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Paylo MCP Server

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Search verified Nigerian stores, products and services on Paylo. Read-only, no account needed.

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Search verified Nigerian stores, products and services on Paylo. Read-only, no account needed.

Remote endpoints: streamable-http: https://mcp.usepaylo.com/mcp

Security Report

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Valid MCP server (3 strong, 2 medium validity signals). No known CVEs in dependencies. Imported from the Official MCP Registry.

10 tools verified · Open access · No issues found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

Permissions Found in Source Code

Found by scanning the linked source code. This listing connects to a hosted endpoint, so none of this runs on your machine: it describes what the server software does where it is hosted.

file_system

Applies to the server that hosts this plugin, not to your machine.

HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

env_vars

Applies to the server that hosts this plugin, not to your machine.

How to Connect

Remote Plugin

No local installation needed. Your AI client connects to the remote endpoint directly.

Add this to your MCP configuration to connect:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-usepaylo-paylo": {
      "url": "https://mcp.usepaylo.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Documentation

View on GitHub

From the project's GitHub README.

Paylo MCP Server

The Commerce Discovery Gateway for AI Agents

The Paylo MCP Server connects AI assistants to Paylo, a Nigerian commerce platform, via the Model Context Protocol.

  • Shoppers: search verified Paylo stores, products and services by name, category, state and area, and read shared gift wishlists.
  • Sellers: get Paylo's current plans, fees and features from Paylo's own maintained data, and a one-tap signup link to open a store.

Connect

The server is hosted at:

https://mcp.usepaylo.com

It speaks Streamable HTTP at / and /mcp, with legacy SSE at /sse. No account, API key or local setup is needed.

Claude: add Paylo from the Claude Connectors Directory, or add a custom connector in Claude's connector settings with the URL https://mcp.usepaylo.com.

Other clients: any MCP client that supports remote servers can connect to the same URL.


Safety and data

  • Read-only. Every tool reads public Paylo data. The connector cannot sign in to an account, place orders, take payments or move money.
  • Signup is the user's own action. get_seller_signup_link only returns a link. Nothing is created until the user opens it, ticks the box to accept Paylo's Terms of Service themselves and picks a Google or Apple account. Identity verification (KYC) happens later in the Paylo Business app, never through the assistant.
  • No credentials. The connector never asks for passwords, card details or ID documents.
  • Seller-written content. Store names, descriptions and product text are written by sellers and returned as data.
  • No paid placement. Store search results are ordered by number of live listings.
  • Attribution. Links carry UTM parameters naming the connecting client (see below). No conversation content is sent to Paylo beyond the tool arguments.

Privacy policy: https://usepaylo.com/privacy-policy

Support

Email support@usepaylo.com or visit the Paylo help centre. For security issues, use the same address with "Security" in the subject.


Available Tools

ToolDescription
search_storefrontsSearch active Paylo storefronts by name, keyword, or category
get_storefrontGet full catalog summary and stats for a storefront by slug
search_productsSearch products across all stores or within a specific storefront
get_productGet details for a single product by storefront slug and product slug
search_servicesSearch services across all stores or within a specific storefront
get_categoriesList categories available within a storefront
get_wishlistGet a public wishlist by share link or token, with item funding progress
get_changelogExplain Paylo's features from the platform changelog
get_seller_overviewPaylo for sellers: what it does, fees, and how to start
get_seller_signup_linkOne-tap seller signup link (Google/Apple sign-in) with referral attribution; nothing is created until the user opens it

All responses include UTM-tagged URLs for attribution tracking. utm_source is the connecting client's sanitised clientInfo.name from MCP initialize (e.g. claude-code, chatgpt), falling back to user-agent detection, then ai.


Architecture

AI Agent → MCP (Streamable HTTP or SSE) → Paylo MCP Server → usepaylo.com API → Storefront Catalog

The MCP server is a thin proxy. It does not access the database directly — all data is fetched from the Paylo backend API and returned as structured JSON.


Self-Hosting

If you prefer to run your own instance:

git clone https://github.com/scephiro/paylo-mcp-server.git
cd paylo-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build

Set environment variables:

GPT_API_SECRET=your_backend_secret
PAYLO_API_BASE_URL=https://usepaylo.com   # default
MCP_PORT=3030                              # default

Start the server:

node build/index.js

The server listens on http://0.0.0.0:3030. Connect via Streamable HTTP at /mcp, or legacy SSE with GET /sse and POST /messages?sessionId=<id>.


Docker

docker run -p 3030:3030 \
  -e GPT_API_SECRET=your_secret \
  ghcr.io/scephiro/paylo-mcp-server:latest

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

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