Quickbooks Mcp Server
About
This repository provides an MCP (Modular Command Platform) server for seamless interaction with all public QuickBooks APIs. It is designed to be integrated with Claude Desktop, enabling AI assistants to query, retrieve, and manipulate QuickBooks data programmatically.
Details
- Author
- nikhilgy
- Downloads
- 293
- Categories
- Cloud Service, Finance, Other
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- Integrates Claude Desktop with QuickBooks API.
- Dynamically downloads latest QuickBooks API documentation.
- Provides tools for accounts, bills, and customers.
- Uses uv for fast package management.
- Requires Python 3.10 or higher.
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Quickbooks Mcp ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Install Python 3.10+ and uv, then configure Claude Desktop by editing claude_desktop_config.json with the QuickBooks MCP server command and required environment variables. Launch Claude Desktop and use natural language commands like "Get all accounts from QuickBooks."
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"quickbooks mcp server": {
"QuickBooks": {
"command": "<home_path>/.local/bin/uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"<absolute_path_to_quickbooks_mcp_folder>",
"run",
"main_quickbooks_mcp.py"
],
"env": {
"QUICKBOOKS_CLIENT_ID": "<client_id>",
"QUICKBOOKS_CLIENT_SECRET": "<client_secret>",
"QUICKBOOKS_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<refresh_token>",
"QUICKBOOKS_COMPANY_ID": "<company_id>"
}
},
"filesystem": {
"command": "<home_path>/.local/bin/uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"<absolute_path_to_quickbooks_mcp_folder>",
"run",
"filesystem.py"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"QuickBooks": {
"command": "<home_path>/.local/bin/uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"<absolute_path_to_quickbooks_mcp_folder>",
"run",
"main_quickbooks_mcp.py"
],
"env": {
"QUICKBOOKS_CLIENT_ID": "<client_id>",
"QUICKBOOKS_CLIENT_SECRET": "<client_secret>",
"QUICKBOOKS_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<refresh_token>",
"QUICKBOOKS_COMPANY_ID": "<company_id>"
}
},
"filesystem": {
"command": "<home_path>/.local/bin/uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"<absolute_path_to_quickbooks_mcp_folder>",
"run",
"filesystem.py"
]
}
}Query QuickBooks data using natural language.
A secure, local-first Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to query QuickBooks data using natural language inside Claude Desktop.
This MCP Server iscertified by MCP Review.
Being listed and certified on MCP Review ensures this server adheres to MCP standards and best practices, and is trusted by the developer community.
For local development, create a.envfile in the project root with your QuickBooks credentials:
# Copy the template and fill in your actual credentials cp env_template.txt .env
Then edit the.envfile with your actual QuickBooks API credentials:
QUICKBOOKS_CLIENT_ID=your_actual_client_id QUICKBOOKS_CLIENT_SECRET=your_actual_client_secret QUICKBOOKS_REFRESH_TOKEN=your_actual_refresh_token QUICKBOOKS_COMPANY_ID=your_actual_company_id QUICKBOOKS_ENV='sandbox' or 'production'
Note:The.envfile is automatically ignored by git for security reasons.
- MacOS/Linux: curl -LsSfhttps://astral.sh/uv/install.sh| sh
- Windows: powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irmhttps://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1| iex"
- DownloadClaude Desktop.
- Launch Claude and go to Settings > Developer > Edit Config.
- Modifyclaude_desktop_config.jsonwith:
{ "mcpServers": { "QuickBooks": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "--directory", "<absolute_path_to_quickbooks_mcp_folder>", "run", "main_quickbooks_mcp.py" ] } } }
The first time you open Claude Desktop with these setting it may take 10-20 seconds before the QuickBooks tools appear in the interface due to the installation of the required packages and the download of the most recent QuickBooks API documentation.
Everytime you launch Claude Desktop, the most recent QuickBooks API tools are made available to your AI assistant.
Step 3. Launch Claude Desktop and let your assistant help you
Get all bills from QuickBooks created after 2024-01-01.
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