PayPal Account Updater Integration Module for MCP

This Model Context Protocol (MCP) module supplies utilities for interfacing with PayPal's Account Updater mechanism, designed to ensure your transactional database holds the most current stored payment card data.

Capabilities

• Enroll bank/credit cards into PayPal's AU workflow.
• Retrieve the specific metadata associated with an enrollment.
• Process incoming data synchronization notifications delivered via webhooks.
• Propagate revised card authenticity records back into the merchant's core ledger.

Setup Procedure

# Obtain the source code repository
git clone https://github.com/rishabh17081/paypal-au-subscription-connector.git

# Resolve necessary dependencies
pip install fastmcp requests

Operational Guide

Launching the MCP Runtime

# Configure requisite environmental parameters
export PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID="your_service_identifier"
export PAYPAL_CLIENT_SECRET="your_confidential_key"
export PAYPAL_ENVIRONMENT="SANDBOX"  # Options: "LIVE", "MOCKDB", or "SANDBOX"

# Execute the MCP service instance
python -m fastmcp run paypal_au_subscription_mcp.py

Interfacing via Claude

Incorporate this service into your Claude configuration block:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paypal-card-sync": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "fastmcp", "run", "/path/to/paypal_au_subscription_mcp.py"],
      "env": {
        "PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id",
        "PAYPAL_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_client_secret",
        "PAYPAL_ENVIRONMENT": "SANDBOX"
      }
    }
  }
}

Exposed Functionality

describeCardFreshnessSolution

Offers explanatory context regarding the utility of PayPal Account Updater for sustaining data validity.

register_payment_instrument

Initiates a formal enrollment for a payment instrument's status monitoring within PayPal's framework.

register_payment_instrument(pan="4111111111111111", expiry_date="2025-12")

fetch_enrollment_details

Retrieves the current status and metadata for a previously established enrollment.

fetch_enrollment_details(subscription_id="SUB-1234567890")

guide_merchant_enrollment

Provides procedural guidance on enrolling merchant payment instruments with the PayPal AU infrastructure.

implement_webhook_listeners

Assists in deploying the necessary handler code within the merchant's application logic to process incoming event payloads.

implement_webhook_listeners(url="/path/to/merchant/codebase")

Callback Mechanism

To receive automated alerts regarding payment method revisions, configure an exposed HTTP receiving endpoint within your application designed to capture and process PayPal's data revision notifications. The module contains illustrative source material for constructing this listener.

Required Runtime Configuration Parameters

• PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID: The unique identifier credential for API access.
• PAYPAL_CLIENT_SECRET: The confidential access token.
• PAYPAL_ENVIRONMENT: Specification of the operational mode ("SANDBOX", "LIVE", or "MOCKDB").

Licensing Information

Permitted under the MIT License.

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