Model Context Protocol (MCP)

1. Go to Settings → Connectors, click Add, and choose Add custom connector

2. Enter a name (e.g. "Paymob") and paste https://mcp.paymob.com/mcp as the URL, then click Add

3. Select Paymob from your Connectors list — it will show "You are not connected to Paymob yet." Click Connect

4. Sign in with your Paymob username and password in the window that opens, then approve the requested permissions

1. Open the profile menu (bottom left) → Settings

2. Go to Plugins → click Browse plugins → click the + icon (top right) to add a new plugin

3. Name it (e.g. "Paymob"), paste https://mcp.paymob.com/mcp as the Connection URL, leave Authentication set to OAuth, and check "I understand and want to continue" → Click Add

4. Click Sign in with Paymob MCP, log in with your Paymob username and password, then review the requested permissions and click Connect

1. Add the server:

claude mcp add --transport http paymob https://mcp.paymob.com/mcp

2. Run claude mcp list (or /mcp inside a session) — Paymob will show as needs authentication

3. Select Paymob → Authenticate, then sign in with your Paymob username and password in the browser window that opens

1. Add the server:

codex mcp add paymob --url https://mcp.paymob.com/mcp

2. Codex detects OAuth support and starts the flow automatically — open the authorize URL it prints, sign in with your Paymob username and password, and approve the requested permissions

1. Go to Settings → Tools & MCPs and click Add Custom MCP (or + New MCP Server) — this opens mcp.json

2. Add the server with just the URL:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paymob": {
      "url": "https://mcp.paymob.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

3. Back in Tools & MCPs, Paymob will show as Needs authentication — click Connect

4. Sign in with your Paymob username and password, then approve the requested permissions. Once connected, it will show as active with its tools enabled

1. In your project, create a .vscode folder with an mcp.json file inside it, and paste:

{
  "servers": {
    "Paymob": {
      "url": "https://mcp.paymob.com/mcp",
      "type": "http"
    }
  }
}

2. Click Start above the server config in the editor

3. When prompted "wants to authenticate to accept.paymob.com," click Allow

4. When prompted to open an external website, click Open

5. Sign in with your Paymob username and password, then approve the requested permissions — VS Code will show the server as Running with its tools listed

create_payment_intention: Create a payment intention. Requires amount, billing data, currency, and payment methods; optionally sets expiration, items, notification URL, redirection URL, or special reference.

update_payment_intention: Modify an existing intention. Requires the intention reference; optionally updates amount, billing data, expiration, items, notification URL, redirection URL, or special reference.

create_payment_link: Single-customer shareable link. Requires amount, live/test mode, and payment methods; optionally sets description, email, full name, phone number, expiry, notification/redirection URLs, or reference ID.

create_scaling_payment_link: Multi-customer link with usage limits. Requires amount, live/test mode, unlimited flag, and payment methods; optionally sets description, expiry, max attempts, or who it's shared with.

get_merchant_payment_links: List all payment links

get_payment_link_by_token: Look up a link by token. Requires the token.

get_merchant_transactions: All transactions

get_filtered_transactions: Transactions with filters. Optional filters: amount range, currency, dates, status, and more.

export_transactions: Export transactions to Excel. Optional filters: date range and success/pending status.

get_merchant_transfers: All transfers

get_filtered_transfers: Transfers with filters. Optional filters: amount range, dates, status, or transfer ID.

get_merchant_balances: Current balances by account/currency

request_instant_settlement: Request instant settlement. Requires the amount.

create_invoice: Create an invoice. Requires amount and customer name and phone number; optionally includes customer email.

get_invoices: Retrieve all invoices

get_available_payment_methods: List available payment methods. Optionally filtered by currency and live/test mode.

create_support_ticket: Open a support ticket. Requires a subject and description.