ledger-service MCP server

MCP Server for accessing and managing ledger files through Claude.

Components

Tools

The server implements three tools for ledger management:

• list-accounts: Lists all accounts in the ledger

  • Takes "year" as a required argument

  • Returns formatted list of all available accounts

• account-balance: Gets the balance for a specific account

  • Takes "year" and "account" as required arguments

  • Returns the current balance for the specified account

• account-register: Shows the transaction register for an account

  • Takes "year" and "account" as required arguments

  • Returns detailed transaction history for the specified account

Related MCP server: GOAT MCP Server

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.13 or higher

• uv package manager

• Node.js and npm (for debugging)

Install from PyPI

Debugging

Using the inspector to debug the server:

Configure Claude Desktop

Add the server configuration to Claude Desktop's config file:

On MacOS: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Development

Local Setup

1. Clone the repository

2. Create and activate a virtual environment

3. Install dependencies:

The base path can be configured by modifying the LEDGER_BASE_PATH constant in server.py.

License

GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 29 June 2007