QuickBooks Desktop MCP server
io.github.devwithmj/quickbooks-mcp·v0.1.6·1 starsRead QuickBooks Desktop data and, if enabled, make safe changes. Windows only.
1 stars123 downloads/wk
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QuickBooks Desktop tools
No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-28 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan4 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 3 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
How QuickBooks Desktop compares
Against every graded Finance MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 92/100
- higher than 95% of 1,765 Finance servers
- GitHub stars
- 1
- more than 65% of 944 Finance servers
- Downloads a week
- 123
- more than 73% of 413 Finance servers with a package
Install QuickBooks Desktop in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
Runs npx -y @devwithmj/quickbooks-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add quickbooks-mcp -- npx -y @devwithmj/quickbooks-mcp
What the publisher says
From the QuickBooks Desktop repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
quickbooks-mcp
Open-source MCP server that connects QuickBooks Desktop (Pro, Premier, Enterprise) to LLMs and agents.
Status: pre-1.0. Run so far against QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise Accountant 24.0 with Intuit's sample company file; other editions and years are not yet tested (see COMPATIBILITY.md, and the tester guide if you can help).
What you get
- Read: customers, vendors, employees, items, accounts, invoices, bills, payments, inventory, time, custom fields, and every standard report (aging, P&L, balance sheet, ...), as compact tables.
- Change, only if you allow it: create, update, delete and void, with previews, confirmation tokens, idempotency keys, batches and an audit log.
- Safe by default: read-only, tax IDs and bank and card numbers masked, payroll off, card data never accepted.
- Local: runs on your Windows PC next to QuickBooks and talks to it through its SDK. No cloud, no telemetry.
Install
Then allow access once in QuickBooks (--authorize) and add the server to your AI app. Step by step: docs/GUIDE.md.
Packages and listings: npm, NuGet, GitHub releases, the official MCP Registry (io.github.devwithmj/quickbooks-mcp) and Glama.
Turn on changes
Everything is read-only until you opt in. Add the flag to the arguments your MCP client starts the server with:
"args": ["-y", "@devwithmj/quickbooks-mcp", "--allow-writes"]or set an environment variable: QBALLOWWRITES=true for everything, or QBENABLEWRITE, QBENABLEUPDATE and QBENABLEDELETE for one kind each (QBWRITEALLOW=Invoice,Customer limits which record types can change). Deletes and voids always need a confirmation step. Details: docs/WRITES.md.
Use it over HTTP (advanced)
Most clients start the server themselves. For a client that cannot, quickbooks-mcp --http serves MCP over HTTP on 127.0.0.1:8765 only, and every request needs an access key (printed at start, or set QBHTTPKEY). Changes stay off unless you also pass --http-allow-writes. To reach it from another device, put your own tunnel in front of it: docs/REMOTE-ACCESS.md.
QuickBooks Online or Desktop?
This project is for QuickBooks Desktop. If you use QuickBooks Online, use Intuit's own server: intuit/quickbooks-online-mcp-server (Apache-2.0). We read its design for ideas and wrote our own code; no code was copied.
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
QuickBooks Desktop: common questions
- Is QuickBooks Desktop MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the QuickBooks Desktop safety report
- How do I install QuickBooks Desktop?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does QuickBooks Desktop need an API key?
- No secret keys are declared. It reads 2 settings from the environment.
- Is QuickBooks Desktop maintained?
- The last commit was 8 days ago (2026-10-24). The latest release is v0.1.6.
- What can I use instead of QuickBooks Desktop?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Quickbooks MCP server, Quickbooks MCP server and RoboSystems MCP server.
- How does QuickBooks Desktop compare with other Finance MCP servers?
- safety score 92/100 (higher than 95% of 1,765 Finance servers); github stars 1 (more than 65% of 944 Finance servers); downloads a week 123 (more than 73% of 413 Finance servers with a package). Full comparison.
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