# zado-mcp

> Zado MCP server — AI agent access to envelope budgets via the Model Context Protocol

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/zado-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://zadofi.ai/protocol/zado-agent-trust-protocol-v0.1
- repository: https://github.com/evo-hydra/zado/issues
- version: 0.2.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, model-context-protocol, ai, agent, budget, finance, zado
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:zado-mcp

### Description (declared)

# zado-mcp

> **One-line install for AI agent access to your Zado envelope budgets.**

You review the budget on the weekends; your agents shop all week. `zado-mcp` is the [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server that connects any MCP-capable AI agent (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, OpenAI Assistants, custom) to your [Zado](https://zadofi.ai) instance. The server runs locally over stdio, but every authorization, spending guard, and audit entry is enforced server-side — `zado-mcp` is a pure transport bridge, not a trust boundary.

```
AI Agent → zado-mcp (local stdio) → HTTPS → zadofi.ai → real envelopes
```

The canonical, citable spec for the surface this server implements is the [Zado Agent Trust Protocol v0.1](https://zadofi.ai/protocol/zado-agent-trust-protocol-v0.1).

## Install

```bash
pip install zado-mcp
```

Requires Python ≥ 3.10. Two dependencies: [`mcp`](https://pypi.org/project/mcp/), [`httpx`](https://pypi.org/project/httpx/).

## Get an agent token

In the Zado app: **Settings → [Agent Access](https://zadofi.ai/settings/agent-access) → Create Agent**. Choose:

- **Name** — e.g. "Claude Code", "OpenClaw", "Walmart shopper"
- **Scope** — `read` (view only) or `spend` (view + authorize purchases)
- **Envelopes** — optional: bind the agent to specific categories (e.g. groceries only)
- **TTL** — token lifetime (default 90 days)

Copy the token when shown — it's displayed **once**.

## Quick Start

```bash
zado-mcp init
```

The interactive flow prompts for your Zado instance URL (default `https://zadofi.ai`) and the agent token (input is hidden), then writes `~/.config/zado-mcp/config.json` (mode `0600`). The server reads URL + token from that file at startup — **no env vars required** in most setups.

After `init`, paste this short snippet into your agent's MCP config:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zado": {
      "command": "zado-mcp",
      "args": ["serve"]
    }
  }
}
```

Resolution order: explicit kwargs → `ZADO_API_URL` /…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (0.825, derived)
- ai.prompting (0.791, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/zado-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T16:23:44.684Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/zado-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/zado-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:zado-mcp