Norman Finance MCP Server
This Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enables AI to interact with the Norman Finance API, allowing access to accounting, invoices, companies, clients, taxes, and more through a standardized protocol.
Note
The Norman Finance MCP Server is currently in Beta. We welcome your feedback and encourage you to report any bugs by opening an issue here.
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- 🔐 Authentication: Securely authenticate with the Norman Finance account
- 💼 Company Management: Manage your company details, get company balance, VAT insgihts, etc
- 📊 Accounting: Keep an eye on your transactions, categorization
- 📝 (e-)Invoicing: Make, view, send, and handle invoices. You can even set up recurring ones based on your contracts
- 👥 Client Management: Create and manage your clients (CRM)
- 💰 Taxes: View tax information and reports, generate official Finanzamt PDF previews and file your taxes
- 📄 Documents: Upload and manage attachments (receipts, invoices, docs, etc)
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Filing VAT tax report |
Getting transaction insights |
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Syncing Stripe payments with Norman |
Creating transactions using Gmail receipts |
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Managing overdue invoices - 1 |
Managing overdue invoices - 2 |
Before using this MCP server, you need to:
- Create an account on Norman Finance
- Have your email and password ready for authentication
Norman now offers a hosted remote MCP server at:
The remote MCP is recommended because it utilizes OAuth authentication, enabling you to log in directly with your Norman account without the need to create or manage access tokens manually.
To add the Norman MCP server to Cursor, copy and paste the following deeplink into your browser:
cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=norman-finance-mcp&config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjoibnB4IiwidHlwZSI6InNzZSIsImFyZ3MiOlsibWNwLXJlbW90ZSIsImh0dHBzOi8vbWNwLm5vcm1hbi5maW5hbmNlL3NzZSJdfQ==Adding the Norman MCP Server to Claude.ai:
For Claude Max:
- Head to Settings > Profile
- Find the "Integrations" section
- Tap "Add more"
- Enter the Norman MCP server URL:
https://mcp.norman.finance/sse - Click "Add" to finish up
For Claude Enterprise & Teams:
- Go to Settings > Integrations (for Teams) or Settings > Data management (for Enterprise)
- Find the "Integrations" section
- Hit "Add more"
- Enter the Norman MCP server URL:
https://mcp.norman.finance/sse - Click "Add" to finish up
Enabling the Norman Integration:
- Start a chat with Claude.
- Open the Search and tools menu.
- Click "Connect" to link your Norman account.
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- After connecting, use the same menu to turn on specific Norman tools.
To run the Norman Finance MCP server with Claude Desktop, you can use the instruction above or add it manually using the following steps:
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Download Claude Desktop.
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Launch Claude and navigate to: Settings > Developer > Edit Config.
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Update your
claude_desktop_config.jsonfile with the following configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"norman-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["mcp-remote", "https://mcp.norman.finance/sse"]
}
}
}Follow the instructions here: Installing uv
{
"mcpServers": {
"norman-mcp-server": {
"command": "<home_path>/.local/bin/uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"norman-mcp-server@latest",
"norman-mcp"
],
"env": {
"NORMAN_EMAIL": "your-email@example.com",
"NORMAN_PASSWORD": "your-password",
"NORMAN_ENVIRONMENT": "production"
}
}
}
}The Norman MCP server supports two authentication methods:
When using the server with MCP Inspector, Claude, or other SSE clients, the server uses OAuth 2.0 authentication:
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Start the server with SSE transport:
python -m norman_mcp --transport sse
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When connecting to the server, you'll be directed to a login page
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Enter your Norman Finance credentials
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You'll be redirected back to your application with authentication tokens
When using the server with Claude Desktop or stdin/stdout communication, provide credentials through environment variables:
# .env
NORMAN_EMAIL=your-email@example.com
NORMAN_PASSWORD=your-password
NORMAN_ENVIRONMENT=production # or "sandbox" for the development environment
NORMAN_API_TIMEOUT=200 # Request timeout in secondsThe server can be configured using these environment variables:
# Authentication (for stdio transport)
NORMAN_EMAIL=your-email@example.com
NORMAN_PASSWORD=your-password
NORMAN_ENVIRONMENT=production # or "sandbox" for the development environment
# Server configuration
NORMAN_MCP_HOST=0.0.0.0 # Host to bind to
NORMAN_MCP_PORT=3001 # Port to bind to
NORMAN_MCP_PUBLIC_URL=http://example.com # Public URL for OAuth callbacks (important for remote access)
NORMAN_API_TIMEOUT=200 # Request timeout in secondsThis section is for contributors who want to develop or extend the Norman Finance MCP server.
git clone https://github.com/norman-finance/norman-mcp-server.git
cd norman-mcp-server
pip install -e .Then update your claude_desktop_config.json file to point to the Python module directly:
{
"mcpServers": {
"norman-mcp-server": {
"command": "<path_to_your_python>/python",
"args": ["-m", "norman_mcp"],
"env": {
"NORMAN_EMAIL": "your-email@example.com",
"NORMAN_PASSWORD": "your-password",
"NORMAN_ENVIRONMENT": "production"
}
}
}
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