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payfast for Gemini CLI

io.github.jpbester/payfast

MCP server for PayFast — AI assistants interact with South Africa's payment gateway

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install payfast in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "payfast": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "payfast-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID": "<PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID>",
        "PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY": "<PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY>",
        "PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE": "<PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE>",
        "PAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT": "<PAYFAST_ENVIRONMENT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

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