Adyen MCP Server - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install Adyen

before you install - you'll need

Set ADYEN_API_KEY, ADYEN_MERCHANT_ACCOUNT, ADYEN_LIVE_URL_PREFIX, MCP_HTTP before connecting. ADYEN_ENV is optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add codespar-mcp-dev-latam-packages-payments -- npx -y @codespar/mcp-adyen

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codespar-mcp-dev-latam-packages-payments": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@codespar/mcp-adyen"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @codespar/mcp-adyen - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@codespar)

registry namespace io.github.codespar is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Adyen can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can create a payment, capture an authorized payment (for delayed-capture flows), cancel an authorized-but-uncaptured payment, and update the authorized amount of an unsettled payment (common in tips / hotel incidentals).

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Adyen lets an agent do.

Payment

12 tools - e.g. Create a payment.; Submit additional details for a payment (3DS challenge response, redirect returnUrl payload, etc).; Capture an authorized payment (for delayed-capture flows).

create_payment · payment_details · capture_payment · cancel_payment · refund_payment · reverse_payment…

Session

2 tools - e.g. Create a Checkout session (used by Drop-in and Web Components to load methods + handle the full flow client...; Retrieve the status/result of a Checkout session (poll after the shopper finishes Drop-in).

create_session · get_session

Balance

2 tools - e.g. List the balance accounts owned by an account holder (Balance Platform BCL v2).; Fetch a single balance account by id (Balance Platform BCL v2).

list_balance_accounts · get_balance_account

Transfer

2 tools - e.g. Initiate a transfer (bank payout, internal move, third-party card push) from a balance account (Transfers B...; Retrieve a transfer by id (Transfers BTL v4).

create_transfer · get_transfer

update

1 tool - e.g. Update the authorized amount of an unsettled payment (common in tips / hotel incidentals).

update_amount

create & write

1 tool - e.g. Create a round-up donation linked to an original payment (Adyen Giving).

create_donation

Retrieve

1 tool - e.g. List the defense reason codes Adyen will accept for a given dispute (Dispute Service v30).

retrieve_applicable_defense_reasons

Accept

1 tool - e.g. Accept a dispute - forfeit the funds and close the case (Dispute Service v30).

accept_dispute

04 · Who maintains Adyen

mcp-adyen is maintained by codespar. We track 127 MCP servers from codespar - 127 actively maintained, 269 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Mar 2026. Full record: all servers from codespar.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/codespar/mcp-dev-latam
category: finance - actively maintained as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.codespar/mcp-adyen (active, first published 2026-06-20 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:@codespar/mcp-adyen

06 · Adyen FAQ

Is Adyen still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-12. We re-verify nightly.

What can Adyen do?

With this server connected, an agent can create a payment, capture an authorized payment (for delayed-capture flows), cancel an authorized-but-uncaptured payment, and update the authorized amount of an unsettled payment (common in tips / hotel incidentals).

How do I install Adyen?

Run `npx -y @codespar/mcp-adyen`. The README documents 5 environment variables (ADYEN_API_KEY, ADYEN_MERCHANT_ACCOUNT, ADYEN_ENV…) to set first. Set ADYEN_API_KEY, ADYEN_MERCHANT_ACCOUNT, ADYEN_LIVE_URL_PREFIX, MCP_HTTP before connecting. ADYEN_ENV is optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Adyen run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Adyen

Alternatives to Adyen

Maintained finance servers if Adyen isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Adyen doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

More finance MCP servers · Ap2 · Celcoin · Cielo · Dlocal · Ebanx

More JavaScript MCP servers · Airwallex · Asaas · Braintree · Braspag · see all