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Summary
Manage GoCardless (direct-debit payment processing: customers, mandates, payments, subscriptions, payouts, refunds) from any AI agent. 10 tools, Bearer token.
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Example prompts for GoCardless
Click any prompt to copy it. Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot or OpenClaw to run it against this connector.
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GoCardless
Manage GoCardless (direct-debit payment processing: customers, mandates, payments, subscriptions, payouts, refunds) from any AI agent. 10 tools, Bearer token.
Setup
This connector wraps the GoCardless API (per-environment).
Setup:
- Sign in at https://manage.gocardless.com → top-right avatar → Developers → API access → Create.
- Pick environment:
api.gocardless.com(live) orapi-sandbox.gocardless.com(sandbox). - Set
GOCARDLESS_ACCESS_TOKEN.
Authentication: Authorization: Bearer ${GOCARDLESS_ACCESS_TOKEN} + GoCardless-Version: 2015-07-06 (required).
Entity model: Customer → BankAccount → Mandate → Payment(s) and/or Subscription → recurring Payments. Once a mandate is active you can charge it.
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Prerequisites: GOCARDLESS_ACCESS_TOKEN
Install the connector locally
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Open http://localhost:3000/connectors/store, pick GoCardless and paste in the env vars listed under Prerequisites.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
gocardless_list_customers | List customers |
gocardless_create_customer | Create a customer |
gocardless_list_mandates | List mandates (the recurring authorisation to debit a customer's bank) |
gocardless_get_mandate | Get one mandate |
gocardless_list_payments | List payments |
gocardless_create_payment | Create a one-off payment against a mandate |
gocardless_list_subscriptions | List subscriptions (recurring payment schedules) |
gocardless_create_subscription | Create a subscription |
gocardless_list_payouts | List payouts (settlement to your bank account) |
gocardless_create_refund | Refund a payment (full or partial) |
Next steps
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