Flutterwave MCP server

The MCP Flutterwave server enables AI assistants like Claude to interact directly with the Flutterwave payment platform, providing tools to manage transactions, create payment links, retry failed transactions, and handle customer support inquiries through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Installation

Via npm (Recommended)

npm install -g mcp-flutterwave

Via GitHub

git clone https://github.com/bajoski34/mcp-flutterwave.git
cd mcp-flutterwave
npm install
npm run build

Setup

Get Flutterwave API Keys

1. Log into your Flutterwave dashboard
2. Navigate to Settings > API Keys
3. Copy your Secret Key for use in the configuration

Configuration

For Claude Desktop

Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flutterwave": {
      "command": "mcp-flutterwave",
      "args": [
        "--tools=create_checkout,disable_checkout,read_transaction,resend_transaction_webhook"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FLW_SECRET_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace YOUR_SECRET_KEY with your actual Flutterwave secret key.

Alternative Configuration (Using Local Build)

If you installed via GitHub, use this configuration instead:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flutterwave": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/mcp-flutterwave/build/index.js",
        "--tools=create_checkout,disable_checkout,read_transaction,resend_transaction_webhook"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FLW_SECRET_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

The MCP server provides several tools for interacting with Flutterwave:

• get-transactions: Check the final status of a transaction using its ID
• resent-failed-webhook: Resend webhooks for transactions that failed to deliver notifications
• create-checkout: Generate payment links for customers
• disable-checkout: Disable an existing checkout/payment link
• retry-transaction: Get guidance on retrying failed transactions
• get-transaction-timeline: View the complete timeline of events for a transaction

Usage

Once configured, you can use Claude Desktop to interact with Flutterwave. Examples:

Creating a Payment Link

Ask Claude to create a payment link by providing the necessary details:

"Create a Flutterwave payment link for $50 for my Basic Plan subscription"

Checking Transaction Status

Ask Claude to check a transaction status:

"Check the status of Flutterwave transaction with ID FLW-MOCK-12345"

Retrieving Transaction History

Ask Claude to get the timeline of a transaction:

"Show me the history of events for transaction FLW-MOCK-12345"

Claude will use the configured MCP server to interact with Flutterwave's API and provide the requested information.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "flutterwave" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","mcp-flutterwave","--tools=checkout.create","--secret-key=FLW_SECRET_KEY"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "flutterwave": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "mcp-flutterwave",
                "--tools=checkout.create",
                "--secret-key=FLW_SECRET_KEY"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "flutterwave": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "mcp-flutterwave",
                "--tools=checkout.create",
                "--secret-key=FLW_SECRET_KEY"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect