How to integrate Quaderno MCP with Claude Code

Manage your Quaderno directly from Claude Code with zero worries about OAuth hassles, API-breaking issues, or reliability and security concerns. You can do this in two different ways: Via Composio Connect - Direct and easiest approach Via Composio SDK - Programmatic approach with more control

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Quaderno is a tax compliance platform that automates tax calculations, invoicing, and reporting for businesses globally. It helps you streamline tax processes and stay compliant without manual effort.

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Introduction

Manage your Quaderno directly from Claude Code with zero worries about OAuth hassles, API-breaking issues, or reliability and security concerns.

You can do this in two different ways:

  1. Via Composio Connect - Direct and easiest approach
  2. Via Composio SDK - Programmatic approach with more control

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Why use Composio?

  • Only one MCP URL to connect multiple apps with Claude Code with zero auth hassles.
  • Programmatic tool calling allows LLMs to write its code in a remote workbench to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling.
  • Handling Large tool responses out of LLM context to minimize context rot.
  • Dynamic just-in-time access to 20,000 tools across 1000+ other Apps for cross-app workflows. It loads the tools you need, so LLMs aren't overwhelmed by tools you don't need.

Connecting Quaderno to Claude Code using Composio

1. Add the Composio MCP to Claude

Terminal

2. Start Claude Code

bash
claude

3. Open your MCP list

bash
/mcp

4. Select Composio and click on Authenticate

Select Composio and click Authenticate

5. This will redirect you to the Composio OAuth page. Complete the flow by authorizing Composio and you're all set.

Composio OAuth authorization page
Composio authorization complete
Ask Claude to connect to your account and authenticate via the link

What is the Quaderno MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Quaderno MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Quaderno account. It provides structured and secure access to your tax automation, invoicing, and compliance workflows, so your agent can calculate taxes, generate invoices, manage contacts and products, and handle essential document delivery on your behalf.

  • Automated tax rate calculation: Ask your agent to instantly determine the correct tax rate for any address or transaction type before creating invoices or processing sales.
  • Invoice creation and delivery: Let your agent generate detailed invoices for customers and deliver them directly via email, ensuring seamless billing operations.
  • Contact and product management: Easily create new customer or vendor contacts, add new products, or permanently delete outdated items from your Quaderno account—all through your agent.
  • Expense and tax ID cleanup: Direct your agent to remove specific expenses or registered tax IDs when they're no longer needed, keeping your records tidy and up to date.
  • Credit note and coupon handling: Your agent can deliver finalized credit notes to customers and permanently delete coupons as part of your accounting and revenue operations.

Connecting Quaderno via Composio SDK

Composio SDK is the underlying tech that powers Rube. It's a universal gateway that does everything Rube does but with much more programmatic control. You can programmatically generate an MCP URL with the app you need (here Quaderno) for even more tool search precision. It's secure and reliable.

How the Composio SDK works

The Composio SDK follows a three-phase workflow:

  1. Discovery: Searches for tools matching your task and returns relevant toolkits with their details.
  2. Authentication: Checks for active connections. If missing, creates an auth config and returns a connection URL via Auth Link.
  3. Execution: Executes the action using the authenticated connection.

Step-by-step Guide

Step by step10 STEPS
1

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • Claude Pro, Max, or API billing enabled Anthropic account
  • Composio API Key
  • A Quaderno account
  • Basic knowledge of Python or TypeScript
2

Install Claude Code

bash
# macOS, Linux, WSL
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

# Windows PowerShell
irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex

# Windows CMD
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.cmd -o install.cmd && install.cmd && del install.cmd

To install Claude Code, use one of the following methods based on your operating system:

3

Set up Claude Code

bash
cd your-project-folder
claude

Open a terminal, go to your project folder, and start Claude Code:

  • Claude Code will open in your terminal
  • Follow the prompts to sign in with your Anthropic account
  • Complete the authentication flow
  • Once authenticated, you can start using Claude Code
Claude Code initial setup showing sign-in prompt
Claude Code terminal after successful login
4

Set up environment variables

bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
USER_ID=your_user_id_here

Create a .env file in your project root with the following variables:

  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio (get it from Composio dashboard)
  • USER_ID identifies the user for session management (use any unique identifier)
5

Install Composio library

npm install @composio/core dotenv

Install the Composio TypeScript library to create MCP sessions.

  • @composio/core provides the core Composio functionality
  • dotenv loads environment variables from your .env file
6

Generate Composio MCP URL

import 'dotenv/config';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const { COMPOSIO_API_KEY, USER_ID } = process.env;

if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY || !USER_ID) {
  throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID required in .env');
}

const composioClient = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY });

const composioSession = await composioClient.create(USER_ID, {
  toolkits: ['quaderno'],
});

const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url;

console.log(`MCP URL: ${composioMcpUrl}`);
console.log(`\nUse this command to add to Claude Code:`);
console.log(`claude mcp add --transport http quaderno-composio "${composioMcpUrl}" --headers "X-API-Key:${COMPOSIO_API_KEY}"`);

Create a script to generate a Composio MCP URL for Quaderno. This URL will be used to connect Claude Code to Quaderno.

What's happening
  • We import the Composio client and load environment variables
  • Create a Composio instance with your API key
  • Call create() to create a Tool Router session for Quaderno
  • The returned mcp.url is the MCP server URL that Claude Code will use
  • The script prints this URL so you can copy it
7

Run the script and copy the MCP URL

node --loader ts-node/esm generate_mcp_url.ts
# or if using tsx
tsx generate_mcp_url.ts

Run your TypeScript script to generate the MCP URL.

  • The script connects to Composio and creates a Tool Router session
  • It prints the MCP URL and the exact command you need to run
  • Copy the entire claude mcp add command from the output
8

Add Quaderno MCP to Claude Code

bash
claude mcp add --transport http quaderno-composio "YOUR_MCP_URL_HERE" --headers "X-API-Key:YOUR_COMPOSIO_API_KEY"

# Then restart Claude Code
exit
claude

In your terminal, add the MCP server using the command from the previous step. The command format is:

  • claude mcp add registers a new MCP server with Claude Code
  • --transport http specifies that this is an HTTP-based MCP server
  • The server name (quaderno-composio) is how you'll reference it
  • The URL points to your Composio Tool Router session
  • --headers includes your Composio API key for authentication

After running the command, close the current Claude Code session and start a new one for the changes to take effect.

9

Verify the installation

bash
claude mcp list

Check that your Quaderno MCP server is properly configured.

  • This command lists all MCP servers registered with Claude Code
  • You should see your quaderno-composio entry in the list
  • This confirms that Claude Code can now access Quaderno tools

If everything is wired up, you should see your quaderno-composio entry listed:

Claude Code MCP list showing the toolkit MCP server
10

Authenticate Quaderno

The first time you try to use Quaderno tools, you'll be prompted to authenticate.

  • Claude Code will detect that you need to authenticate with Quaderno
  • It will show you an authentication link
  • Open the link in your browser (or copy/paste it)
  • Complete the Quaderno authorization flow
  • Return to the terminal and start using Quaderno through Claude Code

Once authenticated, you can ask Claude Code to perform Quaderno operations in natural language. For example:

  • "Calculate tax rate for a U.S. sale"
  • "Create an invoice for a new customer"
  • "Email finalized invoice to a client"

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Quaderno and Claude Code:

import 'dotenv/config';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const { COMPOSIO_API_KEY, USER_ID } = process.env;

if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY || !USER_ID) {
  throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID required in .env');
}

const composioClient = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY });

const composioSession = await composioClient.create(USER_ID, {
  toolkits: ['quaderno'],
});

const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url;

console.log(`MCP URL: ${composioMcpUrl}`);
console.log(`\nUse this command to add to Claude Code:`);
console.log(`claude mcp add --transport http quaderno-composio "${composioMcpUrl}" --headers "X-API-Key:${COMPOSIO_API_KEY}"`);

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated Quaderno with Claude Code using Composio's MCP server. Now you can interact with Quaderno directly from your terminal using natural language commands.

Key features of this setup:

  • Terminal-native experience without switching contexts
  • Natural language commands for Quaderno operations
  • Secure authentication through Composio's managed MCP
  • Tool Router for dynamic tool discovery and execution

Next steps:

  • Try asking Claude Code to perform various Quaderno operations
  • Add more toolkits to your Tool Router session for multi-app workflows
  • Integrate this setup into your development workflow for increased productivity

You can extend this by adding more toolkits, implementing custom workflows, or building automation scripts that leverage Claude Code's capabilities.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Quaderno action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Add Expense Payment

Adds a payment to an existing expense in Quaderno.

Calculate Tax Rate

Tool to calculate applicable tax rate for given address and transaction type.

Create Contact

Tool to create a new contact (customer or vendor).

Create Coupon

Tool to create a new discount coupon in Quaderno.

Create Estimate

Creates a new estimate/quote in Quaderno for a customer with line items.

Create Evidence

Tool to create a new location evidence for tax compliance.

Create Expense

Tool to create a business expense in Quaderno.

Create Invoice

Creates a new invoice in Quaderno for a customer with line items.

Create Product

Creates a new product that can be used as a line item in invoices, credit notes, and expenses.

Create Receipt

Creates a new receipt in Quaderno documenting payment for goods or services.

Create Recurring

Tool to create a recurring document in Quaderno that automatically generates invoices on a schedule.

Create Report Request

Tool to request a new report generation in Quaderno.

Create Tax ID

Tool to create a tax ID in a specific jurisdiction.

Create Transaction

Tool to create a sale or refund transaction in Quaderno.

Create Webhook

Tool to create a new webhook in Quaderno to receive event notifications.

Delete Contact

Tool to permanently delete a contact by ID.

Delete Coupon

Tool to permanently delete a coupon.

Delete Estimate

Permanently deletes an estimate from Quaderno by its ID.

Delete Expense

Permanently deletes an expense from Quaderno by its ID.

Delete Product

Tool to permanently delete a product by ID.

Delete Recurring

Tool to permanently delete a recurring by ID.

Delete Tax ID

Permanently deletes a registered tax ID from your Quaderno account.

Delete Webhook

Tool to permanently delete a webhook by ID.

Deliver Credit Note

Sends a credit note to the customer via email.

Deliver Estimate

Delivers an estimate to the customer via email.

Deliver Invoice

Delivers an invoice to the customer via email.

Deliver Receipt

Sends a receipt to the customer via email.

Get Authorization

Tool to retrieve account credentials and verify API access.

Get Estimate

Tool to retrieve the details of an existing estimate by ID.

List Contacts

Tool to list contacts, paginated and filterable by name, email, or tax ID.

List Coupons

Tool to list all coupons.

List Credits

Tool to list all credit notes from Quaderno.

List Estimates

Tool to list all estimates in the account, paginated and sorted by creation date (newest first).

List Evidence

Tool to list all evidence objects.

List Expenses

List all expenses from Quaderno with pagination support.

List Invoices

Tool to list all invoices from Quaderno with filtering support.

List Tax Jurisdictions

Tool to list all tax jurisdictions.

List Products

List all products (goods and services) from your Quaderno account.

List Receipts

Tool to list all receipts from Quaderno with optional filtering by search query, date range, payment state, processor ID, or customer ID.

List Recurrings

List all recurring documents (invoices, expenses, or estimates) from your Quaderno account.

List Registered Tax IDs

Tool to list all registered tax IDs.

List Reporting Requests

Retrieves all reporting requests for the account with their current status and download URLs.

List Sessions

List Quaderno Checkout sessions with optional filtering and pagination.

List Tax Codes

Tool to list all supported tax codes.

List Webhooks

Tool to list all webhooks.

Mark Invoice Uncollectible

Tool to mark an invoice as uncollectible (bad debt).

Ping API Service

Tool to check if the Quaderno API service is up and verify credentials.

Record Invoice Payment

Tool to record a payment on an existing invoice.

Remove Invoice Payment

Tool to remove a payment from an invoice.

Retrieve Contact

Tool to retrieve details of an existing contact by ID.

Retrieve Contact by Processor ID

Tool to retrieve a contact by external payment processor customer ID and gateway name.

Retrieve Coupon

Retrieve detailed information about a specific coupon by its ID.

Retrieve Credit Note

Tool to retrieve details of an existing credit note by ID.

Retrieve Evidence

Retrieves a specific evidence object by its ID.

Retrieve Expense

Tool to retrieve details of an existing expense by ID.

Retrieve Invoice

Tool to retrieve details of an existing invoice by ID.

Retrieve Tax Jurisdiction

Tool to retrieve a tax jurisdiction by ID.

Retrieve Product

Tool to retrieve details of an existing product by ID.

Retrieve Receipt

Tool to retrieve details of an existing receipt by ID.

Retrieve Recurring

Tool to retrieve details of an existing recurring document by ID.

Retrieve Reporting Request

Tool to retrieve the status and download URL of a specific report request by ID.

Retrieve Tax Code

Tool to retrieve a specific tax code by ID.

Retrieve Tax ID

Tool to retrieve details of a specific tax ID by its ID.

Update Contact

Tool to update an existing contact in Quaderno.

Update Coupon

Tool to update an existing coupon.

Update Credit Note

Tool to update a credit note.

Update Estimate

Updates an existing estimate in Quaderno by modifying allowed fields.

Update Evidence

Tool to update an evidence object.

Update Expense

Updates an existing expense in Quaderno by modifying allowed fields.

Update Invoice

Updates an existing invoice in Quaderno by modifying allowed fields.

Update product

Tool to update a product; unspecified fields remain unchanged.

Update Recurring

Tool to update a recurring document in Quaderno.

Update Tax ID

Tool to update an existing tax ID in Quaderno.

Update Webhook

Tool to update an existing webhook configuration.

Validate Tax ID

Tool to validate a tax ID.

Void Credit Note

Tool to void a credit note.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Quaderno MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Quaderno tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Quaderno and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Claude Code fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Quaderno tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Quaderno scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Quaderno data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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