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Summary
Leading African payment processor (Nigeria-led, also supports Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire). Initialize transactions, verify payments, list customers, issue refunds. Test secret keys (`sk_test_*`) require no KYC and work in minutes.
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Paystack + Gemini
Leading African payment processor (Nigeria-led, also supports Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire). Initialize transactions, verify payments, list customers, issue refunds. Test secret keys (sk_test_*) require no KYC and work in minutes.
Prerequisites
See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:
PAYSTACK_SECRET_KEY
Step 1 — Get credentials
Getting test API keys: sign up at https://dashboard.paystack.com → Settings → API Keys & Webhooks. You get a sk_test_* (secret key — server-side, used here) and a pk_test_* (public key — for client-side checkout). This adapter only needs the secret key.
Authentication: Bearer Token. Header: Authorization: Bearer sk_test_xxxxx.
Amount convention: amounts are integers in the smallest currency subunit — for NGN this is kobo, so ₦100 = 10000. Same for ZAR (cents), GHS (pesewas), KES (cents).
Supported currencies: NGN (default), USD, GHS, ZAR, KES, XOF (CFA franc).
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Step 2 — Install the adapter
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in Gemini
Your server URL: in AnythingMCP, open MCP Servers → the server this connector is on, and copy its URL (
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/…). Use it wherever this guide showsYOUR_SERVER_ID.
Gemini CLI reads MCP servers from ~/.gemini/settings.json (or %APPDATA%\gemini\settings.json on Windows). Add:
{
"mcpServers": {
"anythingmcp": {
"httpUrl": "https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID",
"headers": { "X-API-Key": "YOUR_MCP_API_KEY" }
}
}
}
- Get your MCP API key from AnythingMCP → MCP Servers → your server → API keys.
- Save the file and restart
gemini. - Run
/mcpinside the Gemini CLI —Paystackshould be listed as available. - Vertex AI Studio: pass
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_IDto thetoolsarray of your request with the sameX-API-Keyheader.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
paystack_initialize_transaction | Initialize a Paystack transaction |
paystack_verify_transaction | Verify a Paystack transaction by reference |
paystack_list_customers | List customers on the merchant account |
paystack_create_refund | Create a refund for a transaction |
FAQ
Does Gemini 1.5 Pro or 2.x support MCP? Yes — Gemini CLI ≥ 0.4 and Vertex AI tools API both accept MCP httpUrl connectors with custom headers.
Next steps
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