What can you do with Quickbooks?
- Comprehensive QuickBooks 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).
quickbooks-mcp-serverclaude mcp add quickbooks -e 'QUICKBOOKS_API_KEY=<your quickbooks_api_key>' -e 'QUICKBOOKS_API_URL=<QUICKBOOKS_API_URL>' -- uvx quickbooks-mcp-server==0.1.0
{
"mcpServers": {
"quickbooks": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"quickbooks-mcp-server==0.1.0"
],
"env": {
"QUICKBOOKS_API_KEY": "<your quickbooks_api_key>",
"QUICKBOOKS_API_URL": "<QUICKBOOKS_API_URL>"
}
}
}
}
Environment variables
QUICKBOOKS_API_KEYrequired secret API Key for QUICKBOOKSQUICKBOOKS_API_URLAPI URL for QUICKBOOKS
Documentation
From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.
Contents
QuickBooks MCP Server
Quickbooks Mcp Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for integrating QuickBooks with GenAI applications.
Overview
Accounting and financial management integration
Features
- Comprehensive QuickBooks API coverage
- Multiple authentication methods
- Enterprise-ready with rate limiting
- Full error handling and retry logic
- Async support for better performance
Installation
pip install quickbooks-mcp-server
Or install from source:
git clone https://github.com/asklokesh/quickbooks-mcp-server.git
cd quickbooks-mcp-server
pip install -e .
Configuration
Create a .env file or set environment variables according to QuickBooks API requirements.
Quick Start
from quickbooks_mcp import QuickbooksMCPServer
# Initialize the server
server = QuickbooksMCPServer()
# Start the server
server.start()
License
MIT License - see LICENSE file for details
Frequently asked questions
What is Quickbooks?
MCP server for QuickBooks API integration
How do I install Quickbooks?
It runs on your machine. In Claude Code: claude mcp add quickbooks -e 'QUICKBOOKS_API_KEY=<your quickbooks_api_key>' -e 'QUICKBOOKS_API_URL=<QUICKBOOKS_API_URL>' -- uvx quickbooks-mcp-server==0.1.0. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.
Does Quickbooks need an API key?
Yes. It expects QUICKBOOKS_API_KEY, which you set in its configuration.
Is Quickbooks open source?
Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.
Who maintains Quickbooks?
It is published by asklokesh. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.
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