How to integrate Quickbooks MCP with Claude Code

Manage your Quickbooks 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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Quickbooks is cloud-based accounting software for managing your business finances. It helps you track income, expenses, and gain insights to streamline your workflow.

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Introduction

Manage your Quickbooks 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

Also integrate Quickbooks with

ChatGPT OpenAI Agents SDK Claude Agent SDK Claude Cowork Codex OpenCode Cursor VS Code OpenClaw Hermes CLI Google ADK LangChain Vercel AI SDK Mastra AI LlamaIndex CrewAI

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 Quickbooks 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

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

Ask Claude to connect to your account and authenticate via the link

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

The Quickbooks MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Quickbooks account. It provides structured and secure access to your accounting data, so your agent can perform actions like managing customers, generating balance reports, creating accounts, and retrieving employee details on your behalf.

Customer and vendor management: Quickly create new customers or vendors, or retrieve detailed information about existing ones to streamline your business relationships.
Automated account creation and queries: Direct your agent to set up new financial accounts or query existing ones for up-to-date balances and account information.
Employee records and management: Seamlessly add new employees or pull employee details to keep your Quickbooks records accurate and current.
Financial reporting and insights: Generate customer balance reports or detailed balance breakdowns, giving you instant access to critical financial insights with just a prompt.

Connecting Quickbooks 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 Quickbooks) for even more tool search precision. It's secure and reliable.

How the Composio SDK works

The Composio SDK follows a three-phase workflow:

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

Step-by-step Guide

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Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:

Claude Pro, Max, or API billing enabled Anthropic account
Composio API Key
A Quickbooks account
Basic knowledge of Python or TypeScript

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:

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

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)

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

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: ['quickbooks'],
});

const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url;

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

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

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 Quickbooks
The returned mcp.url is the MCP server URL that Claude Code will use
The script prints this URL so you can copy it

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

Add Quickbooks MCP to Claude Code

bash

claude mcp add --transport http quickbooks-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 (quickbooks-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.

Verify the installation

bash

claude mcp list

Check that your Quickbooks MCP server is properly configured.

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

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

Claude Code MCP list showing the toolkit MCP server

Authenticate Quickbooks

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

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

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

"Add a new customer with contact details"
"Generate a balance report for customer ABC"
"Create a vendor for monthly office supplies"

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Quickbooks 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: ['quickbooks'],
});

const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url;

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

Conclusion

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

Key features of this setup:

Terminal-native experience without switching contexts
Natural language commands for Quickbooks 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 Quickbooks 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 Quickbooks action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Capture Charge

Tool to capture funds for an existing charge that was authorized but not captured.

Create Account

Create a new account in QuickBooks with the given parameters.

Create Bank Account

Create a new bank account on file for a customer in QuickBooks Payments API.

Create Bill

Create a new bill in QuickBooks Online.

Create Bill Payment

Create a bill payment in QuickBooks to record payment against one or more bills.

Create Class

Create a new class in QuickBooks Online.

Create Credit Memo

Tool to create a new credit memo in QuickBooks Online.

Create Customer

Create a new customer in QuickBooks with the given parameters.

Create Deposit

Creates a new deposit in QuickBooks Online.

Create eCheck Payment

Tool to create an eCheck payment using ACH bank transfer in QuickBooks Payments API.

Create Employee

Create a new employee in QuickBooks.

Create Estimate

Creates a new estimate in QuickBooks Online.

Create Invoice

Creates a new invoice in QuickBooks for a customer.

Create Item

Create a new item in QuickBooks Online.

Create Journal Entry

Tool to create a new journal entry in QuickBooks Online.

Create Payment

Creates a payment record in QuickBooks Online.

Create Purchase

Tool to create a new purchase transaction in QuickBooks Online.

Create Purchase Order

Create a new purchase order in QuickBooks.

Create Refund Receipt

Tool to create a new refund receipt in QuickBooks Online.

Create Sales Receipt

Tool to create a new sales receipt in QuickBooks Online.

Create Tax Agency

Create a new tax agency in QuickBooks Online.

Create Tax Code via TaxService

Create a new tax code with associated tax rates using the TaxService endpoint.

Create Time Activity

Create a new time activity record in QuickBooks Online.

Create Vendor

Create a new vendor in QuickBooks with the given details.

Create Vendor Credit

Tool to create a new vendor credit in QuickBooks Online.

Customer Balance Detail

Generate a balance detail report for a customer in QuickBooks with the given customer ID.

Customer Balance Report

Generate a customer balance report in QuickBooks showing outstanding balances for customers.

Delete Bank Account

Tool to delete a bank account on file for a customer in QuickBooks Payments API.

Execute Batch Operation

Execute multiple QuickBooks operations in a single request.

Aged Receivables Report

Generate an aged receivables report showing outstanding customer balances by age.

Get Attachable

Tool to read details of a specific attachable by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Get Balance Sheet Report

Generate a Balance Sheet report showing company assets, liabilities, and equity at a point in time.

Get Bank Account

Tool to retrieve a specific bank account by ID from QuickBooks Payments API.

Get Bill

Tool to fetch a QuickBooks bill by ID.

Get Bill Payment

Tool to retrieve details of a specific bill payment by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Get Changed Entities

Tool to retrieve entities that changed since a specified timestamp using QuickBooks Change Data Capture (CDC) API.

Get Company Info

Tool to read company information from QuickBooks Online.

Get Credit Memo

Tool to fetch a QuickBooks credit memo by ID.

Get Credit Memo PDF

Tool to download a QuickBooks credit memo as a PDF file.

Get Department

Read details of a specific department by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Get Deposit

Tool to read details of a specific deposit by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Get Estimate

Tool to fetch a QuickBooks estimate by ID.

Get Estimate PDF

Tool to download a QuickBooks estimate as a PDF file.

Get Exchange Rate

Tool to get exchange rate for a specific currency code and date in QuickBooks Online.

Get General Ledger Report

Generate a General Ledger report showing all transactions with debits, credits, and running balances.

Get Inventory Valuation Summary

Generate an Inventory Valuation Summary report showing inventory quantities and their current values.

Get Invoice PDF

Tool to download a QuickBooks invoice as a PDF file.

Get Item

Tool to retrieve a specific item by its ID from QuickBooks Online.

Get Journal Entry

Tool to read details of a specific QuickBooks journal entry by ID.

Get Payment

Tool to fetch details of a specific payment by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Get Payment Method

Read details of a specific payment method by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Get Payment PDF

Tool to download a QuickBooks payment record as a PDF file.

Get Company Preferences

Tool to read company preferences that control application behavior in QuickBooks Online.

Get Profit and Loss Detail Report

Generate a detailed Profit and Loss report showing company income and expenses with transaction-level details.

Get Profit and Loss Report

Generate a Profit and Loss report showing company income and expenses over a period.

Get Purchase

Tool to fetch details of a specific purchase by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Get Purchase Order

Tool to fetch a QuickBooks purchase order by ID.

Get Purchase Order PDF

Tool to download a QuickBooks purchase order as a PDF file.

Get Refund Receipt

Tool to fetch a QuickBooks refund receipt by ID.

Get Refund Receipt PDF

Tool to download a QuickBooks refund receipt as a PDF file.

Get Report - Account List

Retrieve the AccountList report from QuickBooks showing a list of all accounts.

Get Report - Aged Payable Detail

Generate an aged payable detail report showing aging detail for accounts payable.

Get Report - Aged Payables

Retrieve an Aged Payables aging summary report from QuickBooks showing outstanding vendor balances grouped by age.

Get Report - Aged Receivable Detail

Generate an aged receivable detail report showing aging detail for accounts receivable.

Get Report - Cash Flow

Generate a cash flow report in QuickBooks showing cash inflows and outflows categorized by operating, investing, and financing activities.

Get Report - Class Sales

Generate a ClassSales report in QuickBooks showing sales amounts grouped by class.

Get Report - Customer Income

Generate a customer income report in QuickBooks showing revenue by customer.

Get Report - Customer Sales

Generate a customer sales report in QuickBooks showing sales transactions and totals for customers.

Get Report - Department Sales

Generate a department sales report in QuickBooks showing sales data broken down by department.

Get Report - Item Sales

Generate an ItemSales report showing sales data for products and services.

Get Reports

Retrieve QuickBooks reports such as TransactionList, BalanceSheet, ProfitAndLoss, and others.

Get Report - Trial Balance

Generate a Trial Balance report showing account debits, credits, and balances for a specified period.

Get Sales Receipt

Tool to fetch a QuickBooks sales receipt by ID.

Get Sales Receipt PDF

Tool to download a QuickBooks sales receipt as a PDF file.

Get Tax Rate

Tool to read details of a specific tax rate by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Get Term

Read details of a specific payment term by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Get Time Activity

Tool to read details of a specific time activity by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Get Transaction List Report

Get the Transaction List report showing all transactions in the company.

Get Transfer

Tool to fetch a QuickBooks transfer by ID.

Get Vendor Credit

Tool to fetch a QuickBooks vendor credit by ID.

Get Vendor Expenses Report

Retrieve a vendor expenses report from QuickBooks showing expense transactions by vendor.

List Cards

Tool to retrieve all payment cards on file for a customer in QuickBooks Payments API.

List Departments

Query Department entities in QuickBooks using SQL-like syntax.

List Invoices

Tool to list invoices via QuickBooks Query endpoint.

Query Account Entities

Query Account entities in QuickBooks using SQL-like syntax.

Query Attachable Entities

Query Attachable entities in QuickBooks using SQL-like syntax.

Query QuickBooks Entities

Execute SQL-like queries on QuickBooks Online entities.

Read Account

Read an account in QuickBooks with the given account ID.

Read Class

Read details of a specific class by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Read Customer

Read a customer in QuickBooks with the given customer ID.

Read Employee

Read an employee's details in QuickBooks with the given employee ID.

Read Invoice

Tool to fetch a QuickBooks invoice by ID or the most recent if no ID provided.

Read Vendor

Read a vendor in QuickBooks with the given vendor ID.

Send Credit Memo

Tool to send a credit memo to a specified email address.

Update Attachable

Tool to update an existing attachable in QuickBooks Online.

Update Company Info

Tool to update company information in QuickBooks Online.

Update Department

Tool to update an existing department in QuickBooks Online.

Update Full Invoice

Tool to fully replace an Invoice.

Update Payment Method

Tool to update an existing payment method in QuickBooks Online.

Update Preferences

Update company preferences in QuickBooks Online.

Update Sparse Invoice

Tool to perform a sparse update of an existing invoice.

Update Term

Tool to update an existing payment term in QuickBooks Online.

Update Transfer

Tool to update an existing transfer in QuickBooks Online.

Vendor Balance Detail

Generate a balance detail report for a vendor in QuickBooks with the given vendor ID.

Vendor Balance Report

Retrieve a vendor balance report from QuickBooks showing outstanding balances for vendors.

FRAMEWORKS

How to build Quickbooks MCP Agent with another framework

ChatGPT

Use Quickbooks MCP with ChatGPT

OpenAI Agents SDK

Use Quickbooks MCP with OpenAI Agents SDK

Claude Agent SDK

Use Quickbooks MCP with Claude Agent SDK

Claude Cowork

Use Quickbooks MCP with Claude Cowork

Codex

Use Quickbooks MCP with Codex

Cursor

Use Quickbooks MCP with Cursor

OpenClaw

Use Quickbooks MCP with OpenClaw

Hermes

Use Quickbooks MCP with Hermes

CLI

Use Quickbooks MCP with CLI

Google ADK

Use Quickbooks MCP with Google ADK

LangChain

Use Quickbooks MCP with LangChain

Vercel AI SDK

Use Quickbooks MCP with Vercel AI SDK

Mastra AI

Use Quickbooks MCP with Mastra AI

LlamaIndex

Use Quickbooks MCP with LlamaIndex

CrewAI

Use Quickbooks MCP with CrewAI

OpenCode

Use Quickbooks MCP with OpenCode

VS Code

Use Quickbooks MCP with VS Code

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Altoviz

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Altoviz is a cloud-based billing and invoicing platform for businesses. It streamlines online payments, expense tracking, and customizable invoice management.

Benzinga

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Benzinga provides real-time financial news and data APIs for market coverage. It helps you track breaking news and actionable market insights instantly.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Quickbooks MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Quickbooks tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Quickbooks 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 Quickbooks tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Quickbooks 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 Quickbooks data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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How to integrate Quickbooks MCP with Claude Code

Connect Quickbooks without auth hassles

Introduction

Also integrate Quickbooks with

Why use Composio?

Connecting Quickbooks to Claude Code using Composio

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

Connecting Quickbooks via Composio SDK

How the Composio SDK works

Step-by-step Guide

Prerequisites

Install Claude Code

Set up Claude Code

Set up environment variables

Install Composio library

Generate Composio MCP URL

Run the script and copy the MCP URL

Add Quickbooks MCP to Claude Code

Verify the installation

Authenticate Quickbooks

Complete Code

Conclusion

Supported Tools

How to build Quickbooks MCP Agent with another framework

ChatGPT

OpenAI Agents SDK

Claude Agent SDK

Claude Cowork

Codex

Cursor

OpenClaw

Hermes

CLI

Google ADK

LangChain

Vercel AI SDK

Mastra AI

LlamaIndex

CrewAI

OpenCode

VS Code

Explore Other Toolkits

Stripe

Alpha vantage

Altoviz

Benzinga

Frequently asked questions

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Quickbooks MCP?+

Can I use Tool Router MCP with Claude Code?+

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Quickbooks while using Tool Router?+

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?+

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