MCP server for QuickBooks Online - query, create, and edit accounting data with Claude
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add quickbooks --env QBO_CLIENT_ID='<QBO_CLIENT_ID>' --env QBO_CLIENT_SECRET='<QBO_CLIENT_SECRET>' --env QBO_CREDENTIAL_MODE='<QBO_CREDENTIAL_MODE>' -- npx -y quickbooks-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.quickbooks]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "quickbooks-mcp"]
env = { QBO_CLIENT_ID = "<QBO_CLIENT_ID>", QBO_CLIENT_SECRET = "<QBO_CLIENT_SECRET>", QBO_CREDENTIAL_MODE = "<QBO_CREDENTIAL_MODE>" }
# codex mcp add quickbooks --env QBO_CLIENT_ID='<QBO_CLIENT_ID>' --env QBO_CLIENT_SECRET='<QBO_CLIENT_SECRET>' --env QBO_CREDENTIAL_MODE='<QBO_CREDENTIAL_MODE>' -- npx -y quickbooks-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"quickbooks": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"quickbooks-mcp"
],
"env": {
"QBO_CLIENT_ID": "<QBO_CLIENT_ID>",
"QBO_CLIENT_SECRET": "<QBO_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"QBO_CREDENTIAL_MODE": "<QBO_CREDENTIAL_MODE>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"quickbooks": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"quickbooks-mcp"
],
"env": {
"QBO_CLIENT_ID": "<QBO_CLIENT_ID>",
"QBO_CLIENT_SECRET": "<QBO_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"QBO_CREDENTIAL_MODE": "<QBO_CREDENTIAL_MODE>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"quickbooks": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"quickbooks-mcp"
],
"env": {
"QBO_CLIENT_ID": "<QBO_CLIENT_ID>",
"QBO_CLIENT_SECRET": "<QBO_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"QBO_CREDENTIAL_MODE": "<QBO_CREDENTIAL_MODE>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"quickbooks": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"quickbooks-mcp"
],
"env": {
"QBO_CLIENT_ID": "<QBO_CLIENT_ID>",
"QBO_CLIENT_SECRET": "<QBO_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"QBO_CREDENTIAL_MODE": "<QBO_CREDENTIAL_MODE>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"quickbooks": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"quickbooks-mcp"
],
"env": {
"QBO_CLIENT_ID": "<QBO_CLIENT_ID>",
"QBO_CLIENT_SECRET": "<QBO_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"QBO_CREDENTIAL_MODE": "<QBO_CREDENTIAL_MODE>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
QBO_CLIENT_IDQBO_CLIENT_SECRETQBO_CREDENTIAL_MODE
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.