Overview

The Ravelin Documentation MCP server brings Ravelin’s developer documentation directly into your AI coding assistant. Instead of switching between your IDE and browser, you can query documentation, validate API request payloads, and troubleshoot integration issues without leaving your development environment.

What is MCP?

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that enables AI assistants to connect with external data sources and tools. By connecting to Ravelin’s Documentation MCP server, your AI assistant gains access to our complete developer documentation and validation tools.

MCP is supported by a growing number of AI coding assistants including Claude, Cursor, VS Code with Continue, Windsurf, and others.

What’s Included

The Ravelin Documentation MCP server provides access to the Ravelin developer documentation:

Merchant integration guides — Payment fraud, account takeover, and refund abuse detection
PSP integration documentation — For payment service providers integrating with Ravelin
3D Secure (3DS) — Authentication flows, version checks, and challenge handling
API reference — All endpoints, request/response formats, and error codes
SDKs and libraries — ravelinjs, iOS SDK, and Android SDK documentation

Available Tools

The Ravelin Documentation MCP server exposes tools for reading documentation and validating API payloads. This allows your coding tool to prototype API requests and check that they conform with our API schemas.

Documentation Access

The tool for reading docs fetches any pages from the Ravelin developer documentation to allow your AI assistant to answer questions about the content, explain concepts, or help you find the information you need.

Request Validation

The validation tools check your API request payloads against Ravelin’s schemas before you send them in a real API call. This helps catch errors early — missing required fields, incorrect data types, or invalid values.

Security Warning

Use test data only. Never use real card numbers or sensitive customer data when using validation tools. For 3DS validation, use the test card PAN: 4242424242424242. The validation tools are for development and testing purposes only.

Quick Start

Add the Ravelin Documentation MCP server to your AI coding assistant. The server URL is:

https://api.ravelin.com/mcp/docs

Cursor configuration (~/.cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ravelin-docs": {
      "url": "https://api.ravelin.com/mcp/docs"
    }
  }
}

See the Configuration page for setup instructions for Claude, VS Code, Windsurf, and other tools.

Contact Ravelin

If you have questions about the Ravelin Documentation MCP server or your integration, contact us or speak to your account manager.

For complex use cases involving refund abuse or payment fraud detection, we recommend reaching out to discuss your specific requirements — integration approaches can vary significantly by business model.

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