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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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Example prompts for Paystack
Click any prompt to copy it. Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot or OpenClaw to run it against this connector.
Claude is AI and can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
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Paystack
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.
Setup
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).
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Prerequisites: PAYSTACK_SECRET_KEY
Install the connector locally
git clone https://github.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp.git
cd anythingmcp && docker compose up -d
Open http://localhost:3000/connectors/store, pick Paystack and paste in the env vars listed under Prerequisites.
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 |
Next steps
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