` | List tax rates | Retrieves a list of tax rates, which are returned sorted by creation date in descending order. | | `STRIPE_RETRIEVE_BALANCE` | Retrieve Balance | Retrieves the complete current balance details for the connected stripe account. | | `STRIPE_RETRIEVE_CHARGE` | Retrieve Charge Details | Retrieves full details for an existing stripe charge using its unique id. | | `STRIPE_RETRIEVE_CUSTOMER` | Retrieve customer | Retrieves detailed information for an existing stripe customer using their unique customer id. | | `STRIPE_RETRIEVE_PAYMENT_INTENT` | Retrieve payment intent | Retrieves a paymentintent by its id; `client secret` is required if a publishable api key is used. | | `STRIPE_RETRIEVE_REFUND` | Retrieve a refund | Retrieves details for an existing stripe refund using its unique `refund id`. | | `STRIPE_RETRIEVE_SUBSCRIPTION` | Retrieve subscription | Retrieves detailed information for an existing stripe subscription using its unique id. | | `STRIPE_SEARCH_CUSTOMERS` | Search Stripe customers | Retrieves a list of stripe customers matching a search query that adheres to stripe's search query language. | | `STRIPE_UPDATE_CUSTOMER` | Update Customer | Updates an existing stripe customer, identified by customer id, with only the provided details; unspecified fields remain unchanged. | | `STRIPE_UPDATE_PAYMENT_INTENT` | Update Payment Intent | Updates a stripe paymentintent with new values for specified parameters; note that if `currency` is updated, `amount` might also be required, and certain updates (e.g., to `payment method`) can necessitate re-confirmation by the customer. | | `STRIPE_UPDATE_SUBSCRIPTION` | Update Subscription | Updates an existing, non-canceled stripe subscription by its id, ensuring all referenced entity ids (e.g., prices, coupons) are valid and automatic tax liability is correctly specified if enabled. | ## Supported Triggers | Trigger slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `STRIPE_CHARGE_FAILED_TRIGGER` | Charge Failed Trigger | Triggered when a direct charge fails in Stripe's legacy Charges API | | `STRIPE_CHECKOUT_SESSION_COMPLETED_TRIGGER` | Checkout Session Completed Trigger | Triggered when a checkout session is completed in Stripe | | `STRIPE_INVOICE_PAYMENT_SUCCEEDED_TRIGGER` | Invoice Payment Succeeded Trigger | Triggered when an invoice payment is successful in Stripe | | `STRIPE_PAYMENT_FAILED_TRIGGER` | Payment Intent Failed Trigger | Triggered when a payment intent fails in Stripe | | `STRIPE_PRODUCT_CREATED_TRIGGER` | Product Created Trigger | Triggered when a product is created in Stripe | | `STRIPE_SUBSCRIPTION_ADDED_TRIGGER` | Subscription Added Trigger | Triggered when a subscription is added in Stripe | | `STRIPE_SUBSCRIPTION_DELETED_TRIGGER` | Subscription Deleted Trigger | Triggered when a subscription is deleted in Stripe | ## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK Once connected, VS Code can access the Stripe MCP server via Composio to run the app actions you authorize, directly from your coding workflow. ## Complete Code None listed. ## Conclusion ### Way Forward Now that Stripe is connected, extend your setup by connecting the other apps you already use every day, so your agent can run true cross-app workflows end to end. - Connect Calendar to turn threads into scheduled meetings automatically. - Connect Slack or Teams to post summaries, approvals, and alerts where your team works. - Connect Notion, Linear, Jira, or Asana to convert requests into tickets, tasks, and docs. - Connect Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive to fetch, file, and share attachments without manual steps. - Connect HubSpot or Salesforce to log customer context, update records, and draft follow-ups. Start with one workflow you do repeatedly, then keep adding apps as you find new handoffs. With everything behind a single MCP endpoint, your agent can coordinate multiple tools safely and reliably in one conversation. ## How to build Stripe MCP Agent with another framework - [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/chatgpt) - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/claude-cowork) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/codex) - [Cursor](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/cursor) - [OpenCode](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/opencode) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/stripe/framework/crew-ai) ## Related Toolkits - [Alpha vantage](https://composio.dev/toolkits/alpha_vantage) - Alpha Vantage is a financial data platform offering real-time and historical stock market APIs. 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However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Stripe and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint. ### Can I use Tool Router MCP with VS Code? Yes, you can. VS Code fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Stripe tools. ### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Stripe while using Tool Router? Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Stripe scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do. ### How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router? All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Stripe data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. --- [See all toolkits](https://composio.dev/toolkits) · [Composio docs](https://docs.composio.dev/llms.txt)