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| Evidence field | Dodo Payments API MCPWatchlist candidate | Stripe MCPMCP100 Selected |
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| Provenance | ||
| Provenance details | First-party MCP endpoint:https: · Publisher source ↗ | First-party MCP Stripe · Publisher source ↗ |
| Maintenance | ||
| Maintenance details | Stale Repo: Not documented Package: Not documented | Repo: Aug 14, 2026 Package: Not documented |
| Popularity evidence | ||
| GitHub stars | Not documented | 1,743 GitHub stars · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z |
| Package downloads / 30 days | No reliable download data | 60,962 package downloads / 30 days · checked 2026-09-08 |
| Shared repository stars | Not documented | 1,743 Shared repository stars (not MCP-specific) · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z |
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| Client coverage details | Not documented | Claude Code✓ Streamable HTTP Claude Desktop✓ Streamable HTTP Codex✓ Streamable HTTP VS Code✓ Streamable HTTP Cursor✓ Streamable HTTP OpenCode✓ Streamable HTTP |
| Client coverage note | Local stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server. | |
| Access and data | ||
| Authentication | Remote API MCP uses browser OAuth by default; optional local server can use Dodo API credentials. | The hosted https://mcp.stripe.com endpoint uses Stripe OAuth. Stripe also documents a local npx option using STRIPE_SECRET_KEY; prefer restricted test-mode credentials when local-key authentication is necessary. |
| Cost | Dodo Payments transaction/API/account pricing applies; MCP access does not make payment operations free. | Stripe documents no separate MCP access fee. Normal Stripe product, transaction, account, and chosen AI-client charges still apply; ChatGPT custom connector availability also depends on an eligible ChatGPT plan. |
| Permissions | High-impact financial/billing authority within the authorized Dodo account; use test mode and restrict production credentials. | The hosted server receives OAuth access selected during Stripe authorization. The documented tool set includes read operations and write operations such as creating customers, products, prices, payment links, invoices, coupons, refunds, and disputes-related actions; actual access remains bounded by the authorized Stripe account and credential. |
| Data handling | Payment/customer/subscription data can transit Dodo Payments and the connected AI client/provider. | Requests and tool results pass between the MCP client, Stripe's hosted MCP endpoint, and the connected Stripe account. The server can return account and payment-related records plus Stripe knowledge-base content to the client. A local @stripe/mcp process receives the configured STRIPE_SECRET_KEY. Do not place live secret keys in shared configuration or logs. |
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| Risk context | Live payment/refund/subscription actions need stronger production safeguards and human-confirmation guidance for Selected. | This is a write-capable financial integration. Use test mode for evaluation, least privilege, explicit confirmation for every mutation, separate untrusted web content from payment actions, and revoke MCP sessions promptly when no longer needed. This review relies on publisher documentation and does not claim MCP100 execution testing. |
| Evidence date | ||
| Editorial review | 2026-09-13T00:00:00Z | 2026-07-24 |
| Candidate evidence | 2026-09-13T00:00:00Z | 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z |
Popularity, maintenance, fit, permissions, and client support are independent evidence fields.
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