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Achlens

by mscott9160-webversion 0.1.2i★ –iRuns on your computer
Registry nameio.github.mscott9160-web/achlens

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Local-first MCP server and CLI for validating and generating synthetic ACH files.

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What you can do with it

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  • Connection: Runs on your computer
  • Transport: stdio
  • Category: Docs, sheets & office work

Install

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

Before you install

  • Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
  • Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
  • The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

  • PyPIPython’s uv installed (for the uvx command)

Which app do you use?

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

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "achlens": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "achlens"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add achlens -- uvx achlens

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "achlens": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "achlens"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "achlens": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "achlens"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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  • ✓ Pass

    Maker matches the repo

    The registry name was verified with the GitHub account mscott9160-web, which owns the repo

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    Still maintained

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    Has a licence

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Compared with others in Docs, sheets & office worki

  • More stars than 0% of the other 3529 servers in this category
  • Published to the registry more recently than 37% of the other 3529 servers in this category
  • Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 3529 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is Achlens 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?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.1.2) reached the registry 2 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Python (uv) on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

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Achlens

Achlens is a local-first Python MCP server and CLI for inspecting synthetic ACH files. It parses fixed-width records, validates structure and control totals, explains findings, masks sensitive fields, repairs derived controls, and generates deterministic test files. It never transmits ACH files or makes bank/network calls.

Use synthetic data only. This project is not a bank gateway, compliance advisor, or transmission system.

Quick Start

uv sync

uv run achlens --help uv run achlens validate tests/fixtures/golden/sample_valid.ach uv run achlens generate --sec PPD --entries 5 --seed 7 > synthetic.ach

In Windows PowerShell, use an explicit ASCII encoding because PowerShell's default > redirection can write UTF-16 output that is not valid ACH text:

uvx achlens generate --sec PPD --entries 5 --seed 7 |

Set-Content -Encoding ascii synthetic.ach

Run the MCP server over stdio:

uv run achlens serve

MCP Client Setup

Install the published package with uvx; it starts the server locally over stdio and does not transmit ACH files.

VS Code and Copilot

Create .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace:

{

"servers": { "achlens": { "type": "stdio", "command": "uvx", "args": ["achlens"] } } }

Claude Desktop

Add the following entry to the mcpServers object in Claude Desktop's MCP configuration:

{

"achlens": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["achlens"] } }

By default, MCP tools accept ACH content directly but cannot read local paths. To allow read-only access to a specific directory, set ACHLENS_ALLOWED_ROOTS in the server environment to that directory. Use synthetic ACH data only.

The MCP server exposes validation, summaries, parsed-record paging, control explanations, routing checks, code lookup, synthetic generation, and control repair. See docs/tools.md for the current tool surface.

Sensitive fields are masked by default. Configure ACHLENS_ALLOWED_ROOTS to enable MCP path inputs; otherwise provide file content directly. See SECURITY.md for the data and write boundaries.

Development

This project uses uv.

uv sync

uv run achlens --help PYTHONPATH=. uv run pytest -q uv run ruff check . uv run ruff format --check . uv run mypy --strict src

Without uv

The CLI and test suite also work with plain pip:

pip install -e . pytest

achlens --help achlens validate tests/fixtures/golden/sample_valid.ach achlens generate --sec PPD --entries 5 --seed 7 PYTHONPATH=. pytest

Set PYTHONPATH=. from the repository root when running tests so fixture and script imports resolve. In Windows PowerShell, use $env:PYTHONPATH = "."; pytest.

Never add real payment data, account numbers, or ACH files to this repository.

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