Elster MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 8 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

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Connect this server

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 elster-mcp-server -- npx -y elster-mcp-server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elster-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "elster-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.elster-mcp-server]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "elster-mcp-server"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elster-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "elster-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elster-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "elster-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: ELSTER_CONFIG_PATH (Path to a config.json that holds all settings below. Recommended.), ELSTER_PFX_PATH (Absolute path to your ELSTER certificate (.pfx).), ELSTER_PASSWORD (Password for the .pfx certificate.), ELSTER_TAX_NUMBER (Your Steuernummer in the format issued by your Finanzamt.), ELSTER_STATE_CODE (Two-digit ELSTER federal-state code of your Finanzamt.), ELSTER_NAME (Last name / company name.), ELSTER_FIRST_NAME (First name.), ELSTER_STREET (Street.), ELSTER_HOUSE_NUMBER (House number.), ELSTER_ZIP (ZIP code.), ELSTER_CITY (City.), ELSTER_COUNTRY (ISO country code, default DE.), ELSTER_HEADLESS (Run Chromium headless (true/false). Default true.), ELSTER_EST_SKIP_EUR (If 1, skip the EUER pre-hook in ESt sessions.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.