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PayPal (local)

Official PayPal Payments & commerce

A command line tool for setting up PayPal MCP server

Official

The company’s official documentation names this server (PayPal MCP server).

Registry name
io.github.paypal/paypal-mcp-server
Version
1.8.1
Transports
stdio
Packages
npm @paypal/mcp
Repository
github.com/paypal/paypal-mcp-server
First published
Oct 28, 2025
Updated
Oct 28, 2025

GitHub stars · Downloads

as of Oct 4, 2026
GitHub stars
12
npm downloads
2,782 last month

Add it to a client

Commands and config follow each client’s own MCP docs. Some servers also need an API key or environment variables; see the server’s documentation.

claude mcp add paypal-local -- npx -y @paypal/mcp
Format from Claude Code’s docs
Codex
codex mcp add paypal-local -- npx -y @paypal/mcp
Format from Codex’s docs
Cursor mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paypal-local": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@paypal/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Format from Cursor’s docs
Gemini CLI settings.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paypal-local": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@paypal/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Format from Gemini CLI’s docs
VS Code .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "paypal-local": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@paypal/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Format from VS Code’s docs

Client compatibility

By transport: whether the client’s docs list a transport this server offers. It doesn’t cover sign-in or other requirements.

Sources

This data comes from the Official MCP Registry.