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QuickBooks MCP servers: which one to use

Use Intuit's hosted QuickBooks connector. Pick a community server for read-only mode or QuickBooks Desktop; Intuit's servers are Online only.

Servers
24
active
Official
2
by QuickBooks
Hosted
4
nothing to install
Local
15
runs on your machine
OAuth
2
sign in, no key

Intuit makes two QuickBooks Online options. The hosted connector covers reports, invoices, estimates and customers, and you sign in with your Intuit account. Intuit's open-source server runs on your computer and needs a developer app. Both can change your real books, so try them on a sandbox company first. Community servers add safeguards such as a read-only mode, and one covers QuickBooks Desktop.

Good for

  • Business owners who want Claude to pull profit and loss, aging and cash flow reports
  • Bookkeepers who want invoices and journal entries drafted from plain language
  • Developers testing against a QuickBooks sandbox company
  • Desktop users on QuickBooks Pro, Premier or Enterprise

Which QuickBooks MCP server to use

Use Intuit's hosted connector unless you need a read-only mode. Pick nichewizard's quickbooks-mcp for a read-only launch option on QuickBooks Online, or the QuickBooks Desktop server if you run Desktop.

ServerOfficialRunsSign-inSafeguardGitHub stars
Intuit QuickBooks connectorThis pageOfficialHostedAccountPreview and confirm–
QuickBooks Online MCP ServerOfficialLocalDeveloper appDisable switches440
nichewizard quickbooks-mcpCommunityLocalDeveloper appRead-only mode5
laf-rge quickbooks-mcpCommunityLocalDeveloper appDraft preview14
QuickBooks DesktopCommunityLocalCompany fileOff by default2

All QuickBooks MCP servers

24 active · 2 official · official first, then by GitHub stars

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Questions

Is there an official QuickBooks MCP server?

Yes, two. Intuit runs a hosted QuickBooks connector at https://ai-inc.quickbooks.intuit.com/v1/mcp, listed in Anthropic's connectors directory. Intuit also publishes an open-source QuickBooks Online server on GitHub that you run yourself.

Which one is easiest to set up?

The hosted connector. You add it in Claude and sign in with your Intuit account. The open-source server needs you to register an app in the Intuit Developer Portal and complete a one-time sign-in first.

Can it change or delete my QuickBooks data?

Yes. Intuit's open-source server can create, update and void invoices, bills, payments and journal entries, and those tools are on by default. The hosted connector can create and send invoices, with a preview and your confirmation first.

Can I run it read-only?

Yes. nichewizard's quickbooks-mcp ships a read-only launch option that leaves out the write tools. The QuickBooks Desktop server is read-only until you pass an allow flag. Intuit's own server has switches to disable create, update and delete tools.

Does it work with QuickBooks Desktop?

Only the community QuickBooks Desktop server does. Its README covers Pro, Premier and Enterprise, but it was only tested on Enterprise Accountant 24.0. The other servers here are for QuickBooks Online.

Does it work in Claude?

Yes. The hosted connector is in Claude's connectors directory. The open-source servers have Claude Code and Claude Desktop setup in their READMEs.

Does it work in ChatGPT?

None of these servers' docs describe a ChatGPT setup.

Should I test on a sandbox company first?

Yes. Intuit's server supports a sandbox environment through its settings, so you can see what the assistant does before it touches live books.

Is it free?

The open-source servers are free. The hosted connector works with your QuickBooks account.

Server facts from the official MCP registry, GitHub, npm, PyPI and the Docker catalog. Archived servers are not listed.