💳 unified-pay-cli

The Universal Payment Gateway CLI & Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for Stripe, Razorpay & LemonSqueezy.

Create checkout links interactively, query live transactions, track and issue refunds, stream & forward webhook payloads with cryptographic signature verification - or let AI agents manage payment workflows autonomously over MCP.

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🚀 Highlights

• ⚡ Zero Installation Required: Run instantly on demand via npx unified-pay-cli.
• 🎯 Multi-Provider Engine: Standardized interface across Stripe, Razorpay, and LemonSqueezy.
• 🛠️ Smart Payment Link Generation: Interactive terminal UI prompts or direct scripted CLI flags.
• 🔄 Full Transaction & Refund Lifecycle: Live status checks, recent transaction listings, partial/full refunds, and dedicated refund progress tracking.
• 📡 Webhook Station & Forwarding Proxy: Built-in HTTP listener (pay listen) that intercepts, color-codes, and forwards webhook events directly to your local backend (--forward http://localhost:3000/api/webhooks).
• 🔒 Cryptographic Signature Verification: Built-in HMAC-SHA256 verification (--secret) protecting your local development from forged or tampered webhook payloads.
• 🤖 Native Model Context Protocol (MCP): Connect your payment stack to GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Claude Desktop so AI can create links, verify signatures, and track invoices from natural language prompts.

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⚡ Quick Start

1. Installation

Install globally or run on demand via npx:

# Global install (recommended for daily CLI use)
npm install -g unified-pay-cli

# Or run instantly with npx
npx unified-pay-cli --help

2. Configure Credentials

# Stripe
pay config --stripe-key sk_test_51...

# Razorpay
pay config --razorpay-id rzp_test_... --razorpay-secret ...

# LemonSqueezy (Optional)
pay config --lemonsqueezy-key lms_... --lemonsqueezy-store 12345

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💻 CLI Command Reference

1. Create Payment Links (pay link)

# Interactive mode (prompts for provider, amount, description)
pay link

# Scriptable flag mode
pay link --provider razorpay --amount 350000 --currency INR --desc "2-Hour Technical Consultation"
pay link --provider stripe --amount 2500 --currency USD --desc "Pro Tier Subscription"

2. Inspect Transactions (pay txn)

# List recent transactions
pay txn list --provider razorpay --limit 5

# Check specific payment details
pay txn status pay_Oq7Jk8LmNx9 --provider razorpay

3. Issue & Track Refunds (pay refund)

pay handles the separate lifecycle of charges vs. refund entities:

# Issue a refund (full or partial in minor units)
pay refund create pay_Oq7Jk8LmNx9 --provider razorpay --amount 10000

# Track live refund progression
pay refund status rfnd_TRNTRFvhQ6NDKx --provider razorpay

# List all past refunds
pay refund list --provider razorpay

4. Webhook Station, Verification & Proxy (pay listen)

Catch real-time webhook events during local development without complex tunneling setups:

# 1. Basic listener
pay listen --port 4242

# 2. Listener with HMAC-SHA256 signature verification
pay listen --port 4242 --secret my_webhook_signing_secret

# 3. Listener with signature verification + proxy forwarding to local backend
pay listen --port 4242 --secret my_webhook_secret --forward http://localhost:3000/api/webhooks

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🤖 Model Context Protocol (MCP) Integration

Turn your AI assistant into an autonomous billing and payment operator.

1. For Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json) / Cursor (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unified-pay": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "unified-pay-cli"]
    }
  }
}

2. For VS Code Copilot (.vscode/mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "unified-pay": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "unified-pay-cli"]
    }
  }
}

3. Available AI Tools

Tool Name	Description
create_payment_link	Creates checkout URLs with custom amount, currency, and note.
list_transactions	Fetches recent charges and verification statuses.
get_payment_status	Inspects lifecycle state for a specific payment ID (pay_xxx, ch_xxx).
create_refund	Triggers a full or partial refund.
get_refund_status	Tracks the live status of a refund ID (rfnd_xxx, re_xxx).
list_refunds	Lists historical refund records.
verify_webhook_signature	Verifies HMAC-SHA256 authenticity of incoming Stripe/Razorpay payloads.

4. Example AI Prompts

Use unified-pay to generate a INR 3,500 Razorpay payment link for "2-Hour Technical Consultation" and draft a WhatsApp message for the client.
Check if payment ID pay_Oq7Jk8LmNx9 on Razorpay was successfully captured.
Issue a full refund for Stripe charge ch_3Mtw1234 using unified-pay.
Verify if this incoming Razorpay webhook payload and signature are authentic using my signing secret.

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🧪 Testing & Verification

# Run unit tests
npm test

# Run tests in watch mode
npm run test:watch

🛠️ Development

# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/your-username/unified-pay-cli.git
cd unified-pay-cli

# 2. Install dependencies
npm install

# 3. Build TypeScript
npm run build

# 4. Symlink globally for local testing
npm link

📄 License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.