Public MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server is a lightweight program that acts as a secure, standardised bridge allowing AI models to connect to external data sources, files, and software tools.
QuickFile now has a public MCP Server that can be accessed from the following address:
The QuickFile MCP server hosts a number of read-only tools that provide access to the following data types in your account:
- Sales invoices, estimates and recurring invoice templates
- Purchase invoices
- Bank accounts and bank transactions
- Supplier and client records
- Journals and ledger entries
- Financial reports, such as profit and loss, balance sheet, ageing and chart of accounts
Authorisation
The MCP server utilises a simple key-based authorisation to access data held within your QuickFile account. The key is granted for a period of 7 days and can be generated by following the link below.
On the final confirmation screen you will be presented with a tokenised link in the format shown below.
https://mcp.quickfile.co.uk/mcp?key=################
This link can be used directly within MCP browser tools or certain desktop LLM tools like Claude.
Important: The key must be kept secure, do not share this key publicly or with anyone that you would not want to view your account data.
Browsing MCP Server Tools
The QuickFile MCP Server exposes a number of tools that provide read-only access to your accounting data. You can use a tool like Postman to easily view and query the various tools within the MCP server.
- Open Postman
- In your Workspace add a new item and select “MCP”.
- In the address bar set the protocol to HTTP and enter the full URL provided at the end of the MCP Authorise flow.
- You will now be able to navigate the tools, customise the parameters and submit requests.
Using the MCP Server with Claude Desktop
You can also add the QuickFile MCP Server as a custom connector in Claude Desktop.
Simple go to Settings >> Connectors >> Add custom connector.
Now paste your tokenised MCP Server URL into the MCP Server address box.
You can now start querying your QuickFile financial data in Claude Desktop.