Btcpayserver MCP

🚀 BTCPayServer Model Context Protocol Server (Beta)

A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for BTCPayServer integration, offering tools for payment processing, store management, user administration, webhook handling, etc., with full API coverage.

🚀 Quick Start

The BTCPayServer MCP Server is a powerful tool for interacting with BTCPayServer APIs. It provides a set of streamlined tools and access to the complete API ecosystem of BTCPayServer.

✨ Features

• Full API Coverage: Offers a wide range of tools for interacting with BTCPayServer APIs, covering payment processing, store management, user administration, and more.
• AI Assistant Integration: Supports integration with AI assistants like Claude Desktop.
• Comprehensive Service Catalog: Provides access to all services in the BTCPayServer API ecosystem.
• Error Handling: Offers comprehensive error handling for various scenarios.

📦 Installation

1. Clone this repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd btcpayserver-mcp

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Build the project:

npm run build

💻 Usage Examples

Basic Usage

The following steps show how to interact with the BTCPayServer API through MCP:

1. Discover: Use get_service_info to explore available methods

get_service_info(serviceName: "invoices")

2. Understand: Use get_method_info to learn parameter requirements

get_method_info(serviceName: "invoices", methodName: "create")

3. Execute: Use btcpay_request to perform the operation

btcpay_request(serviceName: "invoices", methodName: "create", parameters: {storeId: "your-store-id", amount: "10.00", currency: "USD"})

Running the MCP Server

npm start

For development:

npm run dev

Development and Debugging

Using MCP Inspector: The MCP Inspector provides a visual interface for testing:

# Build the project
npm run build

# Start the inspector with the BTCPayServer MCP Server
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/index.js

Development Workflow:

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Start development mode: npm run build
4. Run the server: node dist/index.js
5. Test your changes using the MCP Inspector

📚 Documentation

Tool Reference

The BTCPayServer MCP Server provides a streamlined set of tools for interacting with BTCPayServer APIs:

Integration with AI Assistants

Claude Desktop Integration

For Claude Desktop integration, add this configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "btcpayserver-mcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/btcpayserver-mcp/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "BTCPAY_BASE_URL": "https://your-btcpay-instance.com",
        "BTCPAY_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here",
        "BTCPAY_STORE_ID": "your_default_store_id"
      }
    }
  }
}

Service Catalog

BTCPayServer MCP provides access to BTCPayServer's complete API ecosystem. Check out the BTCPayServer API Documentation for detailed information about each service:

Payment Services

Store Management

User & Access Management

Integration & Automation

System

Configuration

The MCP server requires the following environment variables:

• BTCPAY_BASE_URL - Your BTCPayServer instance URL (e.g., https://btcpay.example.com)
• BTCPAY_API_KEY - Your BTCPayServer API key
• BTCPAY_STORE_ID - (Optional) Default store ID for operations

Setting up BTCPayServer API Key

1. Log into your BTCPayServer instance
2. Go to Account → Manage Account → API Keys
3. Click Generate Key
4. Select the required permissions for your use case:
   • Store management: btcpay.store.canmodifystoresettings
   • Payment requests: btcpay.store.cancreateinvoice
   • User management: btcpay.user.canmodifyprofile
   • Webhooks: btcpay.store.webhooks.canmodifywebhooks
   • etc..
5. Copy the generated API key

Environment Setup

Create a .env file in your project root:

BTCPAY_BASE_URL=https://your-btcpay-instance.com
BTCPAY_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
BTCPAY_STORE_ID=your_default_store_id

Or set environment variables directly:

export BTCPAY_BASE_URL=https://your-btcpay-instance.com
export BTCPAY_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
export BTCPAY_STORE_ID=your_default_store_id

🔧 Technical Details

Project Structure

src/
├── index.ts              # Main MCP server implementation
├── services/             # BTCPayServer service implementations
│   ├── base-service.ts   # Base service class
│   ├── invoices.ts       # Invoice management
│   ├── payment-requests.ts # Payment request handling
│   ├── stores.ts         # Store management
│   ├── webhooks.ts       # Webhook management
│   └── ...               # Other service modules
├── utils/
│   └── btcpay-client.ts  # BTCPayServer API client
└── types.ts              # TypeScript type definitions

Building

npm run build

Running in Development

npm run dev

Error Handling

The MCP server provides comprehensive error handling:

• Configuration Errors: Missing environment variables
• API Errors: BTCPayServer API communication issues
• Validation Errors: Invalid input parameters
• Authentication Errors: Invalid or expired API keys

All errors are properly formatted and returned with descriptive messages.

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

💡 Usage Tip

• API Key Security: Never commit API keys to version control.
• Environment Variables: Use secure environment variable management.
• Webhook Secrets: Always use webhook secrets for verification.
• HTTPS: Ensure BTCPayServer instance uses HTTPS.
• Permissions: Use principle of least privilege for API key permissions.

⚠️ Important Note

• Some methods might not be working properly. Please help us by reporting requirements and making pull requests to improve them. Also, to keep it up with the latest API version, we need to continue updating it.
• This MCP server is compatible with BTCPayServer v1.7.0 and later. It uses the official BTCPayServer REST API v1.

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Create a Pull Request

🆘 Support

For issues and questions:

1. Check the BTCPayServer documentation
2. Review the API reference
3. Open an issue in this repository