GnuCash runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 186 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 11 Oct 2026.
Read a GnuCash book and import bank statements into it.
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check GnuCash every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
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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 gnucash-mcp -e 'GNUCASH_MCP_CONFIG=<GNUCASH_MCP_CONFIG>' -- uvx gnucash-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"gnucash-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"gnucash-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GNUCASH_MCP_CONFIG": "<GNUCASH_MCP_CONFIG>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.gnucash-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["gnucash-mcp"]
env = { GNUCASH_MCP_CONFIG = "<GNUCASH_MCP_CONFIG>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"gnucash-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"gnucash-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GNUCASH_MCP_CONFIG": "<GNUCASH_MCP_CONFIG>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"gnucash-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"gnucash-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GNUCASH_MCP_CONFIG": "<GNUCASH_MCP_CONFIG>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<GNUCASH_MCP_CONFIG> (Absolute path to the TOML file that configures your GnuCash book).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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GnuCash — questions
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