--- title: MCP Server API Execution slug: ai/mcp-server/setup-guide-api-execution excerpt: >- Set up the hosted Pine Labs MCP Server in Claude Desktop and VS Code — no installation, just paste a config. hidden: false sidebar_order: 1 metadata: title: MCP Server API Execution Setup — Claude & VS Code | Pine Labs description: >- Step-by-step setup for hosted Pine Labs MCP Server. Configure Claude Desktop or VS Code to call payment APIs via MCP with credentials and JSON config. keywords: >- MCP API execution, Claude MCP setup, VS Code MCP, hosted MCP server, mcp-remote config, MCP credentials setup robots: index sidebar_label: API Execution --- ## Integration Steps Learn how to set up the Pine Labs Online MCP Server — for code execution. [block:html] { "html": "\n" } [/block] [block:html] { "html": " \n
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Pine Labs Online · Model Context Protocol

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\n The Pine Labs Online MCP Server enables AI assistants to interact with Pine Labs Online\n payment APIs through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Once configured, you can create\n payment links, look up orders, cancel transactions, and more — all using conversational\n prompts in your editor or chat interface.\n

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Make sure the following are in place before you begin:

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Claude Desktop, or VS Code (with Copilot in agent mode)

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A Pine Labs Online Merchant account with API access enabled

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\n Your X-Client-Id and\n X-Client-Secret from the Pine Labs Dashboard\n

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Get Your API Credentials

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\n Pine Labs authenticates MCP requests using a\n Client ID and\n Client Secret pair. To obtain yours:\n

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Pick the application you use and apply the matching configuration.

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  1. \n 1\n \n Open Claude Desktop and navigate to\n Settings → Developer → Edit Config.\n \n
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{\n  \"mcpServers\": {\n    \"pinelabs\": {\n      \"command\": \"npx\",\n      \"args\": [\n        \"mcp-remote\",\n        \"https://pluralai.v2.pinepg.in/mcp\",\n        \"--header\",\n        \"X-Client-Id:<your-client-id>\",\n        \"--header\",\n        \"X-Client-Secret:<your-client-secret>\"\n      ]\n    }\n  }\n}
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{\n    \"servers\": {\n      \"pinelabs\": {\n        \"type\": \"http\",\n        \"url\": \"https://pluralai.v2.pinepg.in/mcp\",\n        \"headers\": {\n          \"X-Client-Id\": \"${input:pinelabs_client_id}\",\n          \"X-Client-Secret\": \"${input:pinelabs_client_secret}\"\n        }\n      }\n    },\n    \"inputs\": []\n}
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\n After saving the configuration,\n restart your AI client.\n Then try this quick test prompt in your assistant:\n

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