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Crunch Accounting (crunch-mcp) MCP Server

Work with your Crunch Accounting books: expenses, receipts, invoices, clients, suppliers and banking

Crunch Accounting (crunch-mcp) scores 37 (Limited), licensed MIT and written in Go. It installs as a local process. It does not declare tools yet. Filed under Developer tools, Finance. GitHub shows 0 stars. Install configs are generated for 10 clients. Being listed in the registry is not the same as being vendor-official.

by mattoddieMITGo0 stars
Trust score
37Limited
Trust score 37 of 100, Limited

Limited trust

37 of 100 from six public signals. Nobody can buy a point.

  • OSI-style license: mit.
How we score trust
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License, quality and maintenance

How grades work
Trust breakdown

Where the 37 comes from

0 + 20 + 0 + 10 + 4 + 3 = 37. Each factor is capped, so no single signal can carry a listing.

Registry0 / 30

Active in the official MCP registry, plus a known vendor namespace.

Registry: 0 of 30 points.
Maintenance20 / 20

How recently the repository saw a commit or release.

Maintenance: 20 of 20 points.
Popularity0 / 20

GitHub stars and weekly downloads, on a log scale.

Popularity: 0 of 20 points.
License10 / 10

A clear, OSI-style open-source license.

License: 10 of 10 points.
Security4 / 10

Not archived, a secure install path, a pinned version.

Security: 4 of 10 points.
Docs3 / 10

A real summary, a README with depth, listed tools.

Docs: 3 of 10 points.

Install

Pick your client, copy the config, paste it in.

Needs Cursor or VS Code installed on this device. The button opens the app and asks you to confirm before it adds the server.

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{  "mcpServers": {    "mattoddie-crunch-mcp": {      "command": "docker",      "args": [        "run",        "-i",        "--rm",        "ghcr.io/mattoddie/crunch-mcp:0.4.1"      ],      "env": {        "MCP_TRANSPORT": "",        "CRUNCH_CLIENT_ID": "",        "CRUNCH_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_CRUNCH_CLIENT_SECRET",        "CRUNCH_REDIRECT_URI": "",        "CRUNCH_REFRESH_TOKEN": "YOUR_CRUNCH_REFRESH_TOKEN",        "CRUNCH_ALLOW_WRITES": "false",        "CRUNCH_ALLOW_DELETES": "false",        "CRUNCH_ALLOW_EMAIL": "false",        "CRUNCH_TOOLSETS": "",        "CRUNCH_FILES_DIR": "",        "CRUNCH_AUDIT_LOG": ""      }    }  }}

Environment variables

NameRequiredNotes
MCP_TRANSPORTOptionalServe MCP over stdio. The image serves HTTP by default.
CRUNCH_CLIENT_IDRequiredThe client ID Crunch gave you when it approved your API application.
CRUNCH_CLIENT_SECRETSecretOptionalOnly for confidential clients, which Crunch issues a secret. Leave empty for a public client.
CRUNCH_REDIRECT_URIOptionalOnly if your API account has a redirect URI registered with Crunch. Empty means http://127.0.0.1:8976/callback.
CRUNCH_REFRESH_TOKENSecretOptionalOptional refresh token to start from instead of logging in. Don't use it anywhere else afterwards.
CRUNCH_ALLOW_WRITESOptionalAllow creating and changing records, including issuing invoices. Off means read-only.
CRUNCH_ALLOW_DELETESOptionalAlso allow deleting records and removing payments. Needs CRUNCH_ALLOW_WRITES.
CRUNCH_ALLOW_EMAILOptionalAlso allow emailing invoices and turning on payment reminders. Needs CRUNCH_ALLOW_WRITES.
CRUNCH_TOOLSETSOptionalOptional comma-separated toolsets to expose fewer tools, e.g. account,reference,expenses. Empty means all.
CRUNCH_FILES_DIROptionalOptional folder, inside the container, for receipts to attach and files to save. Mount it too. Empty turns it off.
CRUNCH_AUDIT_LOGOptionalOptional audit log of every change: stderr, or a file path inside the container. Empty turns it off.

Tools show up when the registry metadata or the repository README lists them. Public READMEs are read directly. A GitHub token is used only when one is already configured.

About

MCP server for Crunch Accounting: work with your expenses, receipts, invoices, clients and bank accounts from Claude and other AI assistants. Runs in Docker or as a one-click Claude Desktop bundle.

Frequently asked questions

What is Crunch Accounting (crunch-mcp) MCP Server?

Work with your Crunch Accounting books: expenses, receipts, invoices, clients, suppliers and banking

How do I install Crunch Accounting (crunch-mcp) MCP Server in Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code?

Pick your client in the Install section on this page and copy the generated config into the client's config file. Step-by-step guides: Claude Desktop, Cursor, and VS Code. Crunch Accounting (crunch-mcp) MCP Server runs locally from the Docker image ghcr.io/mattoddie/crunch-mcp:0.4.1 with the command docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/mattoddie/crunch-mcp:0.4.1.

Is Crunch Accounting (crunch-mcp) MCP Server free and open source?

Yes. Crunch Accounting (crunch-mcp) MCP Server is released under the MIT license, an OSI-approved open-source license, so you can use, modify, and self-host it under those terms.

Does Crunch Accounting (crunch-mcp) MCP Server support remote (HTTP) connections?

No remote endpoint is listed for Crunch Accounting (crunch-mcp) MCP Server. It runs locally on your machine over stdio, started by your MCP client.

How is Crunch Accounting (crunch-mcp) MCP Server's trust score calculated?

Crunch Accounting (crunch-mcp) MCP Server scores 37 out of 100 (Limited). The score adds six capped public signals: registry status, maintenance, popularity, license, documentation, and security. Nobody can pay for points. Read the methodology for the full formula.

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