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.