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Create a Reader

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

Create a Reader Creates a new Reader object. [POST /v1/terminal/readers]

Name on the gateway: stripe_api__post_terminal_readers · may change things.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`expand`	`array`	Specifies which fields in the response should be expanded.
`label`	`string`	Custom label given to the reader for easier identification. If no label is…
`location`	`string`	The location to assign the reader to.
`metadata`	`object`	Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful…
`registration_code` required	`string`	A code generated by the reader used for registering to an account.

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_terminal_readers",
  "arguments": {
    "registration_code": "…"
  }
}

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 reader tool with expand set to ….