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Freshbooks

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MCP server for FreshBooks API integration

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What can you do with Freshbooks?

  • Comprehensive FreshBooks API coverage
  • Multiple authentication methods
  • Enterprise-ready with rate limiting
  • Full error handling and retry logic
  • Async support for better performance

Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

PYPI package freshbooks-mcp-server
Claude Code 
claude mcp add freshbooks -e 'FRESHBOOKS_API_KEY=<your freshbooks_api_key>' -e 'FRESHBOOKS_API_URL=<FRESHBOOKS_API_URL>' -- uvx freshbooks-mcp-server==0.1.0
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "freshbooks": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "freshbooks-mcp-server==0.1.0"
            ],
            "env": {
                "FRESHBOOKS_API_KEY": "<your freshbooks_api_key>",
                "FRESHBOOKS_API_URL": "<FRESHBOOKS_API_URL>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Environment variables

  • FRESHBOOKS_API_KEY required secret API Key for FRESHBOOKS
  • FRESHBOOKS_API_URL API URL for FRESHBOOKS

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. FreshBooks MCP Server
  2. Freshbooks Mcp Server
  3. Overview
  4. Features
  5. Installation
  6. Configuration
  7. Quick Start
  8. License

FreshBooks MCP Server

Freshbooks Mcp Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for integrating FreshBooks with GenAI applications.

Overview

Small business accounting software

Features

  • Comprehensive FreshBooks API coverage
  • Multiple authentication methods
  • Enterprise-ready with rate limiting
  • Full error handling and retry logic
  • Async support for better performance

Installation

pip install freshbooks-mcp-server

Or install from source:

git clone https://github.com/asklokesh/freshbooks-mcp-server.git
cd freshbooks-mcp-server
pip install -e .

Configuration

Create a .env file or set environment variables according to FreshBooks API requirements.

Quick Start

from freshbooks_mcp import FreshbooksMCPServer

# Initialize the server
server = FreshbooksMCPServer()

# Start the server
server.start()

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

Frequently asked questions

What is Freshbooks?

MCP server for FreshBooks API integration

How do I install Freshbooks?

It runs on your machine. In Claude Code: claude mcp add freshbooks -e 'FRESHBOOKS_API_KEY=<your freshbooks_api_key>' -e 'FRESHBOOKS_API_URL=<FRESHBOOKS_API_URL>' -- uvx freshbooks-mcp-server==0.1.0. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does Freshbooks need an API key?

Yes. It expects FRESHBOOKS_API_KEY, which you set in its configuration.

Is Freshbooks open source?

Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.

Who maintains Freshbooks?

It is published by asklokesh. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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