How to integrate Square MCP with Claude Code

Manage your Square directly from Claude Code with zero worries about OAuth hassles, API-breaking issues, or reliability and security concerns. You can do this in two different ways: Via Composio Connect - Direct and easiest approach Via Composio SDK - Programmatic approach with more control

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Square is a platform for payment processing, POS, invoicing, and e-commerce. It empowers businesses to accept payments, manage sales, and streamline operations from one place.

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Introduction

Manage your Square directly from Claude Code with zero worries about OAuth hassles, API-breaking issues, or reliability and security concerns.

You can do this in two different ways:

  1. Via Composio Connect - Direct and easiest approach
  2. Via Composio SDK - Programmatic approach with more control

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Why use Composio?

  • Only one MCP URL to connect multiple apps with Claude Code with zero auth hassles.
  • Programmatic tool calling allows LLMs to write its code in a remote workbench to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling.
  • Handling Large tool responses out of LLM context to minimize context rot.
  • Dynamic just-in-time access to 20,000 tools across 1000+ other Apps for cross-app workflows. It loads the tools you need, so LLMs aren't overwhelmed by tools you don't need.

Connecting Square to Claude Code using Composio

1. Add the Composio MCP to Claude

Terminal

2. Start Claude Code

bash
claude

3. Open your MCP list

bash
/mcp

4. Select Composio and click on Authenticate

Select Composio and click Authenticate

5. This will redirect you to the Composio OAuth page. Complete the flow by authorizing Composio and you're all set.

Composio OAuth authorization page
Composio authorization complete
Ask Claude to connect to your account and authenticate via the link

What is the Square MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Square MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Square account. It provides structured and secure access to your Square business tools, so your agent can perform actions like processing payments, managing invoices, tracking orders, handling customers, and managing inventory on your behalf.

  • Seamless payment processing: Let your agent accept card payments, issue refunds, and manage transactions across your business locations.
  • Automated invoice creation and management: Ask your agent to generate, send, and monitor invoices for your customers, streamlining your billing process.
  • Order and fulfillment tracking: Enable your agent to view, update, and manage orders, helping you keep tabs on fulfillment and delivery status with ease.
  • Customer profile management: Have your agent create, update, or search customer profiles, making it easier to personalize service and maintain up-to-date records.
  • Inventory and item catalog control: Allow your agent to track stock levels, update item details, and organize your catalog for smooth retail operations.

Connecting Square via Composio SDK

Composio SDK is the underlying tech that powers Rube. It's a universal gateway that does everything Rube does but with much more programmatic control. You can programmatically generate an MCP URL with the app you need (here Square) for even more tool search precision. It's secure and reliable.

How the Composio SDK works

The Composio SDK follows a three-phase workflow:

  1. Discovery: Searches for tools matching your task and returns relevant toolkits with their details.
  2. Authentication: Checks for active connections. If missing, creates an auth config and returns a connection URL via Auth Link.
  3. Execution: Executes the action using the authenticated connection.

Step-by-step Guide

Step by step10 STEPS
1

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • Claude Pro, Max, or API billing enabled Anthropic account
  • Composio API Key
  • A Square account
  • Basic knowledge of Python or TypeScript
2

Install Claude Code

bash
# macOS, Linux, WSL
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

# Windows PowerShell
irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex

# Windows CMD
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.cmd -o install.cmd && install.cmd && del install.cmd

To install Claude Code, use one of the following methods based on your operating system:

3

Set up Claude Code

bash
cd your-project-folder
claude

Open a terminal, go to your project folder, and start Claude Code:

  • Claude Code will open in your terminal
  • Follow the prompts to sign in with your Anthropic account
  • Complete the authentication flow
  • Once authenticated, you can start using Claude Code
Claude Code initial setup showing sign-in prompt
Claude Code terminal after successful login
4

Set up environment variables

bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
USER_ID=your_user_id_here

Create a .env file in your project root with the following variables:

  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio (get it from Composio dashboard)
  • USER_ID identifies the user for session management (use any unique identifier)
5

Install Composio library

npm install @composio/core dotenv

Install the Composio TypeScript library to create MCP sessions.

  • @composio/core provides the core Composio functionality
  • dotenv loads environment variables from your .env file
6

Generate Composio MCP URL

import 'dotenv/config';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const { COMPOSIO_API_KEY, USER_ID } = process.env;

if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY || !USER_ID) {
  throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID required in .env');
}

const composioClient = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY });

const composioSession = await composioClient.create(USER_ID, {
  toolkits: ['square'],
});

const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url;

console.log(`MCP URL: ${composioMcpUrl}`);
console.log(`\nUse this command to add to Claude Code:`);
console.log(`claude mcp add --transport http square-composio "${composioMcpUrl}" --headers "X-API-Key:${COMPOSIO_API_KEY}"`);

Create a script to generate a Composio MCP URL for Square. This URL will be used to connect Claude Code to Square.

What's happening

  • We import the Composio client and load environment variables
  • Create a Composio instance with your API key
  • Call create() to create a Tool Router session for Square
  • The returned mcp.url is the MCP server URL that Claude Code will use
  • The script prints this URL so you can copy it
7

Run the script and copy the MCP URL

node --loader ts-node/esm generate_mcp_url.ts
# or if using tsx
tsx generate_mcp_url.ts

Run your TypeScript script to generate the MCP URL.

  • The script connects to Composio and creates a Tool Router session
  • It prints the MCP URL and the exact command you need to run
  • Copy the entire claude mcp add command from the output
8

Add Square MCP to Claude Code

bash
claude mcp add --transport http square-composio "YOUR_MCP_URL_HERE" --headers "X-API-Key:YOUR_COMPOSIO_API_KEY"

# Then restart Claude Code
exit
claude

In your terminal, add the MCP server using the command from the previous step. The command format is:

  • claude mcp add registers a new MCP server with Claude Code
  • --transport http specifies that this is an HTTP-based MCP server
  • The server name (square-composio) is how you'll reference it
  • The URL points to your Composio Tool Router session
  • --headers includes your Composio API key for authentication

After running the command, close the current Claude Code session and start a new one for the changes to take effect.

9

Verify the installation

bash
claude mcp list

Check that your Square MCP server is properly configured.

  • This command lists all MCP servers registered with Claude Code
  • You should see your square-composio entry in the list
  • This confirms that Claude Code can now access Square tools

If everything is wired up, you should see your square-composio entry listed:

Claude Code MCP list showing the toolkit MCP server
10

Authenticate Square

The first time you try to use Square tools, you'll be prompted to authenticate.

  • Claude Code will detect that you need to authenticate with Square
  • It will show you an authentication link
  • Open the link in your browser (or copy/paste it)
  • Complete the Square authorization flow
  • Return to the terminal and start using Square through Claude Code

Once authenticated, you can ask Claude Code to perform Square operations in natural language. For example:

  • "Create and send an invoice to a customer"
  • "List all recent payments from last week"
  • "Update item prices in my product catalog"

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Square and Claude Code:

import 'dotenv/config';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const { COMPOSIO_API_KEY, USER_ID } = process.env;

if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY || !USER_ID) {
  throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID required in .env');
}

const composioClient = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY });

const composioSession = await composioClient.create(USER_ID, {
  toolkits: ['square'],
});

const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url;

console.log(`MCP URL: ${composioMcpUrl}`);
console.log(`\nUse this command to add to Claude Code:`);
console.log(`claude mcp add --transport http square-composio "${composioMcpUrl}" --headers "X-API-Key:${COMPOSIO_API_KEY}"`);

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated Square with Claude Code using Composio's MCP server. Now you can interact with Square directly from your terminal using natural language commands.

Key features of this setup:

  • Terminal-native experience without switching contexts
  • Natural language commands for Square operations
  • Secure authentication through Composio's managed MCP
  • Tool Router for dynamic tool discovery and execution

Next steps:

  • Try asking Claude Code to perform various Square operations
  • Add more toolkits to your Tool Router session for multi-app workflows
  • Integrate this setup into your development workflow for increased productivity

You can extend this by adding more toolkits, implementing custom workflows, or building automation scripts that leverage Claude Code's capabilities.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Square action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Accept Dispute

Accept a dispute and acknowledge liability, returning funds to the cardholder.

Add Group to Customer

Tool to add a customer to a customer group.

Calculate Order

Tool to preview order pricing without creating an order.

Cancel Invoice

Cancels a Square invoice, preventing further payments from being collected.

Cancel Payment

Cancels (voids) a payment that is in APPROVED status.

Create Bulk Customers

Tool to create multiple customer profiles in a single request.

Create Card

Tool to create a card on file.

Create Customer

Tool to create a new customer profile in Square.

Create Customer Custom Attribute Definition

Tool to create a customer-related custom attribute definition.

Create Customer Group

Tool to create a new customer group for a business.

Create Dispute Evidence File

Tool to upload a file as dispute evidence.

Create Dispute Evidence Text

Upload text evidence for a dispute challenge.

Create Invoice Attachment

Upload and attach a file to a Square invoice.

Create Location

Tool to create a new business location in a Square account.

Create Location Custom Attribute Definition

Tool to create a location-related custom attribute definition.

Delete Customer

Tool to delete a Square customer profile.

Delete Customer Custom Attribute

Tool to delete a custom attribute from a customer profile.

Delete Customer Custom Attribute Definition

Tool to delete a customer-related custom attribute definition.

Delete Customer Group

Tool to delete a customer group by its ID.

Bulk Delete Customers

Tool to bulk delete customer profiles from Square.

Delete Dispute Evidence

Removes a specific piece of evidence from a dispute.

Delete Invoice

Tool to delete a Square invoice (only DRAFT invoices can be deleted).

Delete Invoice Attachment

Tool to delete an attachment from a Square invoice.

Delete Location Custom Attribute

Tool to delete a custom attribute from a location.

Delete Location Custom Attribute Definition

Tool to delete a location-related custom attribute definition.

Delete Locations Custom Attributes (Batch)

Tool to delete custom attributes from multiple locations in a single batch request.

Delete Merchant Custom Attribute

Tool to delete a custom attribute from a merchant profile.

Delete Merchant Custom Attribute Definition

Tool to delete a merchant-related custom attribute definition.

Delete Merchants Custom Attributes (Batch)

Tool to delete custom attributes from multiple merchants in a single batch request.

Delete Webhook Subscription

Permanently deletes a webhook subscription by its ID.

Get Business Booking Profile

Tool to retrieve the business booking profile for a Square merchant via GraphQL.

Get Current Merchant

Tool to retrieve merchant information associated with the access token using Square's GraphQL API.

Get Customer Custom Attribute

Retrieves a custom attribute from a customer profile in Square.

Get Customer Custom Attribute Definition

Tool to retrieve a customer-related custom attribute definition from Square.

Get Customers via GraphQL

Tool to retrieve customer profiles from Square Customer Directory using GraphQL API.

Get Dispute Evidence

Retrieves detailed information about a specific piece of evidence that was uploaded for a dispute.

Get Invoice

Retrieves detailed information about a specific Square invoice by its ID.

Get Merchant

Tool to retrieve detailed information about a specific Square merchant by ID.

Get Online Checkout Location Settings

Tool to retrieve location-level settings for Square online checkout.

List Channels

Tool to list requested channels from Square.

List Customer Custom Attribute Definitions

Tool to list customer-related custom attribute definitions from Square.

List Customer Custom Attribute Definitions (GraphQL)

Tool to retrieve customer custom attribute definitions via Square's GraphQL API.

List Customer Custom Attributes

Tool to list custom attributes for a customer profile.

List Customer Groups

Tool to retrieve the list of customer groups of a business.

List Customers

Tool to retrieve customer profiles associated with a Square account.

List Customer Segments

Tool to retrieve the list of customer segments of a business.

List Dispute Evidence

Tool to list evidence items associated with a given dispute.

List Invoices

Tool to list invoices for a Square location.

List Location Custom Attribute Definitions

Tool to list location-related custom attribute definitions from Square.

List Locations

Tool to retrieve all business locations from a Square account.

List Locations Custom Attributes

Tool to list custom attributes for a specific location in Square.

List Merchant Custom Attribute Definitions

Tool to list merchant-related custom attribute definitions from Square.

List Merchants

Tool to retrieve merchant account information associated with the access token.

List Merchants Custom Attributes

Tool to list custom attributes for a specific merchant in Square.

List Payments

Tool to list payments by location and time range to enable reconciliation and net sales reporting from Square POS.

List Webhook Event Types

Tool to list available webhook event types.

List Webhook Subscriptions

List all webhook subscriptions owned by your application.

Remove Group From Customer

Removes a customer from a customer group.

Retrieve Bulk Customers

Tool to retrieve multiple customer profiles in a single request.

Retrieve Channel

Retrieve a Square channel by its ID.

Bulk Retrieve Channels

Tool to bulk retrieve multiple Square channels by their IDs in a single request.

Retrieve Customer

Tool to retrieve detailed information about a specific Square customer by ID.

Retrieve Customer Group

Tool to retrieve a specific Square customer group by ID.

Retrieve Customer Segment

Tool to retrieve a specific customer segment by its ID.

Retrieve Dispute

Tool to retrieve a Square dispute by ID.

Retrieve Location

Tool to retrieve detailed information about a specific Square location by ID.

Retrieve Location Custom Attribute

Retrieves a custom attribute associated with a location in Square.

Retrieve Location Custom Attribute Definition

Tool to retrieve a location-related custom attribute definition.

Retrieve Merchant Custom Attribute

Retrieves a custom attribute associated with a merchant in Square.

Retrieve Merchant Custom Attribute Definition

Tool to retrieve a merchant-related custom attribute definition from Square.

Retrieve Merchants

Tool to retrieve merchant information including status, main location details, and capabilities using Square's GraphQL API.

Retrieve Order

Retrieves detailed information about a specific Square order by its ID.

Retrieve Payment Link

Retrieves a Square-hosted payment link by ID.

Retrieve Token Status

Tool to retrieve information about an OAuth access token or personal access token.

Retrieve Webhook Subscription

Retrieve a Square webhook subscription by its ID.

Search Customers

Tool to search customer profiles in Square Customer Directory.

Search Orders

Tool to search orders across one or more Square locations with filters.

Submit Dispute Evidence

Submits evidence for a dispute to the cardholder's bank.

Test Webhook Subscription

Tests a webhook subscription by sending a test event to the configured notification URL.

Update Customer

Tool to update an existing Square customer profile.

Update Customer Custom Attribute Definition

Tool to update a customer-related custom attribute definition in Square.

Update Customer Group

Tool to update a customer group's information by its ID.

Bulk Update Customers

Tool to update multiple customer profiles in a single batch operation.

Update Location

Tool to update an existing business location in a Square account.

Update Location Custom Attribute Definition

Tool to update a location-related custom attribute definition in Square.

Update Merchant Custom Attribute Definition

Tool to update a merchant-related custom attribute definition in Square.

Update Online Checkout Location Settings

Tool to update location-level settings for Square online checkout.

Update Order

Updates an existing Square order by adding, modifying, or removing fields.

Update Webhook Subscription

Tool to update a Square webhook subscription.

Update Webhook Subscription Signature Key

Tool to rotate the signature key for a webhook subscription.

Upsert Customer Custom Attribute

Tool to create or update a custom attribute for a customer profile.

Batch Upsert Customer Custom Attributes

Tool to create or update custom attributes for multiple customers in a single batch request.

Upsert Location Custom Attribute

Tool to create or update a custom attribute for a location.

Batch Upsert Locations Custom Attributes

Tool to create or update custom attributes for multiple locations in a single batch request.

Upsert Merchant Custom Attribute

Tool to create or update a custom attribute for a merchant profile.

Batch Upsert Merchants Custom Attributes

Tool to create or update custom attributes for multiple merchants in a single batch request.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Square MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Square tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Square and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Claude Code fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Square tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Square scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Square data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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