MCP setup

Drop Aura into your AI host.

Add this snippet to your MCP host config. Replace pk_live_... with your key from your dashboard.

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aura": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@aura-payments/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "AURA_API_KEY": "pk_live_..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Where to put it

Host	Config path
Claude Desktop (macOS)	~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Claude Desktop (Windows)	%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Claude Desktop (Linux)	~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Cursor	~/.cursor/mcp.json
ChatGPT	Settings → Connectors → Add MCP server

After saving, restart the host. Your AI agent can now call aura_create_escrow, aura_freeze_agent, and 31 other tools.