Read QuickBooks Desktop data and, if enabled, make safe changes. Windows only.
Open-source MCP server that connects QuickBooks Desktop (Pro, Premier, Enterprise) to LLMs and agents.
Status: pre-1.0. Built and tested against recorded responses and the qbXML schema; not yet validated across QuickBooks versions (see COMPATIBILITY.md).
| Claude Desktop | open the .mcpb from the latest release |
| npx | npx -y @devwithmj/quickbooks-mcp |
| dnx | dnx DevWithMJ.QuickBooks.Mcp --yes |
| exe | quickbooks-mcp-win-x64.exe (or -win-x86) from the release |
Then allow access once in QuickBooks (--authorize) and add the server to your AI app. Step by step: docs/GUIDE.md.
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.
| QuickBooks Online server (Intuit) | This project (Desktop) | |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | QuickBooks Online | QuickBooks Desktop Pro, Premier, Enterprise (Windows) |
| Where it runs | Talks to Intuit's cloud API | On your PC, next to QuickBooks, through its local SDK |
| Setup and sign-in | An Intuit developer app and OAuth | A one-time "allow this app" approval inside QuickBooks (--authorize); no developer account |
| Only on Desktop | Inventory assemblies and sites, price levels, workers comp codes, custom fields via data extensions, opening a record in the QuickBooks window | |
| Only on Online | Attachments, invoice PDFs and other cloud features | |
| Safety default | See that project | Read-only until you enable writes; deletes and voids need your approval; sensitive numbers masked; payroll off; audit log |
| Data path | Through Intuit's cloud | Stays on your computer except what the assistant is shown |
The two do not share a company file or an account: a business on Online should not use this project, and a Desktop business cannot use Intuit's.
Not for QuickBooks Online (Intuit has its own MCP server), QuickBooks for Mac (no SDK), card processing, or running as a Windows service. See docs/SCOPE.md.
Not affiliated with or endorsed by Intuit. See NOTICE.md.
MIT
Source-derived launch command. Check the maintainer’s required arguments and credentials before running:
npx -y @devwithmj/quickbooks-mcpMerge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-devwithmj-quickbooks-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@devwithmj/quickbooks-mcp"
]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.
Claude Desktop setup referenceQuickBooks Desktop works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect..vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect..mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.