LedgerCrossing for QuickBooks Desktop

Name: LedgerCrossing for QuickBooks Desktop
Author: LedgerCrossing

by LedgerCrossingversion 1.15.1i★ –iComputer or cloud

Registry namecom.ledgercrossing/quickbooks-desktop

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

QuickBooks Desktop MCP server: all 240 qbXML operations for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and VS Code

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Computer or cloud
Transport: stdio, Streamable HTTP
Category: Accounting, finance & tax

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

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The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

Open Settings → Connectors
Press Add custom connector
Paste the address below and press Add
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://{remote_address}/mcp

The address contains {…} parts that only you know (such as your account), so copy it and fill them in.

Download the maker’s .mcpb file

The link goes to the maker’s own file; we do not host or repackage it. Open the file and Claude Desktop installs it.

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http quickbooks-desktop 'https://{remote_address}/mcp'

The address contains {…} parts that only you know (such as your account), so copy it and fill them in.

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "quickbooks-desktop": {
      "url": "https://{remote_address}/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

The address contains {…} parts that only you know (such as your account), so copy it and fill them in.

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "quickbooks-desktop": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://{remote_address}/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
Paste the address below, give it a name and save
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://{remote_address}/mcp

The address contains {…} parts that only you know (such as your account), so copy it and fill them in.

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

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Compared with others in Accounting, finance & taxi

More stars than 0% of the other 1735 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 82% of the other 1735 servers in this category
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Common questions

Is LedgerCrossing for QuickBooks Desktop safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

Either way works: install it on your computer or connect to the cloud version.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.15.1) reached the registry 8 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

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LedgerCrossing — MCP server and HTTP API for QuickBooks Desktop

LedgerCrossing gives QuickBooks Desktop (Pro, Premier, Enterprise) an HTTP/qbXML API and an MCP server that your apps and AI agents can reach from anywhere: the same machine, your office network, or the internet through LedgerCrossing Remote.

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code and any other MCP client get six tools covering all 240 qbXML operations. Your own code gets POST /api/v1/qbxml: send qbXML, get qbXML back. No SOAP service to host, and no Web Connector polling.

This repository holds documentation, examples, the MCP Registry entry (`server.json`) and, in its releases, the Claude Desktop extension bundle (`.mcpb`). The LedgerCrossing app itself is a commercial Windows app: a one-time purchase, licensed per machine, with unlimited company files. See ledgercrossing.com for pricing. Its source is not in this repository, and nothing here works without the app installed on the QuickBooks machine.

Compatibility: LedgerCrossing works with anything that can make a web request. Off-the-shelf

apps that sync through the Web Connector today are controlled by their vendors, and LedgerCrossing

is not a replacement underneath them. If you (or your developer) control the integration,

switching is straightforward: send the same qbXML you send today as an HTTP POST.

Why QuickBooks Desktop needs this

QuickBooks Desktop has no cloud API. It accepts qbXML only through a COM interface on the machine where it runs. Intuit's official AI connectors cover QuickBooks Online, not Desktop. LedgerCrossing runs beside QuickBooks on that machine and turns it into an endpoint your tools can call.

Connect an AI client

Pick the path by where the AI runs relative to the QuickBooks computer.

Client	From	How	Needs
Claude Desktop	the QuickBooks computer	`.mcpb` bundle	nothing to copy
Claude Desktop	another computer in the office	`.mcpb` bundle + address and API key	Settings > Allowed Connections > Local network turned on
claude.ai, ChatGPT, Meta Muse	anywhere	LedgerCrossing Remote ($39/mo)	per-person sign-in (OAuth); Meta Muse needs LedgerCrossing 1.15.1 or later
Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code	any of the above	HTTP config	MCP URL + API key (same machine or office); sign-in over Remote
Codex, Gemini CLI	the QuickBooks computer or the office	quickstart	nothing on the QuickBooks computer (stdio); MCP URL + API key from another computer

The MCP endpoint is http:// :8284/mcp (streamable HTTP). Settings > Allowed Connections in the app shows the exact address and the API key.

Claude Desktop

Download ledgercrossing.mcpb from this repository's latest release.
In Claude Desktop open Settings > Extensions > Advanced settings > Extension Developer > Install Extension… and pick the file. (Windows has no file association for .mcpb, so double-clicking it won't work.)
Leave the settings at their defaults on the QuickBooks computer. On another office computer, set LedgerCrossing address (for example http://qb-server:8284) and paste the API key.

Prefer a config file? See examples/mcp-configs/claude_desktop_config.json (stdio mode, same machine only).

Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code

claude mcp add --transport http quickbooks http://localhost:8284/mcp --header "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY"

Cursor and VS Code configs are in examples/mcp-configs/. From another office computer, replace localhost with the machine's name. From anywhere, connect over LedgerCrossing Remote with per-person sign-in, the same way as claude.ai (see /docs/connect).

Then ask: *"Which customers are 60+ days overdue?"*

The six tools

Tool	What it does
`list_operations`	Lists or searches the 240 qbXML operations, with category and minimum QuickBooks version
`get_operation`	Full field reference for one operation: element order, required fields, max lengths, enums
`validate_qbxml`	Checks a request against the catalog without touching QuickBooks
`run_qbxml`	Runs the qbXML in QuickBooks Desktop and returns the response
`explain_error`	Turns a QuickBooks status code into what went wrong and what to change
`get_status`	Is QuickBooks up, which company file is open, is the bridge connected

The agent discovers what it needs on demand (list_operations → get_operation → validate_qbxml → run_qbxml), so the catalog never floods its context.

Before you connect an agent: it can write. On the QuickBooks computer and the office network, run_qbxml can create invoices, payments and edits, with the same power as the HTTP API. Over LedgerCrossing Remote, each person starts read-only until the owner allows changes. Unbounded queries are refused by default, and QuickBooks' Audit Trail records every posted transaction. Connect agents you trust, to company files you mean them to touch.

Call it from your own code

curl -s http://localhost:8284/api/v1/qbxml \

-H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"qbxml": "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?><?qbxml version=\"13.0\"?> 10 "}'

More in examples/: Python, Node.js and PowerShell, plus validating a request before sending it.

Endpoint	Purpose
`POST /api/v1/qbxml`	Run a qbXML request
`POST /api/v1/validate`	Validate qbXML against the catalog, no QuickBooks round-trip
`GET /api/v1/docs?search=`	Search the operation catalog
`GET /api/v1/docs/{operation}`	Field reference for one operation, e.g. `CustomerQuery`
`GET /api/v1/errors/{code}`	Explain a QuickBooks status code
`GET /api/v1/health`	Liveness check
`POST /mcp`	MCP endpoint (streamable HTTP)

Reach it from anywhere

Same machine: http://localhost:8284.
Office network: turn on Settings > Allowed Connections > Local network; the app requires an API key first and manages its own firewall rule. Free.
Internet: LedgerCrossing Remote ($39/mo), a managed HTTPS relay with per-person sign-in, which claude.ai and ChatGPT require (Meta Muse is verified over it too). Or run your own tunnel with the free guide for clients that can send an API key header.

Requirements

Windows 10 or 11, or Windows Server 2016–2025, with QuickBooks Desktop Pro, Premier or Enterprise.
QuickBooks running with the company file open (or auto-openable). That is a QuickBooks Desktop constraint.
LedgerCrossing installed and activated on that machine (1.15.1 or later for Meta Muse).

License

The documentation, examples and server.json in this repository are MIT licensed (see LICENSE). The LedgerCrossing app and the .mcpb bundle are commercial software, licensed per machine under the terms at ledgercrossing.com. The MIT license does not cover them.

QuickBooks is a registered trademark of Intuit Inc. LedgerCrossing is an independent product for QuickBooks Desktop and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Intuit. Client names belong to their respective owners.

LedgerCrossing for QuickBooks Desktop

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Accounting, finance & taxi

Common questions

Alternatives

Finance Toolkit

SolidInvoice

Korea Tax Calculator

README from the maker

LedgerCrossing — MCP server and HTTP API for QuickBooks Desktop

Why QuickBooks Desktop needs this

Connect an AI client

Claude Desktop

Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code

The six tools

Call it from your own code

Reach it from anywhere

Requirements

Links

License