# PayPal MCP server

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for PayPal: identity, probed posture, risk grade, and all 30 tools classified. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal

## Facts

- Server id: `@modelcontextprotocol/server-paypal`
- Ref (repo): `paypal/paypal-mcp-server`
- Ref (npm): `@paypal/paypal-mcp-server`
- Ref (npm): `@paypal/mcp`
- Install: `npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-paypal`
- Homepage: https://github.com/paypal/paypal-mcp-server
- Registry record: grade F, identity verified
- Lifecycle: active
- Rate-limited: no
- Tools: 30
- Tool categories present: Destructive, Financial, Read, Write
- Tags: paypal, payments, admin
- Record last modified: 2026-06-12T14:46:02.305Z

## Tools (30)

| Tool | Category | Risk | Record |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `cancel_sent_invoice` | Destructive | Critical | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/cancel-sent-invoice.md |
| `accept_dispute_claim` | Financial | Critical | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/accept-dispute-claim.md |
| `cancel_subscription` | Financial | Critical | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/cancel-subscription.md |
| `create_invoice` | Financial | Critical | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/create-invoice.md |
| `create_order` | Financial | Critical | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/create-order.md |
| `create_refund` | Financial | Critical | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/create-refund.md |
| `create_subscription` | Financial | Critical | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/create-subscription.md |
| `pay_order` | Financial | Critical | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/pay-order.md |
| `send_invoice` | Financial | Critical | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/send-invoice.md |
| `generate_invoice_qr_code` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/generate-invoice-qr-code.md |
| `get_dispute` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/get-dispute.md |
| `get_invoice` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/get-invoice.md |
| `get_order` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/get-order.md |
| `get_refund` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/get-refund.md |
| `get_shipment_tracking` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/get-shipment-tracking.md |
| `list_disputes` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/list-disputes.md |
| `list_invoices` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/list-invoices.md |
| `list_products` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/list-products.md |
| `list_subscription_plans` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/list-subscription-plans.md |
| `list_transactions` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/list-transactions.md |
| `show_product_details` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/show-product-details.md |
| `show_subscription_details` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/show-subscription-details.md |
| `show_subscription_plan_details` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/show-subscription-plan-details.md |
| `create_product` | Write | Medium | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/create-product.md |
| `create_shipment_tracking` | Write | Medium | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/create-shipment-tracking.md |
| `create_subscription_plan` | Write | Medium | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/create-subscription-plan.md |
| `send_invoice_reminder` | Write | Medium | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/send-invoice-reminder.md |
| `update_plan` | Write | Medium | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/update-plan.md |
| `update_product` | Write | Medium | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/update-product.md |
| `update_subscription` | Write | Medium | https://policylayer.com/tools/paypal/update-subscription.md |

## Tool descriptions

- `cancel_sent_invoice` — Cancel a sent invoice
- `accept_dispute_claim` — Accept a dispute claim
- `cancel_subscription` — Cancel an active subscription
- `create_invoice` — Create a new invoice in the PayPal system
- `create_order` — Create an order in PayPal system based on provided details
- `create_refund` — Process a refund for a captured payment.
- `create_subscription` — Create a new subscription
- `pay_order` — Process payment for an authorized order
- `send_invoice` — Send an invoice to recipients
- `generate_invoice_qr_code` — Generate a QR code for an invoice
- `get_dispute` — Retrieve detailed information of a specific dispute
- `get_invoice` — Retrieve details of a specific invoice
- `get_order` — Retrieve the details of an order
- `get_refund` — Get the details for a specific refund.
- `get_shipment_tracking` — Retrieve shipment tracking information
- `list_disputes` — Retrieve a summary of all open disputes
- `list_invoices` — List invoices with optional pagination and filtering
- `list_products` — List products with optional pagination and filtering
- `list_transactions` — List transactions with optional pagination and filtering
- `show_product_details` — Retrieve details of a specific product
- `show_subscription_details` — Retrieve details of a specific subscription
- `show_subscription_plan_details` — Retrieve details of a specific subscription plan
- `create_product` — Create a new product in the PayPal catalog
- `create_shipment_tracking` — Create a shipment tracking record
- `create_subscription_plan` — Create a new subscription plan
- `send_invoice_reminder` — Send a reminder for an existing invoice
- `update_plan` — Update an existing plan
- `update_product` — Update an existing product
- `update_subscription` — update an existing subscription

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## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=paypal · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Recommended policies for every tool: https://policylayer.com/policies/paypal