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Create a Calculation

An MCP tool from the Stripe API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Create a Calculation Calculates tax based on the input and returns a Tax Calculation object. [POST /v1/tax/calculations]

Name on the gateway: stripe_api__post_tax_calculations · may change things.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`currency` required	`string`	Three-letter ISO currency code, in lowercase. Must be a supported currency.
`customer`	`string`	The ID of an existing customer to use for this calculation. If provided, the…
`customer_details`	`object`	Details about the customer, including address and tax IDs.
`expand`	`array`	Specifies which fields in the response should be expanded.
`line_items` required	`array`	A list of items the customer is purchasing. You can pass up to 100 line items…
`ship_from_details`	`object`	Details about the address from which the goods are being shipped.
`shipping_cost`	`object`	Shipping cost details to be used for the calculation.
`tax_date`	`integer`	The calculation uses the tax rules and rates that are in effect at this…

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments

{
  "name": "stripe_api__post_tax_calculations",
  "arguments": {
    "currency": "…",
    "line_items": []
  }
}

Or connect the Stripe API server directly, which lists 606 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http hj-stripe-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/stripe-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Use the create a calculation tool with currency set to ….