QuickBooks MCP: what exists, and what to use when.
Yes, QuickBooks has an MCP story: Intuit ships an official QuickBooks Online MCP server as a local developer preview, and hosted community bridges fill some gaps. Here is what each option does, what it costs, and when an MCP-native ledger is the simpler shape.
Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, Cursor, and any MCP client.
01 · What exists
Yes. Intuit ships one.
An open-source local preview, out since late 2025.
One hosted address and a key from Settings, under Your AI. On claude.ai, skip the key and connect from the directory.
https://ledgermcp.com/mcp
{ "mcpServers": { "ledgermcp": { "type": "http", "url": "https://ledgermcp.com/mcp", "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer lmcp_YOUR_KEY" } } }}
Replace lmcp_YOUR_KEY with your own key. One key covers every book in your account.
- 01
Register an app
On the Intuit Developer portal, and obtain credentials.
- 02
Run the server
The open-source server runs as a local process on your machine.
- 03
Point a desktop client at it
Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Claude Code. claude.ai and the mobile apps cannot reach it.
- 04
Connect one company
It connects one QuickBooks Online company at a time, on a subscription you already pay for.
Coffee Company · Business Checking, June
Here’s my June statement. Import it and categorize everything.
| Date | Merchant | Description | Category | Amount | Reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/28 | Gusto payroll run | Payroll | −$6,797.00 | ||
| 06/27 | Square processing fees | Bank Fees | −$1,204.00 | ||
| 06/18 | Pacific Cup Co needs review | −$2,984.00 |
Claude
84 imported, 81 categorized, 3 to review.
import_transactions · bulk_categorize
Facts as of October 2026.
- Official, open sourceIt implements the Model Context Protocol and exposes QuickBooks Online features as tools: about 144 tools across 29 entity types and 11 financial reports.
- One company per serverIt is a doorway into books you already rent, not bookkeeping software of its own.
Intuit’s preview figures as of October 2026.
Hosted vs local MCP servers →02 · The question under the question
The search is for a bookkeeper.
A QuickBooks MCP only opens a door.
Behind that door the workflow stays shaped for humans. Your AI becomes a very fast user of software priced for people.
The other shape is a hosted MCP server that is itself the ledger, with the same 75 tools wherever you connect. The full comparison of the two shapes is in MCP server vs the QuickBooks connector, the Claude-side options are in does Claude connect to QuickBooks, and if you are weighing whether you need QuickBooks at all, start with bookkeeping without QuickBooks.
The Claude connector →Per month
List prices as of October 2026. The Growth and Scale plans include a built-in AI assistant.
No subscription underneath.
03 · Side by side
Not better and worse. Different jobs.
If your books must live in QuickBooks, use a QuickBooks MCP. If the goal is an AI keeping real books with the least machinery, compare.
- What it isWhat it isYes
A double-entry ledger that is itself an MCP server
QuickBooks MCPYesA bridge from MCP clients into a QuickBooks Online company
- If your books already live in QuickBooksIf your books already live in QuickBooksNo
A new ledger; import a statement or a CSV
QuickBooks MCPYesThe same company you already pay for
- HostingHostingYes
Hosted; connect by API key, or from Claude’s connector directory
QuickBooks MCPNoLocal process you run yourself (official preview)
One address
https://ledgermcp.com/mcp - Works from claude.ai and mobileWorks from claude.ai and mobileYes
Yes, via the connector directory
QuickBooks MCPNoNo; local servers need a desktop MCP client
LedgerMCPConnectDouble-entry bookkeeping Claude can keep.
- Subscription underneathSubscription underneathYes
None. Software is free; bank feeds from $9/mo
QuickBooks MCPNoA paid QuickBooks Online company, $38 to $340/mo list per company
- Companies / booksCompanies / booksYes
Unlimited books on one account
QuickBooks MCPNoOne company at a time
- Coffee Company
- Rentals LLC
- Personal
- SetupSetupYes
Click Connect, sign in with a 6-digit email code
QuickBooks MCPNoRegister an Intuit Developer app, run the server locally, wire credentials
- AI writesAI writesYes
Balanced entries enforced by the database; every write audited and reversible
QuickBooks MCPNoWrites go to the QuickBooks API under your developer credentials
- Aimed atAimed atYes
Owners and accountants who want an AI keeping books
QuickBooks MCPYesDevelopers building against QuickBooks Online
List prices and preview status as of October 2026.
Always balanced. Debits equal credits on every entry. The database rejects anything else.
Nothing edits history. Entries are never edited, by anyone, including us. A correction is a new entry linked to the original.
Retries are harmless. If your AI sends the same request twice, the ledger returns the original entry, never a duplicate.
Everything reversible. Each change your AI makes is logged with the key and the tool that made it. Undo any of it in one click.
Questions
Common questions.
Does QuickBooks have an MCP server?
Yes. Intuit publishes an official open-source QuickBooks Online MCP server, released in late 2025 as an early preview. It runs locally on your machine and is aimed at developers.
Is there a hosted QuickBooks MCP server?
Not from Intuit; the official server is a local process you run yourself. Hosted community bridges exist through integration platforms, but a third party holds your QuickBooks credentials in that setup, so read their security terms first.
Do I need a paid QuickBooks subscription to use a QuickBooks MCP?
Yes. Every QuickBooks MCP path connects to a QuickBooks Online company you already pay for, $38 to $340/mo list price per company as of October 2026. The MCP server is a doorway into the subscription, not a replacement for it.
How do I set up the Intuit QuickBooks MCP server?
Register your own app on the Intuit Developer portal, obtain credentials, run the open-source server as a local process, and point an MCP client such as Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Claude Code at it. It connects one company at a time.
What about the QuickBooks connector in Claude?
That is a different thing. The QuickBooks connector is Intuit’s own hosted integration for Claude: US-only, needing an active QuickBooks subscription, and since July 2026 it writes as well as reads, creating and sending invoices in your QuickBooks file. The MCP server is the developer-facing tool surface. Either way the books live in QuickBooks and you keep paying per company for them.
Skip the bridge. Give your AI the ledger.
Find LedgerMCP in the Claude connector directory, or paste one URL into any MCP client.
Nothing to install. No card.