Payfast

io.github.jpbester/payfast · v1.0.1

MCP server for PayFast — AI assistants interact with South Africa's payment gateway

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Terminal

claude mcp add payfast -e PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID=<PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID> -e PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY=<PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY> -e PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE=<PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE> -e PAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT=<PAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT> -- npx -y [email protected]

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "payfast": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID": "<PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID>",
        "PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY": "<PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY>",
        "PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE": "<PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE>",
        "PAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT": "<PAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "payfast": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID": "<PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID>",
        "PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY": "<PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY>",
        "PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE": "<PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE>",
        "PAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT": "<PAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "payfast": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID": "<PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID>",
        "PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY": "<PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY>",
        "PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE": "<PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE>",
        "PAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT": "<PAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

Name	Description
`PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID` Required	Your PayFast merchant ID
`PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY` Required, secret	Your PayFast merchant key
`PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE` Required, secret	Your PayFast API passphrase
`PAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT` Optional	PayFast environment: 'sandbox' or 'production' (defaults to sandbox)

Details

Package	`[email protected]` (NPM, stdio)
First published	2 Feb 2026
Last updated	2 Feb 2026
Registry name	`io.github.jpbester/payfast`

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