MCP Server

io.github.jpbester/payfast MCP Server

Name: io.github.jpbester/payfast MCP Server
Author: io.github.jpbester

io.github.jpbester/payfast

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What is the io.github.jpbester/payfast MCP server?

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

How to install io.github.jpbester/payfast

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

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
PayFast environment: 'sandbox' or 'production' (defaults to sandbox)

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "payfast": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "payfast-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID": "<YOUR_PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID>",
        "PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY": "<YOUR_PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY>",
        "PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE": "<YOUR_PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE>",
        "PAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT": "<YOUR_PAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "payfast": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "payfast-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID": "<YOUR_PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID>",
        "PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY": "<YOUR_PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY>",
        "PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE": "<YOUR_PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE>",
        "PAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT": "<YOUR_PAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "payfast": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "payfast-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID": "<YOUR_PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID>",
        "PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY": "<YOUR_PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY>",
        "PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE": "<YOUR_PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE>",
        "PAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT": "<YOUR_PAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "payfast": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "payfast-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID": "<YOUR_PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID>",
        "PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY": "<YOUR_PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY>",
        "PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE": "<YOUR_PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE>",
        "PAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT": "<YOUR_PAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add payfast --env PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID=<YOUR_PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID> --env PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY=<YOUR_PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY> --env PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE=<YOUR_PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE> --env PAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT=<YOUR_PAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT> -- npx -y payfast-mcp