Paypal MCP Server

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Paypal MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 1 021 installs a week from npm. Last commit 28 Oct 2025.

A command line tool for setting up PayPal MCP server

No commits for 12 months.

Installs per day peak 192 · avg 104 · +141% w/w

a month agotoday

1 021

Installs / week

npm · @paypal/mcp

Stars

4 open issues

28 Oct 2025

Last commit

no releases in 90 days

Apache-2.0

License

JavaScript

This one has been quiet for a while

Quiet is not dead — but it is worth knowing when it wakes up, or when someone else takes it over. We watch the repository and tell you either way.

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add paypal-mcp-server -e 'PAYPAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=<PAYPAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>' -e 'PAYPAL_ENVIRONMENT=<PAYPAL_ENVIRONMENT>' -- npx -y @paypal/mcp

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paypal-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@paypal/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAYPAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<PAYPAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "PAYPAL_ENVIRONMENT": "<PAYPAL_ENVIRONMENT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.paypal-mcp-server]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@paypal/mcp"]
env = { PAYPAL_ACCESS_TOKEN = "<PAYPAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>", PAYPAL_ENVIRONMENT = "<PAYPAL_ENVIRONMENT>" }

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paypal-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@paypal/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAYPAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<PAYPAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "PAYPAL_ENVIRONMENT": "<PAYPAL_ENVIRONMENT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "paypal-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@paypal/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAYPAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<PAYPAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "PAYPAL_ENVIRONMENT": "<PAYPAL_ENVIRONMENT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Put your own values in place of <PAYPAL_ACCESS_TOKEN> (YOUR_PAYPAL_ACCESS_TOKEN ref: https://docs.paypal.ai/developer/how-to/api/get-started), <PAYPAL_ENVIRONMENT> ('SANDBOX' or 'LIVE'). The author’s registry entry marks them as required.

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Paypal MCP Server — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Paypal MCP Server?

Paypal MCP Server runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package @paypal/mcp was installed 1 021 times last week.

Is Paypal MCP Server still maintained?

No commits for 12 months. We show this because it changes what you can expect: an unmaintained server may keep answering for months and then stop without warning.

How do I connect Paypal MCP Server?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls @paypal/mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.

How many people use Paypal MCP Server?

The npm package @paypal/mcp was installed 1 021 times in the last week. Week over week that is +141%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.

Is Paypal MCP Server open source?

Yes — it is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, written in JavaScript, 13 stars on GitHub and 4 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.