Beancount MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server
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Execute Beancount queries and submit transactions to a ledger.
Details
- Author
- StdioA
- GitHub stars
- 10
- Downloads
- 281
- Categories
- Productivity, Finance, Database, Other
Jump to
- Execute Beancount queries on the ledger
- Submit new transactions to the ledger
- Supports both stdio and SSE transport modes
- Integrates with Claude Desktop out of the box
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Beancount MCP (Model Context Protocol) ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Run uvx beancount-mcp [--transport=stdio/sse] your_ledger.bean to start the server. For Claude Desktop, add an entry to claude_desktop_config.json specifying the command and path to your ledger.
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"beancount mcp (model context protocol) server": {
"github": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"beancount-mcp",
"/path/to/your/ledger.bean"
],
"env": []
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"github": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"beancount-mcp",
"/path/to/your/ledger.bean"
],
"env": []
}
}Beancount MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server
A Beancount MCP server which can execute beancount query, and submit transaction to the ledger.
uvx beancount-mcp [--transport=stdio/sse] your_ledger.bean
Add toclaude_desktop_config.json(you can find this file by using Settings - Developer - Edit Config):
{ "mcpServers": { "https://github.com/StdioA/beancount-mcp/tree/master": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "beancount-mcp", "--transport=stdio", "PATH_TO_YOUR_LEDGER" ], "disabled": false, "autoApprove": [] } } }
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