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hledger MCP Server

Finance and bookkeeping teams who keep their books in hledger and want to query them from an AI assistant.

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claude mcp add hledger -- npx -y @iiatlas/hledger-mcp /path/to/your/master.journal
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What it does

An MCP server that gives AI assistants access to local hledger journals for plain text, double-entry accounting. It supports most hledger commands such as balances and registers, follows included journal files, and offers a read-only mode to avoid writing changes.

Use cases

  1. 01Ask for account balances from a journal
  2. 02Generate a financial report in chat
  3. 03Add a new transaction entry safely

Questions about
hledger MCP Server.

What is hledger MCP Server used for?

Finance and bookkeeping teams who keep their books in hledger and want to query them from an AI assistant. An MCP server that gives AI assistants access to local hledger journals for plain text, double-entry accounting. It supports most hledger commands such as balances and registers, follows included journal files, and offers a read-only mode to avoid writing changes.

How do I install hledger MCP Server?

Run this in your terminal: claude mcp add hledger -- npx -y @iiatlas/hledger-mcp /path/to/your/master.journal

Is hledger MCP Server open source?

Yes. The code is on GitHub (iiAtlas/hledger-mcp) under the MIT licence.

Is hledger MCP Server safe to use?

It passed our automatic scan for credential theft, hidden instructions and risky install commands. Third party open source software. Sabemos AI does not maintain it. Check the code and permissions before you connect it to company data.