xero-mcp
xero-mcp is an MCP server, listed under finance & payments. It reaches xero. It needs XERO_CLIENT_SECRET to authenticate. Its repository has 23 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
This server implements the Model Context Protocol, enabling clients to interact with Xero.
Install
MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. xero-mcp’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.
What it reaches, and what it needs
Maintenance
A Model Context Protocol server allows Clients to interact with Xero
What xero-mcp can do
15 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.
authenticate- Authenticate with Xero using OAuth2
create_bank_transactions- Creates one or more spent or received money transaction
create_contacts- Creates one or multiple contacts in a Xero organisation
get_balance_sheet- Retrieves report for balancesheet
get_bank_transaction- Retrieves a single spent or received money transaction by its Xero bank transaction ID
get_invoice- Retrieves a single sales invoice or purchase bill by its Xero invoice ID
list_accounts- Retrieves the full chart of accounts
list_bank_transactions- Retrieves any spent or received money transactions
list_contacts- Retrieves all contacts in a Xero organisation
list_invoices- Retrieves sales invoices or purchase bills
list_organisations- Retrieves Xero organisation details
list_payments- Retrieves payments for invoices and credit notes
list_quotes- Retrieves sales quotes
update_bank_transaction- Updates an existing spent or received money transaction (e.g. line items, contact, bank account) by bank transaction ID
update_invoice- Updates an existing sales invoice or purchase bill (typically a draft), including line items and account codes
Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.
xero-mcp compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xero-mcp (this page) | xero | XERO_CLIENT_SECRET | 23 | 2026-10-21 | MIT |
| cryptocurrency.cv | — | None listed | 324 | 2026-10-26 | NOASSERTION |
| mcp-dev-latam | asaas, stripe | ASAAS_API_KEY, STRIPE_API_KEY | 274 | 2026-09-27 | MIT |
| dexpaprika-mcp | dexpaprika | DEXPAPRIKA_API_KEY | 105 | 2026-10-21 | MIT |
| universal-crypto-mcp | binance, coingecko, coinstats, cryptopanic, lunarcrush | BINANCE_API_KEY, BINANCE_API_SECRET, BINANCE_US_API_KEY, BINANCE_US_API_SECRET, COINGECKO_API_KEY, COINSTATS_API_KEY, CRYPTOPANIC_API_KEY, LUNARCRUSH_API_KEY | 43 | 2026-10-21 | NOASSERTION |
| YFinance-Trader-MCP-ClaudeDesktop | — | None listed | 37 | 2025-08-11 | MIT |
Ranked by services in common with xero-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about xero-mcp
- What does xero-mcp do?
- This server implements the Model Context Protocol, enabling clients to interact with Xero.
- How do I install xero-mcp?
- Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/john-zhang-dev/xero-mcp
- What does xero-mcp connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches xero. The credentials we found in its source are XERO_CLIENT_SECRET.
- Is xero-mcp official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 23 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-21.
- What licence does xero-mcp use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.
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