MCP Example Questions and Troubleshooting

Example questions

Ask in plain language. Use these to test your connection.

Topic

Try asking

Authorization

"How did Visa authorization approval rates trend last quarter?"

Declines

"Which decline codes drove the biggest volume change month over month?"

BIN lookup

"Which bank issued BIN 414720, and is it consumer credit or debit?"

Costs

"Summarize our card processing costs for last quarter."

Fee trends

"How have our processing fees trended over the past six months?"

By processor

"Break down our fees by processor for this quarter."

Troubleshooting

Problem

What to do

Sign-in succeeds but the assistant says the connector has no tools

Your account isn't fully set up yet. Contact support rather than retrying.

Setup fails at the OAuth step

Check you chose your own / user-defined OAuth client, not automatic or dynamic registration, and that the client secret is blank.

Connected before the organization sign-in update and can't sign in

Disconnect and reconnect once. See the returning-user steps on the page for your assistant.

Cursor can't reach the server

Allow outbound HTTPS from the user's machine to mcp.optimizedpayments.com.

An answer is missing data you expect

Access is limited to the data authorized for your Harmonize account. Ask your admin or consultant to confirm your scope.

Good to know

  • Answers use certified metric definitions and curated reference data.

  • Source payment data is never modified. Operational audit and usage records may be logged.

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