# zoho-books-mcp

> Connect your Zoho Books account to AI assistants like Claude Desktop through the Model Context Protocol (MCP)

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## Observed
- status: unknown
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## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/zoho-books-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/kkeeling/zoho-mcp#readme
- repository: https://github.com/kkeeling/zoho-mcp/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
- version: 0.1.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai, books, claude, mcp, model-context-protocol, zoho
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:zoho-books-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Zoho Books MCP Server

Connect your Zoho Books account to AI assistants like Claude Desktop through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

## Quick Start

### 1. Get Zoho API Credentials

1. Go to [Zoho API Console](https://api-console.zoho.com/)
2. Create a "Server-based Application"
3. Add redirect URI: `http://localhost:8099/callback`
4. Select scope: `ZohoBooks.fullaccess.all`
5. Save your Client ID, Client Secret, and Organization ID

### 2. Install via uvx

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zoho-books": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["zoho-books-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ZOHO_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id",
        "ZOHO_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_client_secret",
        "ZOHO_REFRESH_TOKEN": "your_refresh_token",
        "ZOHO_ORGANIZATION_ID": "your_organization_id",
        "ZOHO_REGION": "US"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

To get a refresh token: `uvx zoho-books-mcp --setup-oauth`

### 3. Restart Claude Desktop

Look for the 🔌 icon to verify connection.

## Local Development

```bash
# Clone and setup
git clone https://github.com/kkeeling/zoho-mcp.git
cd zoho-mcp
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Run tests
pytest

# Run server
python server.py
```

For local development in Claude Desktop:
```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zoho-books": {
      "command": "/path/to/venv/bin/python",
      "args": ["/path/to/zoho-mcp/server.py"],
      "env": {
        "ZOHO_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id",
        "ZOHO_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_client_secret",
        "ZOHO_REFRESH_TOKEN": "your_refresh_token",
        "ZOHO_ORGANIZATION_ID": "your_organization_id",
        "ZOHO_REGION": "US"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Available Features

### Tools

**Invoices**: create_invoice, email_invoice, record_payment, send_payment_reminder, void_invoice, list_invoices, get_invoice, mark_invoice_as_sent

**Contacts**: create_customer, create_vendor, update_contact, de…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- documents.invoice-processing (0.814, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/zoho-books-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T16:24:01.634Z)

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