Xero MCP Server

MCP server for Xero - global cloud accounting for SMBs. Xero is the 2 global SMB ERP and the leader in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, with rapid expansion in the US. Paired with QuickBooks, the two platforms cover roughly 80% of global SMB accounting. For LatAm SaaS serving US/UK/AU/NZ customers or with international subsidiaries, Xero is the essential complement to our Brazil-native ERPs (Omie, Conta Azul…. Its 24 documented tools cover invoice, contact, payment, bank.

People connecting finance tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in JavaScript.

One of 127 MCP servers published from codespar/mcp-dev-latam. Stars and repository activity are shared across all of them. See all 127 →

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-12 · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · JavaScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Xero

before you install - you'll need

Set XERO_ACCESS_TOKEN, XERO_TENANT_ID, MCP_HTTP before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add codespar-mcp-dev-latam-packages-erp-xero -- npx -y @codespar/mcp-xero

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codespar-mcp-dev-latam-packages-erp-xero": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@codespar/mcp-xero"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @codespar/mcp-xero - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@codespar)

registry namespace io.github.codespar is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Xero can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can create a Xero contact (customer or supplier - Xero uses one unified Contact object with IsCustomer/IsSuppli.., retrieve a single Xero contact by ContactID (UUID), create an invoice in Xero, and retrieve a single invoice by InvoiceID (UUID) or InvoiceNumber.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Xero lets an agent do.

read & search

8 tools - e.g. List Xero contacts.; List invoices with optional Xero where-clause filtering.; List all items/products in the Xero tenant.

list_contacts · list_invoices · list_items · list_accounts · list_payments · list_organisations…

Invoice

5 tools - e.g. Create an invoice in Xero.; Retrieve a single invoice by InvoiceID (UUID) or InvoiceNumber.; Email an AUTHORISED invoice to the contact's email address on file.

create_invoice · get_invoice · email_invoice · update_invoice · void_invoice

Contact

4 tools - e.g. Create a Xero contact (customer or supplier - Xero uses one unified Contact object with IsCustomer/IsSuppli...; Retrieve a single Xero contact by ContactID (UUID).; Update an existing Xero contact.

create_contact · get_contact · update_contact · archive_contact

Payment

2 tools - e.g. Record a payment against an invoice or credit note.; Retrieve a single payment by PaymentID.

create_payment · get_payment

Bank

2 tools - e.g. Create a bank transaction (SPEND = money out, RECEIVE = money in) directly on a bank account - for transact...; List bank transactions (spend/receive entries on bank accounts).

create_bank_transaction · list_bank_transactions

Credit

2 tools - e.g. Create a credit note.; List credit notes.

create_credit_note · list_credit_notes

create & write

1 tool - e.g. Create a Xero inventory/product item.

create_item

04 · Who maintains Xero

mcp-xero is maintained by codespar. We track 127 MCP servers from codespar - 127 actively maintained, 269 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Mar 2026. Full record: all servers from codespar.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/codespar/mcp-dev-latam
category: finance - actively maintained as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.codespar/mcp-xero (active, first published 2026-06-20 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:@codespar/mcp-xero

06 · Xero FAQ

Is Xero still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-12. We re-verify nightly.

What can Xero do?

How do I install Xero?

Run `npx -y @codespar/mcp-xero`. The README documents 3 environment variables (XERO_ACCESS_TOKEN, XERO_TENANT_ID, MCP_HTTP) to set first. Set XERO_ACCESS_TOKEN, XERO_TENANT_ID, MCP_HTTP before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Xero run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Xero

Alternatives to Xero

Maintained finance servers if Xero isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Xero doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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