Splitwise MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 407 installs a week from npm. Last commit 1 Nov 2026.
Splitwise expense and group management for Claude — shared expenses, settle up, friends
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add splitwise-mcp -e 'SPLITWISE_API_KEY=<SPLITWISE_API_KEY>' -- npx -y splitwise-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"splitwise-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"splitwise-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SPLITWISE_API_KEY": "<SPLITWISE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.splitwise-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "splitwise-mcp"]
env = { SPLITWISE_API_KEY = "<SPLITWISE_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"splitwise-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"splitwise-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SPLITWISE_API_KEY": "<SPLITWISE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"splitwise-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"splitwise-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SPLITWISE_API_KEY": "<SPLITWISE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<SPLITWISE_API_KEY> (Your Splitwise API key (splitwise.com/apps/api)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
SPLITWISE_OUTPUT_DIR (Directory sw_get_receipt writes downloaded receipts into (default: ~/Downloads/splitwise-mcp)), SPLITWISE_INPUT_DIR (Directory receipt.path may read uploads from (unset: receipts are accepted as base64 only)).
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