PayFast MCP Server

Enables AI assistants to interact with the PayFast payment gateway to manage transactions, subscriptions, and refunds. It provides a suite of 13 tools with built-in human-in-the-loop safety confirmations for high-risk financial operations.

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// key findings

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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 1 critical, 2 high

Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.

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You'll be asked for 1 credential: PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY

These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.

// required environment variables

This server reads these from process.env. You'll be asked to provide them before it can run.

configLOG_LEVEL

configPAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT— No sandbox (default) or production

configPAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID— Yes Your PayFast Merchant ID

🔐 secretPAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY— Yes Your PayFast Merchant Key

configPAYFAST_PASSPHRASE— Yes Your PayFast API Passphrase

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// improvement guidance — verified publishers only

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verified: 4/11/2026, 3:12:59 PM

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