square-automation

Square Automation via Rube MCP

Automate Square payment processing, order management, and invoicing through Composio's Square toolkit via Rube MCP.

Prerequisites

• Rube MCP must be connected (RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS available)
• Active Square connection via RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit square
• Always call RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS first to get current tool schemas

Setup

Get Rube MCP: Add https://rube.app/mcp as an MCP server in your client configuration. No API keys needed — just add the endpoint and it works.

1. Verify Rube MCP is available by confirming RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS responds
2. Call RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit square
3. If connection is not ACTIVE, follow the returned auth link to complete Square OAuth
4. Confirm connection status shows ACTIVE before running any workflows

Core Workflows

1. List and Monitor Payments

When to use: User wants to view payment history or check payment status

Tool sequence:

1. SQUARE_LIST_PAYMENTS - Retrieve payments with optional filters [Required]
2. SQUARE_CANCEL_PAYMENT - Cancel a pending payment if needed [Optional]

Key parameters:

• begin_time / end_time: RFC 3339 timestamps for date range filtering
• sort_order: 'ASC' or 'DESC' for chronological ordering
• cursor: Pagination cursor from previous response
• location_id: Filter payments by specific location

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