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Stripe Agent Toolkit is a collection of SDKs, an MCP server, and agent skills for connecting LLMs and agent frameworks to Stripe.
TL;DR
Stripe Agent Toolkit lets agent frameworks such as LangChain and Vercel's AI SDK call Stripe APIs through function calling. It is for developers building AI products on Stripe or giving coding agents Stripe access. Stripe pairs it with a hosted remote MCP server, agent skills, and billing SDKs for LLM token usage.
- 2kGitHub stars
- +53new stars, week of Oct 25
- ~25.8kdownloads a week, −3% vs 4-week avg
- #44in MCP and agent tools this week
Stripe Agent Toolkit at a glance
- Category
- MCP and agent tools
- Maintained by
- Stripe (organization, @stripe on GitHub)
- License
- MIT
- Language
- TypeScript, Ruby, Python
- Repository
- github.com/stripe/ai
- Website
- docs.stripe.com/agents
- npm package
- @stripe/agent-toolkit 0.9.0
- PyPI package
- stripe-agent-toolkit 0.7.0
- Latest release
- @stripe/agent-toolkit 0.9.0 on npm, Feb 12, 2026
- First published
- Nov 11, 2024
What Stripe Agent Toolkit does
- Stripe Agent Toolkit lets LangChain and Vercel's AI SDK integrate with Stripe APIs through function calling.
- Stripe hosts a remote MCP server at https://mcp.stripe.com that MCP clients access securely via OAuth.
- Stripe agent skills give agents instructions for current best practices when building Stripe integrations.
- The @stripe/ai-sdk package integrates Stripe billing with Vercel's ai and @ai-sdk libraries.
- The @stripe/token-meter package connects Stripe billing to native OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Gemini SDKs without framework dependencies.
- Stripe agent plugins bundle the MCP server and agent skills for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and Grok Build, and update automatically.
How it works
Stripe Agent Toolkit ships as an npm package and a PyPI package that expose Stripe APIs to agent frameworks as callable functions. Coding agents can also connect to Stripe's hosted MCP server over OAuth. Official plugins bundle the MCP server with agent skills for supported harnesses. Agents without plugin support can combine the MCP server and agent skills manually.
How to install and start using Stripe Agent Toolkit
Claude Code plugin
claude plugin install stripe@claude-plugins-officialCodex plugin
codex plugin add stripe@openai-curatedAgent skills manually
npx skills add https://docs.stripe.comRequirements
- Node.js 18 or later for the npm package @stripe/agent-toolkit.
- Python 3.11 or later for the PyPI package stripe-agent-toolkit.
- Stripe API keys, which a sandbox can provide without signing up.
First steps
- Install the Stripe CLI with `npm install -g @stripe/cli` if it is not already installed.
- Run `stripe sandbox create --help` to get working API keys without signing up.
- Install the Stripe agent plugin or agent skills with `stripe agent setup`.
- Ask your agent to help build a Stripe integration using your API keys.
Who Stripe Agent Toolkit is for
- Developers using LangChain or Vercel's AI SDK who want agents to call Stripe APIs.
- Teams using Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or Grok Build to build Stripe integrations.
- Builders of AI products that need usage-based billing for LLM tokens.
Limitations to know
- Stripe Agent Toolkit skills installed manually do not auto-update. You must run `npx skills update -y` to get the latest versions.
- Stripe Agent Toolkit installation methods for the Agent Plugins standard currently vary by client.
- Stripe Agent Toolkit's Python package requires Python 3.11 or later, which excludes older runtimes.
Is Stripe Agent Toolkit growing? Usage data
In the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, Stripe Agent Toolkit ranked #277 on the Devtoolwatch Board and #44 in MCP and agent tools, with a momentum score of 34 out of 100. Its main package had about 25.8k downloads that week, −3% against its own 4-week average.
Show the weekly numbers
| Week of | New stars |
|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2026 | 17 |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 11 |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 23 |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 13 |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 11 |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 25 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 11 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 18 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 17 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 89 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 15 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 53 |
On Hacker News
- Link Out for In-App Purchases, 34 points and 11 comments (May 2, 2025)
- Stripe Stablecoin Financial Accounts, 23 points and 0 comments (May 7, 2025)
- Stripe Directory, 6 points and 0 comments (Jun 22, 2026)
- Stripe API v2, 6 points and 0 comments (Dec 28, 2024)
- Stripe Managed Payments, 5 points and 2 comments (May 7, 2025)
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Stripe Agent Toolkit alternatives
Other MCP servers and agent tools on the Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum:
| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | REAREA is an MCP server and CLI that lets coding agents reverse engineer native binaries, JavaScript and Electron apps, .NET assemblies,… | 415.5k | 760.6k |
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| #3 | TregTreg is a registry and proxy that gives AI agents one token for a catalog of paid third-party API endpoints and team-shared tools. | 6.9k | 6.7k |
| #4 | Chrome DevTools MCPChrome DevTools MCP is an MCP server and CLI that lets coding agents control and inspect a live Chrome browser using Chrome DevTools. | 54.6k | 2.7M |
| #5 | codebase-memory-mcpHigh-performance code intelligence MCP server. Indexes codebases into a persistent knowledge graph — average repo in milliseconds. 162… | 47.9k | – |
| #6 | open-computer-use👾 Open Computer Use – Open-Source Alternative to Codex Computer Use | 2.8k | – |
Stripe Agent Toolkit FAQ
Is Stripe Agent Toolkit free and open source?
Yes. Stripe Agent Toolkit's source code is on GitHub (stripe/ai) under the MIT license, so you can use it for free.
How do I install Stripe Agent Toolkit?
Run claude plugin install stripe@claude-plugins-official. It needs Node.js >=18. The install section above has the other options from the project's README.
Is Stripe Agent Toolkit still maintained?
Yes. The stripe/ai repository was last updated on Oct 21, 2026, and the latest release, @stripe/agent-toolkit 0.9.0 on npm, came out on Feb 12, 2026.
How popular is Stripe Agent Toolkit?
Stripe Agent Toolkit has 2k GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 53 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 25 a week. Its main package had about 25.8k downloads that week, −3% against its own 4-week average. That made it #44 among MCP servers and agent tools on the Devtoolwatch Board.
What are the best alternatives to Stripe Agent Toolkit?
Other MCP servers and agent tools on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum: REA (#1), ha-mcp (#2), Treg (#3), Chrome DevTools MCP (#4), codebase-memory-mcp (#5). The alternatives table above has their numbers.
Does Stripe Agent Toolkit support MCP?
Yes. Stripe hosts a remote MCP server at https://mcp.stripe.com. MCP clients connect to it securely via OAuth, and agents can use it to interact with Stripe resources.
Which agent frameworks does Stripe Agent Toolkit work with?
Stripe Agent Toolkit works with agent frameworks including LangChain and Vercel's AI SDK, using function calling. The separate @stripe/token-meter package supports native OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Gemini SDKs.
Can I try Stripe Agent Toolkit without a Stripe account?
Yes. Running stripe sandbox create --help with the Stripe CLI gives you working API keys without signing up.
What if my agent does not support plugins?
You can combine the Stripe MCP server and agent skills yourself. Manually installed skills do not auto-update, so run npx skills update -y to refresh them.
Sources
Stripe Agent Toolkit README badge
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