Pacioli - the ERPNext broker you can hand the books MCP Server

Least-privilege governance for ERPNext, and a governed agent front door built on top of it - MCP and A2A, one spine behind both. A door admits; it never decides. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

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

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-24 · ★ 4 · #38 OF 283 MAINTAINED FINANCE · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

Apache-2.0 · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Pacioli - the ERPNext broker you can hand the books

Claude Code

claude mcp add john-broadway-pacioli -- uvx pacioli

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "john-broadway-pacioli": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pacioli"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

repo age created 2026-07-17 - young repo, little track record yet

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

pypi package pacioli - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

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

03 · What Pacioli - the ERPNext broker you can hand the books can do

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

Latest releases

v0.39.1 · 2026-08-24

PATCH. No runtime change: the only diff inside the installed package is the version string. · What ships is the prove-it-real rail around the artifact, and the release process itself - both · of which failed…

v0.39.0 · 2026-08-24

MINOR. New capability, nothing removed, no enforcement path changed. Two doors join the spine · (REST, and the CLI's last direct client), every network door gains a request-time socket refusal, · and the dependency…

v0.38.0 · 2026-08-12

Broker 0.38.0, the door runs on mcp 1.x and 2.x from one build · MINOR. New capability, nothing removed, no enforcement path changed. Upgrade if you want to run on · mcp 2.x. If you are on mcp 1.x, no action is needed…

04 · Who maintains Pacioli - the ERPNext broker you can hand the books

Pacioli - the ERPNext broker you can hand the books is maintained by john-broadway. We track 2 MCP servers from john-broadway - 2 actively maintained, 44 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Jun 2026. Full record: all servers from john-broadway.

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05 · Facts

category
finance - ranked #38 of 283 actively-maintained finance servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence
10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-24)
registry
io.github.john-broadway/pacioli (active, first published 2026-07-17 · 11 versions)
packages
pypi:pacioli

06 · Pacioli - the ERPNext broker you can hand the books FAQ

What is Pacioli - the ERPNext broker you can hand the books?

Least-privilege governance for ERPNext, and a governed agent front door built on top of it - MCP and A2A, one spine behind both. A door admits; it never decides. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Pacioli - the ERPNext broker you can hand the books still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-24 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Pacioli - the ERPNext broker you can hand the books?

Run `uvx pacioli`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Pacioli - the ERPNext broker you can hand the books run locally?

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

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