Paddle Billing MCP server

The Paddle Billing MCP server provides tools for interacting with the Paddle API through the Model Context Protocol, allowing you to manage products, prices, customers, transactions, subscriptions, and create custom financial reports.

Features

• List products in your Paddle catalog
• Create new products
• List prices for products
• Create new prices for products
• List customers
• List transactions
• List subscriptions
• Create custom reports for financial analysis

Installation Requirements

To use the MCP server, you'll need a Paddle API key. You can create and manage API keys in the Paddle Developer tools section:

• Sandbox: https://sandbox-vendors.paddle.com/authentication-v2
• Live: https://vendors.paddle.com/authentication-v2

Setting Up the MCP Server

To run the server in an MCP-compatible client like Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf, add the following configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paddle": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@paddle/paddle-mcp", "--api-key=PADDLE_API_KEY", "--environment=(sandbox|production)"]
    }
  }
}

Make sure to:

• Replace PADDLE_API_KEY with your actual Paddle API key
• Set the environment to either sandbox or production based on your needs

Using Environment Variables

Alternatively, you can configure the server using environment variables:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paddle": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@paddle/paddle-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PADDLE_API_KEY": "your_api_key",
        "PADDLE_ENVIRONMENT": "sandbox"
      }
    }
  }
}

Using the MCP Server

Once configured, you can interact with the Paddle API through your MCP-compatible client. The server provides access to various Paddle Billing functionalities:

Working with Products

You can list, create, and manage products in your Paddle catalog:

• List all products
• Create new products with specific attributes
• Update existing product details

Managing Prices

The server allows you to work with product pricing:

• List all prices for specific products
• Create new price points
• Modify existing pricing structures

Customer Management

Access customer information:

• List all customers
• View customer details
• Track customer transactions

Transaction and Subscription Management

Monitor financial activities:

• List transactions
• View transaction details
• Track subscriptions
• Manage subscription status

Creating Custom Reports

Generate financial analysis reports based on your specific requirements.

Debugging with MCP Inspector

To troubleshoot or monitor the MCP server interactions:

1. Install the package with npm/npx
2. Run with the inspector flag
3. Include your API key and environment settings
4. View the requests and responses in the browser interface

For more information about using Paddle Billing, visit the Paddle developer docs or Paddle API reference.

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 "paddle" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@paddle/paddle-mcp","--api-key=PADDLE_API_KEY","--environment=(sandbox|production)"]}'

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": {
        "paddle": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@paddle/paddle-mcp",
                "--api-key=PADDLE_API_KEY",
                "--environment=(sandbox|production)"
            ]
        }
    }
}

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": {
        "paddle": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@paddle/paddle-mcp",
                "--api-key=PADDLE_API_KEY",
                "--environment=(sandbox|production)"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect